[jimjim]

Hey Everyone,

Since I just purchased a Richie Ashburn HOF postcard, it made me do some thinking. I am wondering why Kirby Puckett autographed HOF postcards are so much more expensive than Ashburn. I know there is the argument of supply vs. demand, but it just doesn't seem right to me. I know that Puckett charged about $75 per auto, so that kept collectors away to a point. But the serious collectors still paid up to complete their collection. Same with Ashburn, who was cheaper.

Ashburn only had about 2 years to sign the postcard before his untimely passing from the time they were produced in August 1995 to Sept 1997. Puckett had August 2001 to March 2006. That is over 2x as much time. Even taking into account that Puckett wasn't as accessible, I can't come up with a good reason for why Ashburn is considerably cheaper than Puckett.

Any thoughts?