Double Autographed Item

[peterose4hof]

I'm curious what everyone thinks of an item that has been signed twice by the same player. Do you pay a premium or value it about the same as a single-signed item?

Here is a link to Rogers Hornsby double-auto that got me thinking about this.

http://collectauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=1569&searchby=3&searchvalue=hornsby&page=0&sortby=0&displayby=2&lotsperpage=100&category=1&seo=Rogers-Hornsby-Twice-Signed-B%26W-Hall-of-Fame-Plaque-Postcard-(PSA%2fDNA)

[canjond]

Personally, I always value an item like this same as a single-signed item. I may be in the minority here, but the piece doesn't feature two "useful" signatures; i.e., each in a spot where the piece could contain two signatures that could be split. It's neat to have two signatures on one piece, but I wouldn't pay a premium for it. I once had a Cy Young signed postcard which was signed and dated on both sides. It was a cool piece, but I don't think it was worth the price of two Cy signatures.

[GrayGhost]

I agree with John on both counts. Value may be a little more , due to the novelty of the double sig, but you couldn't "break em up" if resold. Cool factor is WAY up there tho. GREAT PIECE!

[thecatspajamas]

Unless the reason for the second signature is that the first one was botched (pen skipped, ran out of ink, smeared, etc). I've seen a number of signed items where something went wrong with the signature on the front of an item (usually a photo or postcard with a slick or glossy front image) and the player flipped it over and signed again on the back. Or even worse, re-signed over the top of the original signature with a different (working) pen or marker. In those cases, I would actually rather have JUST the signature on the back. When you get items signed through the mail though, beggars can't be choosers :D

[T206Collector]

...but I do wish the back was a little bit cleaner...

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