1992 UD Heroes Wilt Chamberlain Auto

markmac

I recently purchased one of these in a PSA holder and was wondering if this was some kind of insert. I have checked the big Beckett Basketball Card Guide and can't seem to find out any information. With 1999 UD legends auto's going for over $1000, these seem like a good bargain in the $150-$250 range. I have seen the Jerry West autos in the Beckett, but no info on Chamberlain. Any help would be appreciated.
Mark

Allen

likely fake

helionaut

You're talking about the 10-card insert set with black borders from around 1993, right? There was no auto packed out in the Wilt set. There are a bunch on ebay now that are GAI-certified, but they were signed in person. Is your card PSA or PSA/DNA?

I never realized his autos were so high. The cheapest recent in-pack auto went for $1225.

markmac

PSA/DNA

pandrews

could be a buyback?

brumbach

There is a collector on the Beckett boards who has gained a lot of knowledge into the various Upper Deck Heroes sets. This Beckett Basketball thread contains a good explanation of things. For those too lazy to go across the street, this is the important post out of thread:

Did those cards come auto and non-auto?

The non-auto version only came in packs. The autograph version was only availabel through UDA back in 1993. UDA sold a framed set that included all cards in the chamberlain Heroes set and had the 'art' card autographed by Wilt (SRP according to one of my catalouges from 1994 was $999.99 USD). Here's what the item sold by UDA looked like (minus the autograph card) I was trying to get it cheap to house my copy of the autograph card. :-(


Why does the auto need to be authenticated if pack pulled?

All certified pack pulled autographs from sets issued before 1999 have to have the autograph certified by an autograph authenticator before PSA/DNA or GAI/DNA will slab them. Card companies were pretty lax in terms of witnessing the actual players sign the cards before 1999. Because card companies are more stringent in their methods since 1999, this requirement is not needed for the post'99 pack certified autographs.

There have been two instances where a couple of sellers have sold this card in bulk lots over the last 3 years. One seller sold between 15-25 copies back in late 2002 and early 2003. Those cards normally sold between $35-75. Another seller recently sold at least 10 and probably no more than 15 copies between late 2004 and March, 2005. He started each auction at $49.95 and aside from a couple of bidding wars, most sold in the $50-60 range. Most of these cards are now in the slabs that you see today.

One last thing if anyone is looking to buy this card: the UDA certified autograph was only signed with a thick, black sharpie. If its a thinner sharpie stroke or any other colour but black, it was not part of that set and may or may not be fake.

Cubfan

Mark,

Can you show us a scan of the card?

Thanks

markmac

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1992-UPPER-DECK-WILT-CHAMBERLAIN-PSA-DNA-AUTO-HOF_W0QQitemZ8700380935QQcategoryZ4235QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

brianwintersfan

Link

pandrews

looks to me like its just a regular card somebody got auto'd and submitted to psa..

sagard

<< <i>...For those too lazy to go across the street, this is the important post out of thread... >>



Thanks for posting the information. SGC is across the street, GAI is down the block, but those guys are from another planet.