Question for the signed set collectors

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

They told.me cards would be impossible to have been signed. More so that lack of the ability for collectors to have found high numbers in packs, and then have them signed before players passing. Many obscure players rounding out the high series, as well as coaches

They are absolutely wrong. At least regarding the high numbers.

Billy Meyer was the first person in the high number set to die (March 1957), that's 4 full years for him to have signed a card.
Campy has his accident prior to the 1958 season

Everybody else in the high number set outlived the printing of the cards by 10+ years. In fact only 5 more guys died before the 20 year mark.

I'm too lazy to check death dates for everybody in the low number set, but I seriously doubt that the word "impossible" comes into play, and if I'm wrong, well then the fact that it's impossible for them to have signed a card means your set would be complete without them.

Not being able to have Ty Cobb to sign his 1973 card does not mean that you can't complete a set of signed 1973 Topps cards.

Doug