Under valued (or underappreciated autographs)

[markf31]

Originally Posted by perezfan

About 90% of this phenomenon is attributed to supply and demand. If Addie Joss and Rube Waddell both lived to be 90 years old, they would be valued similarly to Sisler, Roush, etc.

The other 10% applies more to current players, and involves inflated value due to a player's popularity, for whatever reason (i.e. Jeter, Ichiro, Pujols, etc.).

The unique thing about autograph values is that for current players they are determined by how much the player charges for an autograph. If you have to put down $250 for Hank Aaron to autograph a bat that sets the starting price point at $250. I think that, more than anything sets the value of any modern autograph from the 1980's thru today.

Older autographs from players that either did not sign a lot from the 1980s on, or were unable to because they were deceased, the value of their autographs are more dependent upon a true market value. That's whay many of these "under valued" autographs can be had for a price way under players like Aaron, Mays, Jeter, etc...

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by markf31

The unique thing about autograph values is that for current players they are determined by how much the player charges for an autograph. If you have to put down $250 for Hank Aaron to autograph a bat that sets the starting price point at $250. I think that, more than anything sets the value of any modern autograph from the 1980's thru today.

Older autographs from players that either did not sign a lot from the 1980s on, or were unable to because they were deceased, the value of their autographs are more dependent upon a true market value. That's whay many of these "under valued" autographs can be had for a price way under players like Aaron, Mays, Jeter, etc...

100% correct. One wonders how many Jeters are really selling at the $500+ Steiner retail price. I suspect the inventory is in no risk of being depleted anytime this decade.