Does Gem Mint 10 on autographs add value?

mrmint23

This was my project at the National. Bought the card raw then got Bob Gibson to sign and subbed it to PSA for a 10.

thenavarro

Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't, way too many variables for a blanket answer. For the living guys, and for a lot of the recently expired ones as well, autograph 10's are not that hard to get. It's not like the card grades.

Some people will pay a premium for them. I personally don't really care for the autograph grades and never really saw the point in them from a collecting standpoint, cause what is a 10 today, might be a 5 in a month if exposed to light. The condition can change a lot more easily on slabbed graphs IMO, then it can on slabbed cards with few exceptions.

However, there are some people that participate in the autograph registries that will pay a premium for 10's just like on the card side.

Neat looking Bob Gibson signed rookie!

Mike

mrmint23

Thanks Mike, I asked him to sign below his name.

rtimmer

Blue flip NO, Red flip YES!!

leathtech

I've gotten some high prices on stuff I've sold with 10 auto grade vs. just normal red flip grades. For example I've gotten several Sandberg rookies done - for some reason the blue flip 10 grades always seem to sell better than red flips.

Does anyone know if there is a blue flip registry?

scmavl

I feel like it makes the biggest difference in price on single signed balls, especially older ones. So many cards signed with Sharpie's have a lot of 10's out there. Either way, great looking Gibson, Kirk!

LJB17

<< <i>I feel like it makes the biggest difference in price on single signed balls, especially older ones. So many cards signed with Sharpie's have a lot of 10's out there. Either way, great looking Gibson, Kirk! >>



I see what you did there. Very clever.

kingnascar

I saw that card in person. It is an awesome auto.

ROLL TIDE !

Logan

ThoseBackPages

<< <i>I saw that card in person. It is an awesome auto.

ROLL TIDE !

Logan >>



THIS!!!

jswieton

Honestly, that card would probably sell for more in a red flip with # grade. If the card was a beater then yes, the blue flip with auto grade of 10 would sell for more. However, unless there is a defect on the back or a surface wrinkle that can't be seen in the scan then you would be better off getting a PSA 5 (red flip) than a PSA 10 (blue flip) for this card. Like theNavarro said, it really depends on what card and player you are getting signed. Bob Gibson almost always takes his time to sign his name and will usually be a 10 at any paid event unless you use a bad Sharpie. Eitherway, you have an awesome card there. Congrats!!

VitoCo1972

<< <i>Blue flip NO, Red flip YES!! >>



Couldn't have said it better. Red Flip's with signatures have a grade on them - for the card, not the autograph. The auto is merely authenticated. High grade signed cards can sell for ultra premiums - especially pre 1970.