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Autographed HOF bats? How to go about valuing/selling?

I've been out of the sports memorabilia game for more than a decade...

From the early 1980s through the early 1990s, my father and I traveled up and down the east coast to baseball card shows where Hall of Fame players were signing (for a fee). Every two years, we also took a trip to Cooperstown and bought one or two of their limited edition bats.

From those days, I have 5-6 autographed bats, most of some limited edition variety sold in Cooperstown. Three have 25-45 signatures from HOF'rs. If a baseball player in the HOF signed autographs at a show on the east coast between 1983 to 1993, chances are good we got their autograph on one of these bats. If I recall correctly, our best bat is a limited edition from Cooperstown with ~45 HOF signatures, including those of Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Hank Aaron. I haven't been to any shows to add more signatures since 1993. All autographs were obtained in person, and in many cases, we have a picture of me standing next to (or in front of) the signee.

I've been doing some research this morning, and it appears that you must get such items PSA/DNA certified for them to have any real value. Is that correct? I got all autographs in person, so I assume that won't be a problem.

Once these items are PSA/DNA certified, what kind of value ranges am I looking at? And what is the market for these things like? And where would I go to sell them?

I would greatly appreciate any advice members can offer.
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