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Originally Posted by BigJJ
Perfect example. If not for supply, Feller might be as costly as Ted Williams, etc.
Koufax is also an interesting case study, like Ted Williams, but even to a greater degree, Koufax will not sign, as a business venture, unless real money is put forward. But if you see Koufax in person, especially kids, he goes out of his way to sign and accommodate. Williams and Koufax kept their markets high, not by refusing fans, but by refusing lower paying signings and appearances.
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Very true. I have had the opportunity to see Mr. Koufax twice over the past 5 years, and each time he was extremely accommodating. To the point I was shaking my head that Sandy Koufax was taking his time to sign autographs for a bunch of collectors and dealers. And then we get the drive by or wave from some bench warmer.