Is Derek Jeter's autograph worth $1,000?

[chaddurbin]

i've spent $325 on a jeter signing with steiner, and considered it a deal. it is what it is. the man has to eat after retirement...

[scooter729]

Those gift bags to his one-night stands aren't cheap - gotta pay for those somehow!

[gregr2]

I've wanted a Jeter autograph, but I've been unwilling to pay the price.

[Nyygameused]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Those gift bags to his one-night stands aren't cheap - gotta pay for those somehow!

Signed ball and a free cab home. Way to go jeets

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

i've spent $325 on a jeter signing with steiner, and considered it a deal. it is what it is. the man has to eat after retirement...

I paid $350 for mine and it was only on an index card (my medium of choice). However, as high as the price is, I asked him to add #2 to it (which is atypical) and he did it. I was really happy about that because I feel like it makes the autograph in my collection now unique.

He's a first ballot Hall of Famer, once he gets inducted and it should be 100% vote the first time, Steiner will likely raise the prices.

[drcy]

"I have a family to feed"-- Latrell Sprewell, on why he turned down an 3 year $21 million contract extension from the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves that he considered insulting.

Sprewell later said the minimum $1 million annual salary would be a "slap in the face," and even later his agent said $5 million for a season was "a level beneath which Sprewell would not stoop or kneel!"

Needless to say, NBA followers got some sadistic satisfaction when Sprewell went bankrupt several years later and had his yacht repossessed.

[djson1]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

... the man has to eat after retirement...

Ha...because the $256,000,000+ he's made on his contract salaries alone (not including his ad endorsements, etc) will barely get him a steak dinner. Good thing he's still single, otherwise how would he feed his whole family?

Not that I don't respect/admire the guy, but I would NEVER pay $300 for his signature in person. He's a great player, no doubt, but come on. I'd rather try to get that free gift basket and signed ball the morning after.