Ted Williams autographed photo question

brion8

I was sorting through some things last night and came across this photo of Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. I bought it years ago with the intention of having all three sign it. In the end, I only ended up get Williams to sign. The pic hasn't been authenticated by PSA, but I know it's legit as I got the auto at a card show years ago. I have several questions...

1) Is it worth getting authenticated by PSA? If so, how much does that cost?
2) What would you estimate the value at right now, and the value after authentication?

I'll be looking to sell it, I just need to get opinions on whether is worth authenticating.

Thanks,
Brion

schr1st

PSA/DNA charges $75 for a single signed Williams photo. After authentication, you might get about $200 or so for it, maybe more. Without the authentication though, it'll be hard to move, as that is a very common item for forged Williams signatures (granted, it's usually forged signatures of all 3, but still).

TNTonPMS

Yupp, there have to be a million and a half forgeries of that exact pic , With Mantle , without Mantle , with Joe and without Joe, they're werkin every angle , someone that has studied Williams signature and it's variations and changes over the years would buy it if they knew it was the real thing , but not too many others would without a reputable LOA.

earlycalguy

nice auto and photo. I am not sure you'd get $200 though, maybe a photo of just Ted by himself that is signed. sometimes a multi player photo with only one person signed is not quite as attractive to buyers. just something to think about when spending the $100 to autenticated with shipping to/from

Allen

Just get Mantle and Joe D to sign it....