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05-01-2018, 05:20 PM
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If you know the autographs of those you collect, you can find great deals on Ebay!!!! 
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05-01-2018, 05:46 PM
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I picked this ball up for 199... Someone paid $135 recently for a Jeter/Rivera/Mendoza ball... Deals are out there, but I agree with everyone above, prices are out of control for some of these guys.
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05-01-2018, 07:20 PM
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I think we can all agree that you can find occasional deals on most autographs. I have a box full of Jeter and Rivera signed items I’ve obtained for far below Steiners standard prices.
The point is that the typical retail prices for these players are out of control. If you wanted to add them to a specific item or multi signed item through a private or show signing, may God have mercy on you.
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05-01-2018, 08:57 PM
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I haven't collected autographs seriously since the early 90s, I had no idea the prices charged by contemporary players had gotten so ridiculous. Though I guess given how ridiculous their salaries have also become its not surprising.
Its kind of sad. Back in the day when I was a kid/teenager my family used to make the trip down to Cooperstown for the induction ceremony each year (we lived just a couple hours drive away). I spent most of my time on those weekends going from card store to store paying $5-$10 to meet and get the autographs of all the hall of famers who were set up there, it was such an awesome time - with most players they didn't just sign but would also pose for photographs, answer questions, etc. The last time I did that was 1992 (we moved away in 1993 and could no longer make the trip). Not sure how it is now but I guess with the HOF increasingly being stocked with massively wealthy guys who don't need to do that sort of thing for the fans, and the "poorer" players from the pre free agency era getting older, the HOF weekend won't be as awesome as it used to be.
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Ballplayers of today make too much money to sit at a card show for peanuts. I remember stories of Bob Feller paying for his vacations by signing at shows or stadiums along the route of his trip and he charged around $5. With the millions today’s stars make, how much will it take to get them to sign for an hour or two. I would have to think 10’s of thousands or more. They don’t need the money, so why do it. Pete Rose, he will probably be signing for $35 for the rest of his life in Vegas and other shows that will have him. I have always wondered why the older players don’t do more private signings for $5 to $10 bucks a pop. Or do local shows where they could chat with fans. I think they could make good money as well as reconnect with baseball fans.
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