Please sign Mr Jeter - NY Times article about collecting Jeter in Fla

[packs]

It's not hard to make your autograph not worth selling. Sign for everyone.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by packs

It's not hard to make your autograph not worth selling. Sign for everyone.

+1

Anyone seen the value of a Bob Feller graph these days? The guy is a deceased HOFer and statistically was arguably one of the Top 10 pitchers of all-time, and his auto is in the "common bins" because the man simply signed everything in sight.

[BigJJ]

Originally Posted by dgo71

+1

Anyone seen the value of a Bob Feller graph these days? The guy is a deceased HOFer and statistically was arguably one of the Top 10 pitchers of all-time, and his auto is in the "common bins" because the man simply signed everything in sight.

Perfect example. If not for supply, Feller might be as costly as Ted Williams, etc.

Koufax is also an interesting case study, like Ted Williams, but even to a greater degree, Koufax will not sign, as a business venture, unless real money is put forward. But if you see Koufax in person, especially kids, he goes out of his way to sign and accommodate. Williams and Koufax kept their markets high, not by refusing fans, but by refusing lower paying signings and appearances.

[jimjim]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

Perfect example. If not for supply, Feller might be as costly as Ted Williams, etc.

Koufax is also an interesting case study, like Ted Williams, but even to a greater degree, Koufax will not sign, as a business venture, unless real money is put forward. But if you see Koufax in person, especially kids, he goes out of his way to sign and accommodate. Williams and Koufax kept their markets high, not by refusing fans, but by refusing lower paying signings and appearances.

Very true. I have had the opportunity to see Mr. Koufax twice over the past 5 years, and each time he was extremely accommodating. To the point I was shaking my head that Sandy Koufax was taking his time to sign autographs for a bunch of collectors and dealers. And then we get the drive by or wave from some bench warmer.

[BigJJ]

Based on the article, Jeter signs one autograph for about the first 10 people on line, and for any kids.
If he were to stop each day, might be a good amount of signing.
And maybe Jeter is a bigger signer during spring training.

Strikes me as not the best time to ask anyone for anything, coming out of a rehabilitation session. if I just had rehabilitation, or for that matter a cavity filled, I might not be in the mood to interact. I could see the line outside of my dentists office for me now

It's a Yankee training facility, with workout equipment, weights, etc. so I suppose it is fair game, but it is still the off season, not spring training, and rehabilitation.

I vote Jeter passes the test here, not by wide margins, but passes.