Quick DiMaggio pricing help needed

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

I won't put words in Shelly's mouth, but I believe he is referring to the poor contrast on the dark background. A significant portion of the autograph has poor contrast.

From a card purist perspective, the card is ruined. From an autograph perspective, it is subpar quality due to contrast issues.

Thank you Steve. You put the right words in my mouth.

[Bliggity]

Thanks to everyone for the very helpful feedback. I ended up buying the card at a price between Shelly's estimate and Stephen's estimate. I do understand the downsides of the card and the limitations on resale, but I still thought the card was neat and unusual. Your feedback did help me negotiate the price down pretty substantially, so thanks again!

[btcarfagno]

In that case I would say you did just fine. The contrast issue seems to affect maybe 20% of the autograph. While I can see that affecting the value somewhat, I don't think that it is a major concern.

Also, it wouldn't just be collectors of this signed set who would be interested. This isn't Hank Bauer we are talking about here. There would be plenty of interest from those who collect Joe D signed cards as well.

Nice pickup for sure.

Tom C

[Duluth Eskimo]

I still think it's a beautiful card.