Hank Aaron Front Row

[mrmopar]

I know that Front Row did a lot of signed cards back in the 90s. I remember seeing a lot of different sets, but I never really looked into the company a whole lot. I recall they typically came in bags (kind of like Star Co sets, but maybe not actually sealed) with a little certificate. The unfortunate part is that the certificated didn't match up to a card with a number or anything else that could prevent someone from taking a good card and cert and pairing the good cert with a bad card.

However, I also have seen a number of these that clearly were not part of those sets, don't come with any cert and appear to have been either signed at a later signing or are just fake. I'm guessing there was no unissued supply that made its way into the market.

Any opinions on these Aaron cards? I see a lot of sellers offering them singularly, but this was a lot sold by Probstein not that long ago.

[rjackson44]

i was offered these at a recent show ,,they all look bad ,,just my humble opinion,he wanted $75

[HOFAUTOS]

These are bad, and there are a bunch that were slabbed by PSA/DNA years ago

[mainemule]

I have had this Aaron signed FR card for 15+ years. I've always thought it was ok.

[WhatsNext]

mainmule, yours looks authentic, the originals posted do not.

[mainemule]

Originally Posted by WhatsNext

mainmule, yours looks authentic, the originals posted do not.

Thanks, I've always thought mine real. I have a similar Campy too, along with many of the more readily available FR autos.

[mrmopar]

A lot of those Front Row sets were sold with an autograph card included and those certificates. Although the certificate doesn't match a specific card (they are numbered, but the cards were not), it is not too much of a stretch to assume the card is good if it came with one of those certificates. Of course, I am also not foolish enough to believe that this could not be abused by using a good certificate with a bad card as well.

I have a few auto sets that were sealed with a Front Row sticker. I assume that is how they were originally issued, but was not the original purchaser of any of the sets I have, so I don't know for sure.