Jeter Auto Help

[swarmee]

How long ago did you acquire? I would be surprised it if gets authenticated, since the loops seem too loopy and the wide Sharpie is commonly used by fakers because it hides a bunch of detail.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by swarmee

How long ago did you acquire? I would be surprised it if gets authenticated, since the loops seem too loopy and the wide Sharpie is commonly used by fakers because it hides a bunch of detail.

I traded for it in late 94 or early 95. Cannot remember exactly but I know it was around that time frame.

Butch

[chaddurbin]

except the very last loop is a little off, i like the signature overall.

[dgo71]

It's a pretty easy autograph to forge to be honest, so I suppose there's no way to know with certainty, but I think the fact that you traded for it in 94/95 should make you feel a bit better about it. Even though he was a top prospect, he obviously wasn't the HOF, NY Yankee Captain at that time, and top prospects didn't have the dollar signs attached to them in the 1990's that they do today. If you had recently acquired it the chances of it being a forgery go way up. I got Jeter several times during that same time frame and my earlier ones all look identical to that. I would feel comfortable owning this one.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by dgo71

It's a pretty easy autograph to forge to be honest, so I suppose there's no way to know with certainty, but I think the fact that you traded for it in 94/95 should make you feel a bit better about it. Even though he was a top prospect, he obviously wasn't the HOF, NY Yankee Captain at that time, and top prospects didn't have the dollar signs attached to them in the 1990's that they do today. If you had recently acquired it the chances of it being a forgery go way up. I got Jeter several times during that same time frame and my earlier ones all look identical to that. I would feel comfortable owning this one.

I very much appreciate your input here. Thank you for replying and providing your comments. Regards.

Butch

[butchie_t]

I have around 160 cards of this set autographed (majority in person and about 10-15 through trades) and am considering putting it up for sale. Hence the reason for my ask to the community here about the Jeter autograph.

I obtained well over 90% of the autographs in person while I lived in Colorado Springs. And as I mentioned above, I got between 15 - 20 in trade with another collector during that time frame.

My initial intent at the time (94 - 95 range) was to get the entire set autographed but life got in the way and here we are today. These have been stored since shortly after the 95 time frame and now I am cleaning house to some degree and am considering selling this set with the autographs I have collected.

Any thoughts on how I may approach a sale for this set from the group here would be greatly appreciated by me.

Regards and thank you for your inputs.

Butch

[chaddurbin]

just do a quick ebay search to get comp on prices...but besides the Jeter I don't think there are any other hofs in the set?

Next step would be the avenue to sell them, you can try here, or ebay, or an auction house. each have their pros and cons when it comes to time/cost/prices.

if these were mine i would say the jeter raw is around $150 give or take, and graded it's $250 give or take. grading will set you back around $50 minimum. not knowing what other stars are signed i would value the whole thing at around $500 raw?

if i don't need the money i would keep it for sentimental reasons...if i was to sell i would list the jeter raw at $200 or get it graded (timeframe 6+ months) and list it for $350 and my sell price is $300 (i would expect for it to sit on ebay for 3-4 months before selling). the rest i would list the stars and semi stars individually on ebay and the lower fillers maybe group into teams.

No need to send me a PM to thank me

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

except the very last loop is a little off, i like the signature overall.

Thank you for your reply.

I appreciate it.