Maris Signed Dual Card - Add Another Sig or Keep It Single Signed?

[scmavl]

Thanks for all of the opinions guys... Keep it going.

Personally, I really like that Maris sig and would hate for it to be "compromised" if FRobby signed it and ran his sig into Maris. Or if it was just an awful sig... However, Frank would balance it out...

[travrosty]

single signed by a long deceased player is almost always more desirable than adding a current living player to it.

if an old card featured lou gehrig and bobby doerr sharin a card, and it was signed by gehrig, would you go and get doerr to sign it now? looking at it from a $$$ perspective it would be worth more with just gehrig. but from another perspective you might want both. there is no wrong way but adding robinson doesnt make sense if you look at it strictly froma $$$ angle.

[packs]

I'm not sure if that's true when we're talking about this particular card. For Gehrig to sign a card it would have had to have been issued during his career. That's an entirely different scenario. If this particular Maris card was issued during his career and featured Frank Robinson, then I would say no, don't add a signature. However, this card was not issued during Maris' career. I think most Maris collectors would pass on this card and wait for a card issued during his career.

I think Robinson's signature with Maris' would appeal to a different set of collectors than the card presently does.

Just my opinion.

[travrosty]

i respect your opinion. its definitely maris collectors vs. autographed card collectors in general.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by travrosty

i respect your opinion. its definitely maris collectors vs. autographed card collectors in general.

Travis,
I would agree with this, FWIW.

[jmhockey23]

I say get it signed. The card is incomplete as is, with Frank's signature the complete version will get more interest, especially from 1975 autographed set collectors.