How many do you have in your hall of fame collection

[tazdmb]

tdellis, let me preface my long post with this-
I know you are new, so please understand that these boards are great (GREAT!) for sharing and exchanging information. You will find more knowledge here than you probably will anywhere else on this matter-including the TPAs for no cost. Additionally, HOF autographs trade hands here among some hobby veterans and prices that are probably more fair than anywhere (except maybe for Jim and Rich' newsletters)

PSA sight lists 261 different HOFers where more than 10 or so examples on that HOF autograph exists. This includes some very tough names, such as Cap Anson, Willie Foster, Martin Dihigo....The remaining 53 are considered beyond scarce to the point where there are not probably more than 10 examples that exist in the public. If we take away the Torrientes and Grants of these 53, which are pretty much confirmed don't exist outside the Government archives, as well as Joss which is owned by someone else on these boards, you come on the boards and claim to have nearly 1/2 of these in your collection.

I am not saying you don't, but please understand the skepticism. You come out "guns blazing" claiming that you have 281 different HOFers, but will only show your recent Ruth and Bresnahan pickups, and not share pictures of your others. I know the only Sol White and one of two known George Davis autographs recently changed hands-where you the lucky bidder who got a steal? I lot of veterans here love to see exemplars for comparison purposes, as well as give us something to drool at during work. You asked for our help about valuing a Huggins and Gehrig autograph, now we are asking for your help to help add to the groups collective knowledge of some of the toughest and desirable autographs in Baseball. No one is asking to see the entire collection, but I am sure we would all love a taste along with learning the history of how some of these tough autographs were obtained.

I will get off my soapbox now.