Are there any players from the mid 1980's that are difficult signers?

milbroco

I used to go to games here in Philly and down in Baltimore in the mid 1980's with various baseball cards and had players sign them on there way to the team bus after games. I am thinking of selling some on ebay and wanted to know if there were any players that may be worth a little more because they were tough signers. Now yes I know that if I have a card signed even multiples, he was not a tough signer. But what if I got lucky? Like when I was able to get Bobby Bonds on his rookie card. If I remember correctly, he was difficult.
Thans,
Robert

vols1

Donnie Moore and Joe DeSa both died young. And David Wells won't sign certain cards.

grote15

Byron McLaughlin

PMKAY

Chico Escuela. Baseball was berry berry good to him but I've yet to see any of his autographs anywhere.

RedHeart54

Ricky Wright, a journeyman pitcher in the '80s, apparently refuses to sign Topps cards. There was an ebay auction in which his '87 went for a seemingly crazy $5100. (There is one currently with an opening bid of $800.) We had a thread about it last year. '87 Topps Wright

I do remember reading in an old Beckett about a player who refused to sign Topps cards because he had religious objections against, of all things, Garbage Pail Kids. Don't remember who it was.

LarkinCollector

<< <i>Ricky Wright, a journeyman pitcher in the '80s, apparently refuses to sign Topps cards. There was an ebay auction in which his '87 went for a seemingly crazy $5100. (There is one currently with an opening bid of $800.) We had a thread about it last year. '87 Topps Wright

I do remember reading in an old Beckett about a player who refused to sign Topps cards because he had religious objections against, of all things, Garbage Pail Kids. Don't remember who it was. >>


That's pretty crazy. Thanks for the link to the old thread! I hadn't seen that one before.

downtown

<< <i>Ricky Wright, a journeyman pitcher in the '80s, apparently refuses to sign Topps cards. There was an ebay auction in which his '87 went for a seemingly crazy $5100. (There is one currently with an opening bid of $800.) We had a thread about it last year. '87 Topps Wright

I do remember reading in an old Beckett about a player who refused to sign Topps cards because he had religious objections against, of all things, Garbage Pail Kids. Don't remember who it was. >>



That was Glenn Davis of the Astros

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tennesseebanker

At one point in my collecting career I attempted to put together a complete 86 Donruss Signed Set. I lost interest about half-way through, but I did manage to pick-up this one along the way............Still have the card along with the incomplete set.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Byron McLaughlin >>



I hear his knock off shoes are way easier to obtain.

tennesseebanker

I think Mr. McLaughlin may be alive and well and living in the Tampa area. Still trafficking cocaine disguised as Emmitt Smith memorabilia.

fiveniner

Gary Lucus

jrboles

George Hendrick was supposedly touch when he was a player. Has that changed now that he is coaching?

Dboneesq

<< <i>At one point in my collecting career I attempted to put together a complete 86 Donruss Signed Set. I lost interest about half-way through, but I did manage to pick-up this one along the way............Still have the card along with the incomplete set.
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That '86 DeSa is a real tough one to get, as he died 12/20/86.

NickM

Gary Lucas was a decent signer. Not sure why he's on anyone's list.
Willie Wilson was very tough. He's now making up for it doing certified autos.
Bo Diaz wasn't the easiest sig to get, and he died young.
Mike Sharperson, Tim Crews, Steve Olin, and Gus Polidor weren't tough sigs, but they all died young.
Alejandro Pena was tough at the time, but became a lot easier years later when he became a coach.
Ivan Calderon was moderately tough at the time, and not only died quite a while ago, he had left the mainland U.S. after retirement and didn't do shows or TTM.