Recent Thurman Munson Auto Sale at Goldin

[Snapolit1]

$8000. Rather remarkable price (for a cut autograph that is partially obscured by a not so special looking card). I've been watching these for a while, and you can usually get a Munson auto for a few thousand. Obviously there is not the stock of nice Munson articles you'd see for other players from the era. Has the market taken a massive leg up here (like it has in many other areas), or is this just a weird anomaly and great price obtained by Goldin?

https://goldinauctions.com/LotDetail...entoryid=71142

[mr2686]

Am I missing something? 8k for half an autograph? I guess if you slap 1of1 on something people will buy it.

[todeen]

A lot of the cut auto cards are horrendous and obscure half of the signature. But people for some reason think they are more special than a better looking auto for half the price. I don't understand it myself.

[cnote08]

I feel like it should say 0.5/1 considering it’s half an autograph. I agree with Mike that a collector sees that piece as one of a kind. I certainly don’t see it that way. You could get a couple of real nice Munson (full) signatures on other items for the same price....


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[Snapolit1]

I guess it's the 1/1 magic.

I assume this is a full autograph but obviously can't tell that by looking at it.

Every Munson autograph is a 1/1 by definition, but no need to get hyper technical.

[packs]

I'm not sure why anyone would want this card. Thurman Mun wasn't a very notable player.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by packs

I'm not sure why anyone would want this card. Thurman Mun wasn't a very notable player.

You should see Mun's son though. He was great.

[packs]

My first thought when I saw this card was "they sure Munson'd that Munson." And then someone Munson'd themselves even more by paying 8K for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lIFItbwqVA