Whiy is an autograph on a card worth 10X

[sreader3]

I collect autographed cards. I don’t collect autographs that are not on cards. The price I will pay for an autographed card is not tightly correlated to the difficulty of the player’s autograph. There are some autographed cards that are hard to find, even if the player’s autograph is not hard to find in general. I will use ‘72 Topps Duane Josephson as an example. Not a hard autograph to find, but a hard autograph to find on a ‘72 Topps. There are countless other examples.

[egri]

Every once in a while, someone will resurrect the Toughest Signed Cards Possible thread, and there’s plenty of guys in there who aren’t difficult to find signatures of, but are very difficult on specific cards, or even cards in general.

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by egri

Every once in a while, someone will resurrect the Toughest Signed Cards Possible thread, and there’s plenty of guys in there who aren’t difficult to find signatures of, but are very difficult on specific cards, or even cards in general.

Agreed Scott. I echo your sentiment and your original post was more comprehensive than mine. I collect 72 Topps and signed examples of certain Series 5 and 6 guys are damn near impossible.

[packs]

The medium is always important. It's the difference between a store bought baseball and a game used one. Cards have a special place in the collector's heart. It's where we all start our habit. I prefer signed cards over everything else.

[packs]

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[egri]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Agreed Scott. I echo your sentiment and your original post was more comprehensive than mine. I collect 72 Topps and signed examples of certain Series 5 and 6 guys are damn near impossible.

Is a 1972 Topps Gil Hodges possible? I know there are a handful of 1971s out there, but I don’t remember seeing a 1972 off the top of my head.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by egri

Is a 1972 Topps Gil Hodges possible? I know there are a handful of 1971s out there, but I don’t remember seeing a 1972 off the top of my head.

Gil died April 2nd and his 1972 card was in the 4th series, seem improbable.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Gil died April 2nd and his 1972 card was in the 4th series, seem improbable.

The 1972 OPC counterpart even points out that he passed right on the front of the card.