I missed out on the 'buying green Cobbs for 25 cents' boat, but about two years ago, a seller on eBay listed four signed 1953 Topps Detroit Tigers, including Fred Hutchinson. The photo was terrible; I could barely see the cards, let alone the signatures, but at $80 for the lot, I figured it was worth taking a flyer. When I got them in hand, they were four beautiful vintage signatures, all authentic. In addition to the Hutch, two of the others ended up being upgrades for ones I already had. Since I bought them, a Hutchinson in worse shape than mine sold for over $1,200.
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