My daughter always wanted to get his autograph. Did you get it at a game or card show? When we go to Yankee games we have never seen Jeter sign. I heard he signs a lot in Tampa during spring training. My kids got autographs of Mariano and Karsay in the past. Also, Enrique Wilson once walked over to my daughter during batting practice when he was shagging fly balls and handed my daughter a Yankee's 100th Anniversary OMB which was neat.
Try signing your name a couple thousand times in one sitting. This card is one of 100, but these guys have a dozen different stacks of 100 or 250 to sign, different makers, different inserts and variations. A tedious though lucrative afternoon, but wouldn't your handwriting get wobbly after maybe 500 signatures? Same thing at the shows, I would imagine, when hundreds of fans are lined up for autos. There has to be some variance in how they sign, right? Just seeking information.
There are undoubtedly differences....and you have to assume that this one is authentic.
Just my opinion, but I prefer auto's where you can actually recongnize who it is who signed it, without it being attached to something else. What I mean is --- that Jeter card is nice, but I haven't seen enough Jeter auto's to know that that's his auto if it wasn't on/in the card.
A few others that come to mind are Greg Maddux, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas and Bonds. I have them on baseballs and have seen enough of them to recognize them, but if a buddy comes over and takes a look at my auto'd ball collection - he has no clue who they are. Rambling...regards.
Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
Double WOW. LOL. I can't fathom why this ONE card sold for $446.99 but complete sets with 37 cards in a beautiful wood box have sold for $900 recently. Good ole fashioned bidding war I guess.
That one looks complete legit to me. I have one on a World Series envelope from Gateway Stamp Co, I think from the 1996 WS that looks just like this one.
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The most I have seen this card go for outside a set is about $350. One of my sets has this card and I love it.
My daughter always wanted to get his autograph. Did you get it at a game or card show? When we go to Yankee games we have never seen Jeter sign. I heard he signs a lot in Tampa during spring training. My kids got autographs of Mariano and Karsay in the past. Also, Enrique Wilson once walked over to my daughter during batting practice when he was shagging fly balls and handed my daughter a Yankee's 100th Anniversary OMB which was neat.
Just my opinion, but I prefer auto's where you can actually recongnize who it is who signed it, without it being attached to something else. What I mean is --- that Jeter card is nice, but I haven't seen enough Jeter auto's to know that that's his auto if it wasn't on/in the card.
A few others that come to mind are Greg Maddux, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas and Bonds. I have them on baseballs and have seen enough of them to recognize them, but if a buddy comes over and takes a look at my auto'd ball collection - he has no clue who they are. Rambling...regards.
Steve