Help selling a collection

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Today I was asked to evaluate a collection of autographs. I explained that I was unqualified to do so. The owner said he trusted me and would like me to sell his collection. He said the signatures were obtained in person or TTM. None have been slabbed or sent to JSA PSA or any other such 3rd party. Most of the collection is organized by player in an album consisting of 50 pages there are over 100 autographs in the collection. The pieces have all been glued to black paper with a single drop of glue. I have scanned 10 of the pages to give you an idea what the collection looks like. My question is should this collection be sold as is, by page, or by player? Should the autographs be removed and sold individually? All of the prewar cards are reprints, the Topps and Fleer cards are originals. To help me gauge the value of the collection what do you think these 10 pages would realistically sell for? I want the owner to get the most possible he is giving me Greeberg, Combs, Hooper, and Haffey autographs as a commission. Thanks for any help or advice you may have.

Hi Mike,
The exhibit card of Sandy Koufax is very suspect and I do not believe it is real, FWIW. All of your Rube Marquard's and Jesse Haines sigs look perfect. Others I will not comment on because I'm not that familiar with their sigs.

If it were me, I would sell them individually on eBay. I don't love PSA DNA or JSA, so that is my personal bias. If $10-$15 was all I had to spend to get the higher end sigs authenticated, I might do it. Koufax's signature is worth $70- $125 for an authentic one on a 3 x 5 or an inexpensive card. Definately not worth spending for guys like Marquard or Haines. Their value is perhaps $25- $40 at best. Any collector worth their salt will know that these sigs are real, without needing PSA DNA or JSA.

Tell your friend best of luck no matter how he decides to sell his collection.

[RichardSimon]

Combs and Faber are definitely not authentic. Perhaps though, considering the letter, his wife had him attempt to sign some. There are a couple there that don't resemble her ghosted signature at all.
Selling these on ebay won't be easy. Everything in this group is common and there will be multiple offers of these autographs on ebay.
Good luck with them, it will be tough going.

[johnmh71]

Were these acquired over a long period of time from each player through multiple requests? It looks like there is some good and bad mixed together.

[71buc]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

Were these acquired over a long period of time from each player through multiple requests? It looks like there is some good and bad mixed together.

He put the collection together TTM in the mid to late 70s and show signings in the 1980s

[71buc]

I have receieved a few IMs regarding this collection. For those who may be intereted the remainder of this collection can now be viewed at http://www.net54baseball.com/album.php?albumid=432