Watch Stars Sign Your Autograph Live Online

Like most little boys of the 80s, I was a baseball card collector. There was nothing more satisfying than completing a set, peeling back a pack and seeing that ‘rare’ rookie card or making the ultimate trade with a buddy. Laying awake at night, I would often dream about how my thousands of cards would one day make me a very wealthy adult.How wrong I was. Between the baseball strike in ’94 and the fact that companies were manufacturing cards like drinking water, most cards are worth a fraction of what the were back in the day.

As much as I enjoyed collecting, I never got into the autograph craze. Something about a human being scrawling their name on something neverdid it for me. Yet the autograph market continues to thrive. From local weathercasters to star athletes, people get their rocks off on getting a signature.

But if you don’t get that ‘star’ to sign in front of you, how do you know their ink is for real? LiveAutographs looks to solve that fear. Thanks to the new Website, you can actually see celebrities sign your merchandise – because it is done live.

Pick a sports, TV, film, or music stars, buy an autograph, and you will receive a video of them actually signing the merchandise. This is a pretty neat way to give yourself piece of mind when buying one for yourself or as an authentic gift for a friend or family member.

LiveAutographs’ success will largely be based on their ability to recruit stars to use the system. So far, Hulk Hogan, Danica Patrick and Carmen Elektra are among the stars who have embraced this method.

No more waking up early and waiting on long lines for that coveted ‘meet and greet.’ Jump start your authentic autograph collection from the comfort of home.

Can I interest anyone in a 1986 Topps Traded set? It’s in mint condition…I swear!

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.