Ichiro Question

[Kco]

Chances are you'll be able to find some soon, he signed a LOT at ST this year. A few Facebook groups dedicated to autographs and collecting have had many posts offering Ichiro items ranging from $120-200 over the pat month. You'll likely see more items pop up over the coming weeks. Autographs 101 has an abundance of IP autograph collectors so it may make sense to take a peak and see if there is anything that you like.

[theshleps]

I have close to 50 Ichiro, about half IP. I only got 3 myself but traded with my friends who were there and got them too for vintage guys they needed. You can get to know his autograph well as there is a pattern to it and I agree that I rarely see a non slabbed one on ebay that does not look suspicious.

[Sivart31]

Yea, i've really been struggling to find something unslabbed that looks even close. It just seems silly to pay 200 plus for a slabbed piece that I intend to break and display in my own way anyway.

[packs]

If slabbed gives you peace of mind it may be worth the additional price. I might alone but I think once Ichiro retires and moves back to Japan he'll be one of the toughest HOFers to get.

[theshleps]

Yea. If I were in the market for an Ichiro and didn't know the seller and it was to be on a card I'd go with one from Mill Creek and cough up the extra $. Even some of the slabbed ones I've seen look iffy at times. And during those transition times between his early and later signatures it can be very tough to tell
You can usually send in the card you want signed to them too as I wanted some BBM cards signed and did it that way, along with a shikishi