I suppose although nothing like the real thing, these cards have their own following. I have a bunch of Don Zimmer cards that were apparently wife signed. I won't try to alter them or toss them.
I think a wife/ghost signed card in good shape is better looking than any of these off condition tattered cards some people seem to like. I can understand a rare/obscure card to take in whatever condition, but some of these are so beat up or damaged that buying them makes zero sense to me. It's OK to have a card with the team scratched out and a new one written in by some 60s kid, but a nice cursive signature (albeit not the player) is just unacceptable!
Just get a reprint was my thought at first. However, it can't be about the look of the card (because some are so hideous, you might go blind looking at them), but more the actual ownership of what was once the card in its glory.
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