I need some help on a valuation of this item. It's a matted/framed piece comprised of cuts of the 8 players below. All eight autographs are certified by PSA|DNA and/or JSA.
Doing the math using the online SMR values, the autographs would be worth around $8,000. If you were to send each of them to be authenticated, that would cost close to $1,200. I know everyone has their opinions on the third party authenticators but these already have gone throughout he process.
I'm looking to sell the item and have talked to a handful of auction houses for some input. They've told me it's worth $12,000-$13,000 and obviously could go for more if the right bidders are involved. I don't want to go that route because of the heavy costs associated.
I'm interested in some additional opinions as to value. I've pasted a link below to look at some pictures.
Jimmie Foxx PSA/DNA & JSA
Tris Speaker PSA/DNA
Babe Ruth PSA/DNA
Ty Cobb JSA
Cy Young PSA/DNA
Honus Wagner PSA/DNA
Rogers Hornsby JSA
Mel Ott PSA/DNA
http://s1348.photobucket.com/user/sh...?sort=9&page=1