How many do you have in your hall of fame collection

[gashouse34]

I'm at 236. I buy whichever way I can get them...cuts etc...because i'm poor Not sure how much longer I will/be able financially to continue but its been an enjoyable journey so far.

[Klrdds]

As of this past election of Selig and Schuerholz I got to 298 Baseball HOFer signatures , needing only 16 to completion, of which I and others are certain that 275 are authentic . As many of you know I have basically stopped buying and am actually selling part of my Baseball HOFer collection for a variety of reasons.
Most of my great finds were done on speculative buying starting in the 1980s and then waiting for eventual election of many of these now HOFers.
To get above 240 is a feat to be proud of but after that requires much patience and deep pockets and an awareness of forgeries of which JSA and PSA have little knowledge and can be of no help even if they have Bill and Kevin on board because their screening process is still the same with mistakes being made still.
But as always the proof is in providing evidence at times of what you claim to have . I know after having been through it , but in the end it was worth it ... sort of like fraternity hazing.

[tazdmb]

tdellis, let me preface my long post with this-
I know you are new, so please understand that these boards are great (GREAT!) for sharing and exchanging information. You will find more knowledge here than you probably will anywhere else on this matter-including the TPAs for no cost. Additionally, HOF autographs trade hands here among some hobby veterans and prices that are probably more fair than anywhere (except maybe for Jim and Rich' newsletters)

PSA sight lists 261 different HOFers where more than 10 or so examples on that HOF autograph exists. This includes some very tough names, such as Cap Anson, Willie Foster, Martin Dihigo....The remaining 53 are considered beyond scarce to the point where there are not probably more than 10 examples that exist in the public. If we take away the Torrientes and Grants of these 53, which are pretty much confirmed don't exist outside the Government archives, as well as Joss which is owned by someone else on these boards, you come on the boards and claim to have nearly 1/2 of these in your collection.

I am not saying you don't, but please understand the skepticism. You come out "guns blazing" claiming that you have 281 different HOFers, but will only show your recent Ruth and Bresnahan pickups, and not share pictures of your others. I know the only Sol White and one of two known George Davis autographs recently changed hands-where you the lucky bidder who got a steal? I lot of veterans here love to see exemplars for comparison purposes, as well as give us something to drool at during work. You asked for our help about valuing a Huggins and Gehrig autograph, now we are asking for your help to help add to the groups collective knowledge of some of the toughest and desirable autographs in Baseball. No one is asking to see the entire collection, but I am sure we would all love a taste along with learning the history of how some of these tough autographs were obtained.

I will get off my soapbox now.

[Bpm0014]

^^^ Well said, tazdmb.

[Klrdds]

Taz I agree 100% .
Well said