HA: Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey PSA/DNA

[Luke]

I have no idea about the scarcity or anything else, but if I could pick any of them, I'd want the yellow background because the signature stands out way more than on the other two, and just has much better eye appeal imo.

[AMBST95]

I wouldn't expect them to narrow, I'd say it's a combination of a couple factors. First, the auto on the yellow looks to be nicer than the others, has sharp contrast, and is in pen. The full batting pose is in pencil which will not hold the same kind of value. This other pose 181 has paper loss on the back and is trimmed which I would think hurt it's value. The cards are rather equal as far as rarity, but the big differences are the clarity, implement used, and damage to the item being signed. It looks like price is reflecting this too.

[itjclarke]

181 also has a completely hacked off bottom.. No idea how its even in the same price range as 144

[milkit1]

As far as just signed is concerned the green is by far the rarest followed by the red. None that have the bottom hacked should go higher then a complete one.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by milkit1

As far as just signed is concerned the green is by far the rarest followed by the red. None that have the bottom hacked should go higher then a complete one.

Was hoping to get the trimmed one for half its price right now, I'm just shocked and sad how much it's going for...may have been my only shot to own a 'cheap' signed Ruth goudey

[ATP]

As an autograph guy, I would definitely pay the most for the yellow background card. It is the clearest signature, signed in a great spot, and overall displays the best of the three. Not sure if triple the other prices are warranted, however guessing that signed goudey Ruth cards don't come around all that often, a really nice one like the first will demand the most attention and because of that, the several serious bidders are having at it and ignoring the other two to a certain degree. Might have been a better move to only list one at auction at a time.

[MVSNYC]

The yellow example is by far the best looking (boldest, cleanest, best placed sig) of these 3 signed cards. very visually appealing.


Just out of curiosity, how does the rarity of the Goudey Ruth's break down, when comparing one to the other (sans sigs)?