Value Opinions

[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.

[djson1]

If you wanted those Braves HOFer's on one ball, why not go hunting for a late '50s Braves team ball? Even though the team ball would have a lot of "fluff" signatures with many players you may not want on there, at least it would have all 4 that you mentioned and on top of that, knowing that they signed it during those playing years just adds that much more nostalgia to it (at least for me). I've seen Braves team balls with those players going for less than $1,000 easily....possibly even around $500 if my memory serves me right.

[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.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by 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.

Thanks for your input dspuria... and thank you Waukesha sports cards for being very helpful and straight in your explanation.

[itjclarke]

Well, just got my card back from Waukesha sports cards and here it is. His auto seems to be changing a little, a little shaky, but I'm very happy with it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Well, just got my card back from Waukesha sports cards and here it is. His auto seems to be changing a little, a little shaky, but I'm very happy with it.

Very nice. Congrats on that one!