October Autograph Pickups

[tazdmb]

#225-I can't imagine ever getting to 250 with the current HOF lineup.

[Runscott]

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[whyconform]

Some sweet HOF pickups this month. Nice to see so many over 200. I'm stuck at 228. I doubt I'll be seeing that number rise until we get a new class. New priorities in life I guess... Either way, I've been ditching some sticker autos and late in life autos for some older, dated autos, like GPC's & checks.

Taz, going from 225 to 250 would probably cost as much as 0-225. I think it's safe to say you can get to 235-240 in terms of availability through auctions within a year or two (and deep pockets). The jump from 240-250 might take years....

[Klrdds]

The way to make a jump is to do what I have done and continue to do, and that is to take a gamble on the older guys who might get elected from the Veterans Committee and buy them when able . Granted it is a huge gamble and you may buy 15 autographs over time and only 1 or 2 guys get elected but you have them and at a considerable savings compared to waiting until they get elected when prices go up. You just have to be willing to gamble and run the risk vs reward on the money side. Granted when I started doing it prices were much cheaper . I have been very lucky to have been able to do this and have a lot of these guys eventually get elected, some 5-10 years after buying them.
I agree totally with the statement that 225-250 will probably cost as much as 0-225 but it will take longer to do also. I believe this because of the scarcity of some of these autos and lack of appearance in the marketplace, whether public or private deals .

[tazdmb]

I just did a quick check, and ignoring how deep my pockets are (not that deep) getting to 250 would be a huge stretch with the current pool without spending more than $5k for any one autograph. Plus I (anyone) would need to be a little lucky with timing-who knows when the next Effa Manley autograph will come up at an auction/for sale and will i have the free cash flow at that time to spend.

Plus, I don't how much longer the Pre-Intergration ballot will be around until they finally say-OK, it is been over 100 years-if they are not in by now, maybe they don't deserve induction. Plus most (not all) of those players autographs that may get in from that period are already so scarce in the marketplace that I will probably never get a chance to own-haven seen a Pete Browning or Tony Mullane autograph offered in some time. That being said, I did take a very expensive insurance rider out on Bill Dahlen recently.

[Klrdds]

Bill Dahlen is a solid gamble. It is not a question of "if" but "when" for him.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Klrdds

Bill Dahlen is a solid gamble. It is not a question of "if" but "when" for him.

I don't think the 100-year theory supports the above statement!