Value of this Roger Maris Signed Item??

ricardouno

Many years ago I obtained an item which was signed by Roger Maris when he retired. It is the October 12, 1968 page of the Sporting News which deals with his retirement. It shows a photo of Maris and his wife at his retirement ceremony and the page is devoted to his career.

Maris signed the photo, "Best Always, Roger Maris" with a black sharpie.

I recently submitted the item to PSA/DNA and it was verified to be totally authentic in all respects and they issued a certificate to this effect.

My question is this: I have a good friend who would like to purchase this piece. As I have no idea of its value, I am posting here to obtain an estimate of a possible retail or auction price. I would like to charge my friend less than the current "market" value, but I need an approximate current price to start with.

Thanks, in advance, for any help.

Ricardo

Here are the links to the photos of the item:

http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3566551/1092868431645_marisautograph1.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3566551/1089345146967_marisautograph2.JPG

fsjeter

Link One

Link two

I would put that somewhere in the neighbothood of $400.00 IMO. Autographed sportscards usually sell between $150 - $300 while 8x10's can go between $500 - $700.

Scott

Edited to add: That's a nice sig!