Value of a rare unique Koufax piece?

[Giancarlo27]

I posted this over in Blowoutcards and they recommended I consult you guys on this piece. So my girlfriend's dad is friends with a guy who was high school teammates with Sandy Koufax and he wants to know what the value of this is. Ive never seen anything like that and its honestly pretty incredible and i doubt anything like it exists. Its from 1953, Its a black and white photo and Koufax is third from left in the back row.





Thanks guys!

[theshleps]

are the autographs real?

[Giancarlo27]

100% real. I have no doubt of their authenticity.

[Tedw9]

Wow! That is off the charts cool!

I can't offer any help on a price other than priceless.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

100% real. I have no doubt of their authenticity.

FYI- The only way I KNOW an autograph is authentic is having seen it signed with my own eyes. Even then, some sort of Certification witnessing that would be necessary should I ever want to sell the item.

There are a lot of folks further upstream in the food chain of hobby knowledge than me, but, without more 'proof', I doubt if anyone would be tempted to even acknowledge your item, much less put a price on it.

Also, not the sort of item expected from someone's second post.

[packs]

I'm going to ballpark guess that this photo would sell for between $600 and $850. I don't think it's an attractive piece but there are certainly collectors who would love to buy it.

[Giancarlo27]

Originally Posted by packs

I'm going to ballpark guess that this photo would sell for between $600 and $850. I don't think it's an attractive piece but there are certainly collectors who would love to buy it.

Thank you for the estimate!

[Giancarlo27]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

FYI- The only way I KNOW an autograph is authentic is having seen it signed with my own eyes. Even then, some sort of Certification witnessing that would be necessary should I ever want to sell the item.

There are a lot of folks further upstream in the food chain of hobby knowledge than me, but, without more 'proof', I doubt if anyone would be tempted to even acknowledge your item, much less put a price on it.

Also, not the sort of item expected from someone's second post.

Fair enough. He has no plans to sell it without authenticating first of course so the first step were it to be sold (which he might not do) is to send it to PSA. As for my lack of posts, I made the account on the recommendation of blowoutcards members (a forum I have been on for 5 years) due to the expertise of people on here. I do not collect vintage cards or memorabilia. Here's the link to the blowoutcards thread I posted: http://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1144301

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

Fair enough. He has no plans to sell it without authenticating first of course so the first step were it to be sold (which he might not do) is to send it to PSA. As for my lack of posts, I made the account on the recommendation of blowoutcards members (a forum I have been on for 5 years) due to the expertise of people on here. I do not collect vintage cards or memorabilia. Here's the link to the blowoutcards thread I posted: http://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1144301

How is PSA going to authenticate all those HS kids autographs?

[mrmopar]

This makes no sense. Is there some sort of required order of postings that one must follow?

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Also, not the sort of item expected from someone's second post.

[Topnotchsy]

Posts 1-100 can only be about items reasonably assumed to be priced at under $100, or include ironclad provenance (preferably having the athlete who signed the item appear in a National TV ad stating that the item is authentic.

Posts 101-200 can include items up to $200. Also a maximum 3 posts per day on any topic unless it includes giving away donuts to all members.


Obviously with new members joining a site who has not built up a reputation there can be concerns of someone trying to scam people, but in this case there was not even an indication that the OP is thinking of trying to sell anything.

Originally Posted by mrmopar

This makes no sense. Is there some sort of required order of postings that one must follow?

[turtleguy64]

Look at the value this way: if you would acquire a Sandy Koufax high school yearbook,what would that go for ? Mantle high school yearbooks go very high.