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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Decades ago in the hobby signed cards went begging. Many collectors thought of them as defaced. I recall purchasing lots of 1950s HOFer signed cards at auctions where no one even wanted to pay $2 each for them. I still have some of them. I also recall being looked at like I was nuts for getting old timers to sign their vintage cards at shows. That attitude persisted until relatively recently. I picked up quite a few signed HOFer cards at various Nationals over the last decade for less than the cost of the raw card in comparable condition. In some cases I was not only able to knock off a want list or type card but get an autograph to boot. That hasn't been the case for a few years now, though.
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I remember when I was in fifth grade (9-10 years ago) and I picked up Bobby Doerr's 1949 Bowman card from the local card store. I asked the owner if I should send the card to Doerr to sign, and before I'd even finished the question he was shaking his head no.