One thing I have noticed which seems a bit odd is that people want the items on flats. Team signed balls with a tough name can sell for almost nothing while the same names on a sheet of paper can sell for huge multiples of the ball. For example a team signed minor league ball with a Joe Giard might sell for $500 but a team sheet with him on it might sell for $5000 or more. I know people like to frame them, but there are people who keep a hole in their collection rather than fill it with a signed baseball, even a single!
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