Ouch! Steiner Sports...

Cooptown · #1 02-24-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Another interesting aspect is those who collect HOF Postcards. The pricey modern HOFers are practically non-existant in this format. And it really kills me to pay hundreds to get a postcard signed.

I collect HOF signed postcards. It's been a bit of challenge the past few years. For example, Alomar charges the same price for a HOF postcard as he does a bat, and more than a normal flat. Doug Harvey will sign anything if you slip him $5 in the mail, but his exclusive contact with the Bob Feller Museum requires him to charge $45 for a plaque. I do remember Gary Carter signing the HOF plaques for a bit more of a premium when he was first inducted, but then lowered the price to $25 for one on his website.

When I first started collecting them, I thought it was a good idea. Fits in a regular sized envelope for TTM and private signings, and because of the smaller size you can sometimes get a card discount on them (such as $35 for Nolan Ryan through his foundation's website). The only problem is that you cant stock up on them before their Induction like you can an OMLB or a signed rookies....you have to wait until the price goes up. Man, I do miss those Perez-Steele postcards. I still cant believe there isnt a ton of money to be made in that target area of the market.

Anyways, Jeter will never be seen for $20 at the White Plains show. Those guys that appear there (Cepeda, Marichal, Aparicio) made a very small fraction of the money Jeter made in his career. Unless he invests poorly, Jeter wouldnt have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance the rest of his life. That's going to be a major problem for HOF collectors in the future.

travrosty · #2 02-24-2012, 02:03 PM

You would think Lenny Dykstra would have made enough too but they find a way to blow it all.

Jeter will be sitting there in a wife beater w/ a pot belly signing for 20 bucks a pop someday.

j/k but you never know.

David Atkatz · #3 02-24-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Cooptown

Unless he invests poorly, Jeter wouldnt have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance the rest of his life.

He doesn't have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance now!

(And at $500 for a flat, don't tell me he's just helping out his fans. He's a greedy prick.)

Mr. Zipper · #4 02-24-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by David Atkatz

He doesn't have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance now!

(And at $500 for a flat, don't tell me he's just helping out his fans. He's a greedy prick.)

Agreed. The only reason he signs anything at all is probably because it is part of a whopping deal with Steiner to pimp his DK3K tchotchkes. He shows up twice a year and signs for an hour and the rest of the year Steiner is promoting the hell out of "The Captain."

Cooptown · #5 02-24-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by David Atkatz

He doesn't have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance now!

(And at $500 for a flat, don't tell me he's just helping out his fans. He's a greedy prick.)

I am in agreement with you (and I am a Yankees fan). He doesnt have to do any now. He does them because he's greedy.

My argument is that I highly doubt you will ever see the man doing any type of show for anything less than a few hundred dollars.

Scott Garner · #6 02-24-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by David Atkatz

He doesn't have to do any type of promotional/signing appearance now!

(And at $500 for a flat, don't tell me he's just helping out his fans. He's a greedy prick.)

David,
Its the Steiner Effect too. Every single time they get an athlete in a signing deal, you can expect that the price goes up exponentially. Koufax, etc., etc. It eliminates much of the potential market because the pricing is too toxic.

I'm certainly no fan of Steiner Sports!

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