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Article: `Give Willie Mays a Break'
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 13, 1988
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Willie Mays {letters, June 3 and June 6} is getting a bad rap.
Whether Mr. Mays asked for money for his autograph is not the point.
The fact is that baseball memorabilia and autograph collecting
are parts of a cottage industry that has grown in recent years. For
serious collectors, getting the autograph of one of baseball's
greats-especially on a baseball card, glove, poster or book-is an
investment that accrues interest over time. Getting Willie Mays'
autograph is like ...