Determining Auto PSA/DNA card prices

akuracy503

How do most folks determine the market value when looking to purchase a baseball card auto'd by HOF in PSA/DNA Slab?

Do you just add on the players auto value according to SMR plus rough raw value of the card?

Seems a lot of nice HOF ball players cards are psa/dna signed however sellers are asking for a bit much if you ask me...
To me these are nothing but eye candy, rather than guaranteed value.

Any opinions...

MeteoriteGuy

I have bought maybe 30 PSA/DNA slabbed sigs....and it depends too much to put in a simple answer for me. What card it is, how the signature looks, where the signature is located, how well I like the set being the main factors....besides the obvious, how much I like the player, rare the signature is and how it fits my collection.

So its like the ultimate algebra problem. x + y -/+ m + q = l (+/- h)

yankeeno7

It's really hit or miss...I go for nailing deals for my collection. Sometimes you can just get them very cheap and sometimes they go for a lot more than expected. Impossible to guess. Card condition and how clean the sig is has a LOT to do with final value.

schr1st

It depends on the card, the player, the toughness of the signature (either the person didn't sign often or didn't have much time to sign the item in question, etc.), the quality of the signature, and a whole host of other factors.

Case in point, the Perez-Steele HOF card for Richie Ashburn. His isn't the toughest signature in the world, the cards aren't the toughest in the world, but because he passed so soon after they were issued, they sell for hundreds of dollars, more than people like Mantle, Williams, and DiMaggio.

Best way to go about it: pay what you feel comfortable paying. It may take a bit of getting used to, but you'll be happier in the long run.