Personalization

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by MacDice

I have been looking for a particular item for 10 years and finally found it but the problem is that it is personalized and not sure if I should pass on it or not. If it was signed to a person with my name then it would not be an issue. Curious as to how many people purchased sign items personalized to someone else. The HOF has only been dead for a few years so it is not a rare signature just the piece is hard to find. Thoughts

What item are you looking at?

[Exhibitman]

Depends on the item. Sometimes the personalization adds character to the piece, like this Tunney dated during his championship reign:



Sometimes it gives you a bit of insight into the personality of the signer:



Sometimes it tells a bit of the story of the encounter that led to the signing:



And sometimes it is just plain fun:



If you've really been waiting ten years for the item to surface, I'd say jump on it.