195? brooklyn Dodger autograph many questions

[scmavl]

Denny, if you do decide you'd like to sell this, I would give you a fair value and a promise that I would never break it up. I would love to own this beautiful piece for myself, just as it is. Thanks.

[dennyvr]

Thanks for the offer.
First, I am not so sure I want to sell, second, even if I did I still can't get an accurate read of the value??? Not being a subject matter expert, I would need to figure out the value somehow.
If I decide to sell I will refer back to this forum and thread to make it known.

[mrmopar]

I see a couple good assessments of value above. You can't pin a firm number on something like this because you never know what it might sell for. It just takes 2 bidders who must have it to drive something up way higher than previously thought. At the same time, it could sneak by with less fan fare depending on how it was sold.

I think a lot of people would value this item much more as a whole, but those same people may not pay a strong premium for it that way. They may have a lot of the individuals signatures already, but a cool piece like this could tie a random signature collection together very nicely. I have all those players on one thing or another and even have an album with several of those players, but not as nice or complete as yours. I would love to own that, but because I already have them all, I would not want to pay a fortune. Although, if I did own that, I'd probably be more than willing to part with all my individual signatures to help defray costs.

Resellers looking to buy something like this are going to calculate what the individual pieces likely would sell for and go from there, keeping in mind that want to turn a profit too. Odds are good that this book is parted out if sold, which would be a shame.

Originally Posted by dennyvr

Thanks for the offer.
First, I am not so sure I want to sell, second, even if I did I still can't get an accurate read of the value??? Not being a subject matter expert, I would need to figure out the value somehow.
If I decide to sell I will refer back to this forum and thread to make it known.

[perezfan]

Late to the party here, but I agree with all that's been said....

DO NOT dismantle that book!

DO NOT send it anywhere for grading (all sigs are 100% clean/authentic)

Monetary value is $2,000 - $2,400 as-is.

Historical and sentimental value is priceless.

Wonderful inheritance from your Dad!


I fully understand the temptation to separate/frame/mat the Jackie/Campy/Hodges autos for display. But perhaps (as stated above) make photocopies of those sigs, and frame them with your favorite photos of the players. Few people will know the difference, and you'll know these are images of the exact sigs your Dad acquired.... still safely protected within the book.