Value Opinions

[travrosty]

a hank aaron single signed ball is going to be worth more by itself than an aaron ball with these other gentleman on it. its never going to be worth 1000 dollars. aaron signed a lot of balls already so a single signed ball is going to be more desirable by almost every collector and they can be had for waaaay less than 508 dollars let alone 1000 dollars. I can't imagine how many years in the future a single signed aaron ball will be worth 1000 dollars on its own. probably never. This ball will never be worth 1000 dollars.

Only get an aaron sig now for that kind of money if you have an object that just HAS to have his signature on it, and there is a good chance you will be disappointed in the very shaky and sloppy signature he signs nowadays anyway. If you get the aaron sig on this ball, you will never get your money back.

[Bpm0014]

Bad investment.

[egri]

I echo everything that has been said. Aaron's signature as of late looks like crap, and you're probably not going to get your investment back. The only way I'd go for that is if you can spare the money and really, really want to have Aaron on that ball, regardless of cost.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by egri

I echo everything that has been said. Aaron's signature as of late looks like crap, and you're probably not going to get your investment back. The only way I'd go for that is if you can spare the money and really, really want to have Aaron on that ball, regardless of cost.

Exactly! Aaron's crappy signature, plus other guys on the ball, plus the fact that you can buy a SS Aaron ball for half the $508 = Don't Do it!

[Wilsing]

Thanks for all the responses. I actually have an Aaron single signed ball and it was significantly cheaper as all have touched on. For me, the thinking was more having all the Milwaukee Braves hall of famers on a single ball together. I thought this would almost make it a one of a kind item and maybe worth the $508.

I defer to the collectives expertise. Thanks again

[itjclarke]

Don't want to hijack the thread, but am curious if anyone has recent examples of his sig on flat items. I've seen his very sloppy sigs on baseballs, but was told by the card shop hosting this signing that his flats were relatively clean, saying that all 8x10's on their site were from a signing only a year ago (see below).

Does this sound accurate, or was this maybe a little salesmanship?

[Duluth Eskimo]

Your ball will be worth exactly what someone else is willing to pay for it with no emotional attachment to the item. My thought is about $75-100. It will never be worth anywhere near $508 so please use common sense and don't pay some ridiculous price for a guy who has signed for years. You could buy single signed balls of all of those guys for under $200 give or take. I have a hard time believing that people actually consider paying $500 for anyone unless there is some really incredible piece they specifically collect and are willing to pay any price to fill the void.

[dspuria]

In response to itjclarke's post, you are correct - Aaron's signature on flat items is still clean (albeit expensive). I had him sign the attached photo last month at the private signing in advance of this upcoming public signing. I justified paying $350 for this signature because I own the negative of this photo and most likely this is the only signed copy of this photo in existence. Otherwise, there are very few items that justify his current price.

In contrast, I had him sign the attached ball last year (@$325), and it did not come out as good. So it is clearly not worth getting him to sign balls now.