Babe Ruth Signature - Opinions & Comments Welcome!
 

Hey all,

Just added a piece from a guy I never thought I'd own, Just wanted to share it with you and opinions on signature and how to go about displaying it are very much welcome!

http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/...6/image1_1.jpg

Not trying to sound like a dick but what made you buy a cut like that and not a index card or something like that

Certainly it has to do with price, but it's an outstanding bold example of his signature.

Are you sure?

I certainly agree with Scott it comes down to price sometimes but that is a great example of his signature

Ruth
 

Why didn't you buy a '52 Mantle PSA 10? Certainly we all have funds to buy high end stuff here.....right? 😒

Congrats on the Ruth. Really a cool piece. Find an inexpensive photo and frame/mat together. Great color on it.!!

Congrats on the Babe Ruth.
My first Babe Ruth autograph was a cut 25 years ago. Then a few years later I sold it to buy a Babe Ruth autographed GPC and so on . Now I have 5 Babe Ruth autographed items.
I would not let this be my only Babe Ruth autograph, because better ones are out there that are affordable. To me this is a great entry level piece.

Awesome piece. I would try to tap it straight in the slab (be careful as I broke out a card doing that once), and then matt it with a nice photo, assuming you have some place to display it that is out of the sunlight.

Why do you buy cheap photos, rather than the multi-thousand dollar ones?

BTW, that's a trimmed (heavily trimmed!) GPC, and a beautiful autograph.

Understandable question, and to the points of several on here, it came down to a few reasons. Price was definitely part of the equation, but to be honest, I can get over the shape, its the boldness of the signature itself, the condition on the overall piece and the fact that it included the salutation. I have seen much duller sigs on index cards or penciled autos/lined paper sigs sell for more because the shape was as you described, but the auto wasn't as nice.

Thank you, Scott!

Thanks! I thought I'd pick up a few '52 Mantle's this weekend with my extra savings from this auto :eek:

Thanks, and yes this is, indeed, my first very first Ruth auto, and took me trading away a couple of other nice pieces with some Cash on top to get it. This was always my dream auto, I never thought a day would come where I'd be fortunate enough to own an autograph of his but now that's been realized and I am very grateful for that. I, like many collectors, am certainly am open to upgrading it down the line, but for my first piece I think it's a great bold example and was happy with it!

It does tap straight as I was able to do it before, and will obviously do so before framing it. As for framing, fortunately, it resides in a room with no direct sunlight, which is great!

Thanks David!

Yes, you are correct (not surprising), it's on a GPC. You are able to see the original addressee and postage mark indicating the year on the back (I can add a photo of that id there is any interest).


As for anyone wondering why this signature/cut, I wish I was fortunate enough to have an extra 5-10k available for a "nicer" Ruth but that's just not the case, I had to sacrifice a nice Jackie Index Card and a Clemente cut plus a little bit of cash to get this and am quite OK with having done that.

True. I apologize if i offended anyone with my question. That was certainly not my intention and i shouldve re-worded it differently.

Positive. It was a simple question

Kco- great pick-up. Congrats

i'd make a custom card out of that. the sig is great, but the cut/slab combo is not very aesthetically appealing.

with the sincerely it might be too big for a tradition card but maybe a 5x7.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Ite...85162a_lg.jpeg

It's definitely a cool idea Chad. I do like how that one is mounted to the card it's very elegant looking. The other option I've considered is getting it mounted onto a similar color 3x5 index card and reslabbing/framing that way

i wouldn't have it glued onto anything so the process can't be reversed. i'd get it "sandwiched" in between the custom...it may get loosy/floaty like you see sometimes with the topps insert stuff but i'd rather sacrifice some of that then being glued on. for cheaper sigs i probably wouldn't care but with a ruth i'd be more discerning...ymmv.

there are a couple good custom people on the board.

Just leave it as it is. Why would you ever make a baseball card out of it? It is what it is. It doesn't need to be beautified.

Hey David, I wouldn't make a baseball card out of it. My thoughts currently are to keep it in encapsulated, tap it straight and mount the PSA holder with framers tape to a background which can be matched in color to the GPC. This will ensure the case stays damage free and it doesn't look as if the cut is floating too much.

Kevin, That is a really good looking Ruth auto!! I agree with David I would keep it as is. Great pick up!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Ruth cut I've seen.

+ 1 I really am impressed with the cut...wish I would have saw it first...:)