Cutting up a multi-signed HOF item for individual resale: sinful or savvy?

travrosty · #1 09-16-2012, 02:49 PM

easier to sell piece signatures, if its not baseball's equivalent of declaration of independence, it's not a sin. it's yours to do with what you want. it'snot like cutting up a jersey or a bat , which was meant to be intact. signatures get cut up all the time. i would take a picture of them all together though, and when you sell, include that picture of the full item in case someone asks to show it wasn't a "cut" made to order so to speak.

Exhibitman · #2 09-16-2012, 03:40 PM

Depends. I've purchased multiple-signed sheets from various events just for one or two signatures on them with a plan to eventually cut them out and have them mounted with nice images.

7nohitter · #3 09-16-2012, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travrosty

easier to sell piece signatures, if its not baseball's equivalent of declaration of independence, it's not a sin. it's yours to do with what you want. it'snot like cutting up a jersey or a bat , which was meant to be intact. signatures get cut up all the time. i would take a picture of them all together though, and when you sell, include that picture of the full item in case someone asks to show it wasn't a "cut" made to order so to speak.

+1!

cjedmonton · #4 09-16-2012, 04:45 PM

Here it is:

I don't mind doing the extra leg work to separate them (most can stand well on their own), but I obviously don't want to take on the extra cost for re-submitting/slabbing them.

Thoughts?

daves_resale_shop · #5 09-16-2012, 04:50 PM

typically I would be fine with separating signatures so long as they did not overlap, or were on a medium that could be displayed tastefully as individuals... In this case I would say leave it be as many of the signatures on this program would not display nicely as individuals...

congrats on your purchase!
-Dave

terjung · #6 09-16-2012, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

typically I would be fine with separating signatures so long as they did not overlap, or were on a medium that could be displayed tastefully as individuals... In this case I would say leave it be as many of the signatures on this program would not display nicely as individuals...

congrats on your purchase!
-Dave

Agreed.

stewbacca · #7 09-16-2012, 05:11 PM

I know it has to do with money, but I dont think items like that should be cut up. It is a nice historical item from baseballs past and can be dated base on the material it is on. If you cut it all up, and put them onto other diplays I think you lose the reference of where and when it came from. Just my two cents.

perezfan · #8 09-16-2012, 05:15 PM

I agree that it would be difficult to extract one "clean" cut out of this... I would definitely leave it alone.

Scott Garner · #9 09-16-2012, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perezfan

I agree that it would be difficult to extract one "clean" cut out of this... I would definitely leave it alone.

+1

HRBAKER · #10 09-16-2012, 05:27 PM

I don't see a clean cut on there and although it isn't akin to Baseball's Declaration of Independence - I wouldn't cut it up. Neat piece but just a tough sell either way.

cjedmonton · #11 09-16-2012, 05:29 PM

I recognize sage advice when I read it. I'm starting to lean toward leaving it as is. I have a few items in the queue for Huggins & Scott's December auction. I'll get their $.02 as well before deciding.

Thanks, everyone.

JimStinson · #12 09-16-2012, 06:21 PM

Whats the value cut up ? $1,500.00 , It should sell for that intact. I once sold an important major league contract years ago Johnny Grabowski's LAST Yankees contract ! And then found out the buyer was going to cut the signature out and discard the contract. Myself and another collector had to come to the rescue. If I had known what he planned for it I never would have sold it. Money ain;t everything

View Poll Results: Cutting up a multi-signed HOF item for individual resale: sinful or savvy?
Sinful: No purist would ever condone such a blasphemous act!	16	50.00%
Savvy: If the price point is right, and there's enough upside...anything goes!	16	50.00%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

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