1927 Program Questions

[Ulidia]

Massive rule of thumb and over-generalisation but circa $100 value for late 1920s normal season programs but higher ($200+) for 1927 Yankees. That said, sold a Yankees home from 1927 for more than $500 before - but, I think that's an exception rather than the rule.

[Old Hoss]

To me, the price varies considerably depending on a number of basic factors:

-Is it scored neatly, and is the scoring system used easy to follow? Is the handwriting neat and clear?
-Is it scored accurately? ie: does the scoring match what actually happened?
-What happened in that game?
-Are there any additional inscriptions that are interesting?
-How much do you value a Babe Ruth home run game, or a Ty Cobb hit game? They both did these things quite a bit

-Is the program itself generic, or is it stadium or date specific?
-Is there anything about the programs that make them particularly attractive, or particularly ugly?

-Then the actual condition--everything intact, nothing loose (or almost loose), clean pages (no stains/residue, etc), and so on..

Since valuation is ultimately so subjective, I can't give you any specific amount. For example, in my personal valuations, if a program is sloppily scored, scored inaccurately, or looks like it is not period scoring, the value would take a major hit. And this is even before other condition issues might be factored in.

Hope this helps a bit!
Charles

[patricka]

1. $250
2. $75
3. $50

[aelefson]

Thank you very much for everyone's replies. All of the games are neatly scored (and scored correctly as my they include a webpage printout of the game's box scores) which is why I thought they were so interesting. Some have condition issues (flaking) but I believe I will get one where Cobb had a hit or two and it is in nice shape (not perfect).

I really appreciate everyone's thoughts.

Alan