Posted By:
Gilbert MainesMr. Rudd: I have never gotten into autograph collecting, but can appreciate some of the attractiveness of it. Last week, precipitated in part by one of your previous statements regarding the relative bargain status of '30s MLB autographs, I checked some on eBay. I noted a substantial difference in price between autographs on original cards when compared with the same autograph on a reprint (~2X$). What impact would you estimate an autograph on a copy of a painting of an original card - as is being discussed here, would have? Lesser than an autographed original card, I would guess, but greater than a reprint.
And for fun, what value impact would Mantle's autograph on the original painting have had?
Edited to add: a point which I had hoped would come out in this thread is the Dugout Quiz on the backs of these cards, which are better than the trivia questions of most years issues. Does anyone know where I could obtain scan of all of these Dugout Quizes, or a list of them?