HOF Autograph Collection Question?

[homerunhitter]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

I've got a few extras of some of the easier signatures - Doerr, Brooks, Catfish, Billy Williams, Red Schoendienst, Palmer, Jenkins, Perry and the PS-Galleries card with Frank & Peggy Steele and Dick Perez.

Let me know if you have an interest and I can send you photos and prices, though all are fairly inexpensive.

Also have a few extras from the Celebration (Boudreau, Ferrell, Mize, Brooks, Slaughter and Snider) and Greatest Moments (Leonard, Mize) series.

Tom

Hey Tom,
I am all set for now as I have bought a bunch of the easier players so far. Thank you again for your offer. I appreciate it.

[homerunhitter]

Hey guys,

I forgot to ask. I understand from reading the comments above that HOF signed 8x10s are heavily forged but may I ask, why are 8x10s in particular a highly forged item? (Why 8x10s vs other items?) Thanks

[dgo71]

They're inexpensive and available in large quantities. If the forger screws one up, it's easily discarded, and on to the next one, versus having one shot at getting the forgery right on a Koufax RC, for example.

[homerunhitter]

Originally Posted by dgo71

They're inexpensive and available in large quantities. If the forger screws one up, it's easily discarded, and on to the next one, versus having one shot at getting the forgery right on a Koufax RC, for example.

Very interesting. I never knew that but it makes sense. Thank you for your response. I appreciate it very much.

[dgo71]

That's just one reason, I'm sure there are others. I would think the simple fact that 8x10s were widely collected contributed to the amount of forgeries as well, since most forgers wouldn't waste their time on items that weren't as popular with collectors. So there was a good 20-30 year period or more where forged 8x10s were getting churned out. More recently, forged cards are becoming more prevalent, especially 80s/90s tough signers that can command huge premiums to set collectors.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by dgo71

More recently, forged cards are becoming more prevalent, especially 80s/90s tough signers that can command huge premiums to set collectors.

Because, like stacks of 8x10 glossies, 80s/90s cards are cheap and available in almost unlimited quantities. Little/no investment for the forgers.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Because, like stacks of 8x10 glossies, 80s/90s cards are cheap and available in almost unlimited quantities. Little/no investment for the forgers.

Yes, great point. Cards from this era can be had for literally pennies. A 2-cent 1987 Topps Rod Scurry common can be turned into a nearly $800 card to the right buyer.

[homerunhitter]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Because, like stacks of 8x10 glossies, 80s/90s cards are cheap and available in almost unlimited quantities. Little/no investment for the forgers.

In regards to 8x10s, This is sad to hear because my two biggest passions are baseball and photography so, signed 8x10s who be absolutely perfect for me (and bring me happiness collecting) however the resale value are Pennies on the dollar (often times final sales price doesn’t even cover the PSA authentication fees) and now reading that 8x10s are often forged, makes me not want to collect them. I guess if I flipped these two negatives around positively, my train of thought would be. 1. At least I can buy 8x10s super cheap (because they sell for do low on eBay) and 2. At least If the photos I buy have the blessing of PSA saying they are authentic, then people will always buy them because they have been “authenticated “ by a TPA already. What to do, what to do! Collecting use to be so simple until all these forgers and crooks infiltrated our hobby!