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HUGE Auto Collection--Need some opinions
TonyC
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I purchased a large collection of autographed items from a walk-in today. Most of the autographed pieces have mildew damage, but the autographs are still solid. I have a few scans of some of the better pieces below. How can I go about figuring out which autos are good without signing my life away to PSA/DNA, and how can I sell these pieces even though they are damaged? Any opinions are welcome.
Collecting Tony Conigliaro
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Stengel looks good....
<< <i>Might the Munson be an autopen? >>
Yes, Munson is a pre-print/autopen type signature (been discussed on this borad previously); The Stengel is nice!
The Munson is a pre-print on the photo. In that condition you'd be lucky to sell it as is.
The Campanella is a common secretarial. Don't know if it was his wife or someone answering mail, but that is what you would get back if you wrote to him. Nothing done with any intent to defraud.
I think the Dimaggio might be signed by his sister, I'll have to check my exemplar. I get confused on his as it was always assumed this style was no good, but they keep passing PSA and JSA.
The second Ryan is signed by a clubhouse attendant. The first one looks OK.
The Stengel and Lindstrom were often sent as "bonuses" when you wrote to either of those guys. The Stengel can sell for upwards of ~$100 he personalized most of them with name and some kind of baseball related saying. Lindstrom is not very popular or difficult to get.
The McCarthy postcard of Mays I think is good, but a buddy of mine had a 3x5 exactly like that nixed by JSA.
The Aaron looks just like one I had nixed by JSA.
It would appear these were all TTM requests. Just goes to show you what a crapshoot it can be. Everything else looks OK, though I not a football expert on the Graham and Hirsch.
Mike
Casey Stengel
Willie Mays
Nolan Ryan (first sig)
Crazylegs Hirsch
Hank Aaron
Yogi Berra
all look good to me and I would buy any of them at first glance. I don't know enough about the rest and would not buy Munson or Campanella
If anyone is interested in anything I've posted, feel free to make me an offer; I'll put them all on eBay in the end, so it would save me the time.
I like the Casey Stengel inscription.
cheers
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what the heck, you can actually read mays sig, its gotta be a fake!