My hobby is collecting autographs. I started doing this about 15 years ago, and then got out of it. I just started collecting again. Some of my autographs were obtained in person, some were purchased from reputable dealers and some were obtained through the mail by writing to the celebrity.
I sent a letter, SASE and 4x6 photo to the great Adam West on Dec. 16, 2010 and received my photo back signed and personalized today, Dec. 27, 2010. I love watching the cheesy old Batman series when I can, so I'm pretty happy with this success.