Sports of the Times book with many autographs

[mainemule]

I can only comment that I like the Dimaggio and Reds autos. They look legit to me.

Good luck, looks like a neat item.

Any rare names in this piece?

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by mainemule

I can only comment that I like the Dimaggio and Reds autos. They look legit to me.

Good luck, looks like a neat item.

Any rare names in this piece?

Thanks for the feedback. I don't collect autographs so not sure who is rare and who isn't. I don't know how common some of the Negro League players are that are in the one picture I posted. There are also about 20 or so names I couldn't easily identify so maybe some of those are less common.

[WhatsNext]

Everything looks authentic to me (I believe the holograms are from Upper Deck). This was clearly the project of a very dedicated collector.

The cost of authenticating every single signature could very easily surpass $1,000, and could wind up being several times that. All the big names (DiMaggio, Ali, etc) cost extra.

I would not take it to an auction house for that reason. Try to sell it on here if you're so inclined.

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by WhatsNext

Everything looks authentic to me (I believe the holograms are from Upper Deck). This was clearly the project of a very dedicated collector.

The cost of authenticating every single signature could very easily surpass $1,000, and could wind up being several times that. All the big names (DiMaggio, Ali, etc) cost extra.

I would not take it to an auction house for that reason. Try to sell it on here if you're so inclined.

Yes these are all good, if it went to auction, the auction house would just get a Auction LOA (not as a robust as a regular LOA) for a discount and go from there.

[jayshum]

The book has been posted for sale in the B/S/T with a complete list of autographs and some more pictures.

https://net54baseball.com/showthread...05#post2490805

[chaddurbin]

lots of cool sigs that just kinda mashed together there in the booklet, so it is a little niche. i'm not sure of the correct audience for this so whether it's worth it to go the auction route.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

lots of cool sigs that just kinda mashed together there in the booklet, so it is a little niche. i'm not sure of the correct audience for this so whether it's worth it to go the auction route.

Yeah, these sorts of items are labors of love for the original collector. Unfortunately, the sum of its parts will seemingly perpetually exceed total value to anyone else. I can't see this thing selling for more than a grand in most current auction venues, and that might even be a stretch. I know that makes no sense when you add up the total value as individual cut signatures. It's just that there's no theme to this piece other than that the signers all appear in this book. For a vintage comparison, this is like a post-career, modern day equivalent of a multi-sport Who's Who in Baseball. Sadly, those are almost always purchased by a dealer who then proceeds to turn them into a thousand very unsightly sliver cuts that are shaped like amoebas.

You know, this would have been an absolutely perfect consignment for Steiner Auctions way back when, and might have fetched a surprising result if it had captured the imagination of one of their types of non-hobbyist customers.