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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
And here's a hint to dealers: Don't put 50 copies of the same signed pose into one binder. People aren't going to be tempted to buy something that appears as common as toilet paper unless you're having a $1 sale. Idea #2: Have you been lugging those 100 Lou Boudreau 8X10s to every show since 1989 with no takers? Do yourself a favor and start giving them away to each kid under 10 who walks by your table. Your small gesture might help bring the love back for this dying medium to the demographic that is most needed to carry it forward. The kid's Dad might be more prone to buying something from you, and if giving away 100 signed photos manages to start even one young person on a lifelong road to autograph collecting, it will have been worthwhile.
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Or how about just pricing them to move, whatever that might be? And if there's no price anybody will pay, by all means blow them out as above, or do a "Buy one, get one free" sign. Conversely, for collectors who are always starting "what's smart to buy now" threads, you could probably do worse than look for such bargains on selected players that don't have much demand now, but didn't live long enough to flood the market with so many thousands of the same photo that they will never be worth much. It doesn't make sense that 8x10s, which can make great wall displays, aren't sought after the way signed baseballs and cards are, it's just a matter of price and supply and demand. As for the modern players, with their two line scrawls and five-circle scribbles, they will be cranking those out for so long that when the apocalypse hits, their value will reside in stoking fires to keep people alive. I can see it now: "Honey, we need more kindling. Can I please have the Ohtanis and Sotos now?"