Opinions on Walter Johnson Single Signed value

[rholmes]

Anyone want to take an educated guess where this Walter Johnson ball would land if auctioned via REA, Heritage, etc? I've looked through realized prices for single signed WJs and of course they are all over the places depending on the specifics of each signature and the actual ball it was signed on.

Minuses for this ball would be:

-Some relative signature lightness in spots.
-Signature on side panel.
-Ball is personalized/inscribed.
-Not OAL

Pros would be:

-The ball is ONL/Int'l League from 1928, the one year Walter Johnson managed (and even had a few pinch at-bats) at Newark.
-The ball is in nice condition.
-The personalization has association to Walter Johnson's career. George McBride was Walter's teammate for 13 years and when Walter signed as manager at Newark he asked George McBride to be a coach. George had Walter sign this ball to his young nephew sometime that year.

This ball is mine and I'm not selling, but it's not directly in my collecting wheelhouse...so is something I'd possibly trade if a scenario came up, and I'd like to know how I should be thinking about it re: value.

[Duluth Eskimo]

That's a nice piece. I'll defer to some better single signed ball collectors and Johnson experts.

[btcarfagno]

My best guess would be in the $1,500-2,000 range.

[rholmes]

Thanks, Tom.

By the way, if anyone has a similar decent looking WJ single signed for sale in the $1500-$2000 range, let me know. I might be a buyer.

[rholmes]

Since I mentioned it in my original post, here's the box score from Walter Johnson's last appearance in a pro game, putting himself in to pinch hit in the 9th.

The Reading Times, September 17, 1928:

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by rholmes

Thanks, Tom.

By the way, if anyone has a similar decent looking WJ single signed for sale in the $1500-$2000 range, let me know. I might be a buyer.

Then be sure to keep a look out at Heritage. Similar ones in the price range hit there about twice a year.

[packs]

I agree with the valuation. This example sold in SCP. It is an official American League ball and though the condition is slightly worse than yours, it is not personalized and on the sweet spot. It sold for $1,290

https://catalog.scpauctions.com/bids...e?itemid=21122