Pete Rose -- The Autograph King?

scooter729 · #1 10-01-2024, 12:13 PM

Bob Feller was long thought to be the king of most autographs signed, but Rose may have surpassed him in recent years.

packs · #2 10-01-2024, 12:53 PM

Stan Musial sure has a lot of autographs out there.

So does Nolan Ryan.

quitcrab · #3 10-01-2024, 12:56 PM

Lots of Brooks Robinson too

parkplace33 · #4 10-01-2024, 12:59 PM

I saw on another thread that Pete Rose cards are worth more without his signature (due to the amount of them).

He is def the auto king of baseball.

Brent G. · #5 10-01-2024, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

I saw on another thread that Pete Rose cards are worth more without his signature (due to the amount of them).

He is def the auto king of baseball.

I saw someone fork over $500 for him to sign a beat up rookie card -- I thought it was insane. I guess that's the new thing. I saw Joe Montana is charging $900 to do the same on an '81 Topps.

packs · #6 10-01-2024, 01:07 PM

Everyone is charging more now for signing their rookie cards. It's become pretty common at the shows.

I will say, Nolan Ryan truly is a class act. His foundation charges one price for any card you want to send and it costs the same to sign his rookie card as it does for a card printed yesterday.

Brent G. · #7 10-01-2024, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Everyone is charging more now for signing their rookie cards. It's become pretty common at the shows.

Yeah, and Fanatics-exclusive guys are charging amounts that make zero financial sense.

Brent G. · #8 10-01-2024, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Everyone is charging more now for signing their rookie cards. It's become pretty common at the shows.

I will say, Nolan Ryan truly is a class act. His foundation charges one price for any card you want to send and it costs the same to sign his rookie card as it does for a card printed yesterday.

I took advantage of that myself -- you're right, great deal. Got it back in around two months.

egri · #9 10-02-2024, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Everyone is charging more now for signing their rookie cards. It's become pretty common at the shows.

I will say, Nolan Ryan truly is a class act. His foundation charges one price for any card you want to send and it costs the same to sign his rookie card as it does for a card printed yesterday.

Carl Yastrzemski is another one who doesn't upcharge for his rookie cards, although his fee has been increasing in recent years.

perezfan · #10 10-01-2024, 01:11 PM

As many autos as Pete has penned, I noticed a gigantic uptick in eBay sales yesterday. I had a few Rose signed pieces on my watch list for months, and yesterday all but one of them sold. There were many in which the seller raised the price earlier in the day, and even those sold through.

His sig is as common as it gets, but some of the earlier images Pete signed are seldom-seen (back in his mid 60s crew-cut days). That said, here are the top 10 deceased players that I'd rank as most common...

Feller
Rose
Musial
Spahn
Mantle
Banks
Mathews
Brooks Robinson
Berra
Ford

Probably forgot a couple of obvious ones (Gibson), but those came to mind first. RIP Charlie Hustle

BioCRN · #11 10-01-2024, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

As many autos as Pete has penned, I noticed a gigantic uptick in eBay sales yesterday.

Death always brings this out. Some people, a notable amount, mourn through buying stuff.

I remember Mike Darr autos going for $20-$50+ for almost a week after his death in 2002.

Within a month it was back in the single-digits of cost. Currently you can get one for a buck or two.

Flintboy · #12 10-01-2024, 01:25 PM

What players were the toughest auto to get?

perezfan · #13 10-01-2024, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Flintboy

What players were the toughest auto to get?

You'd have to specify an era, unless you want names like Candy Cummings, Addie Joss and Jack Chesbro.

If you mean more modern players, then how about Mike Marshall, who famously refused to sign. And perhaps the best is Rimp Lanier (I can't take credit for that one.... my buddy Mike K. clued me into him). He might be the ultimate "cup of coffee" guy... look him up!

Brent G. · #14 10-01-2024, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Flintboy

What players were the toughest auto to get?

Seems like Joe Jackson is way up there. Modern -- Barry Bonds?

packs · #15 10-01-2024, 01:54 PM

I think the toughest modern guys at the moment are Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, and Tiger Woods.

Brady does do private signings but it's usually something crazy like $1,500 and up. But I think he's probably next to impossible under any other circumstances.

I don't think Jordan or Woods will ever hit the show market. They both did private UDA signings in the past but I think those days are probably never coming around again. Highly doubt you'd ever get them in person either.

Then there are guys I know just don't like signing. Ken Griffey Jr is one. Zach Greinke another. I think Barry Bonds does do private signings once in a while.

Here's a cranky Greinke:

ALR-bishop · #16 10-02-2024, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Stan Musial sure has a lot of autographs out there.

So does Nolan Ryan.

I do not know if he did shows but he had a company that he marketed his autographs and memorabila through. I do not think he ever made more than $100,000 a year playing. But if you met him anywhere in St Louis he would sign for free....and play the harmonica too

CurtisFlood · #17 10-01-2024, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter729

Bob Feller was long thought to be the king of most autographs signed, but Rose may have surpassed him in recent years.

Agree on Feller, it was said the most rare Feller collectible was one that was not signed.

Also agree Pete may have passed Bob due to his Las Vegas and Cooperstown endeavors.

Bpm0014 · #18 10-01-2024, 02:09 PM

I don't think Jordan or Woods will ever hit the show market. They both did private UDA signings in the past but I think those days are probably never coming around again. Highly doubt you'd ever get them in person either.

I was lucky enough to get 20+ Jordan autographs in person thru my uncle. One (on a replica rookie jersey) of which PSA deemed "likely not genuine"

Brent G. · #19 10-01-2024, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bpm0014

I don't think Jordan or Woods will ever hit the show market. They both did private UDA signings in the past but I think those days are probably never coming around again. Highly doubt you'd ever get them in person either.

I was lucky enough to get 20+ Jordan autographs in person thru my uncle. One (on a replica rookie jersey) of which PSA deemed "likely not genuine"

What's your favorite one you're still sitting on, Brendan?

calvindog · #20 10-02-2024, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bpm0014

I don't think Jordan or Woods will ever hit the show market. They both did private UDA signings in the past but I think those days are probably never coming around again. Highly doubt you'd ever get them in person either.

I can personally vouch for Tiger Woods being a very difficult signature. This was from about 11 years ago and was only signed after he grumbled that he believed the ball would be immediately turned around and sold on eBay. Only after the head of his agency told him he had to sign it, did he relent.

PS anyone who wants to buy it, make me an offer as I would want Tiger to be right on this one.

steve B · #21 10-02-2024, 10:43 AM

even in the mid 70's Feller was a fast signer. When I met him at a home run derby he pitched between games of a double header he started with a stack of page sized printed pictures with career highlights on the back. Probably about 2000 of them. I was one of the last kids to go up, shy even though he was sitting in the stands. Got a couple pictures and a piece of paper for dads autograph book, and ended up talking pitching for a bit (I had no idea just how cool that was until later) by the time he said he had to go keep the grownups happy the stack of pictures was gone. Many of them made into paper planes and thrown around and off the top of the stadium.
He didn't even mind that, it was just kids being kids,

jakebeckleyoldeagleeye · #22 10-02-2024, 11:02 AM

Not getting paid for it I'd go with Feller and in another sport Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull were the kings of signing for free.

packs · #23 10-02-2024, 11:40 AM

You might think of him right away but I bet Denny McClain signed almost as much as Pete Rose. He would set up his own table at just about every show I ever saw a flyer for over at least two decades. many times he would be signing for free if he made a deal with the promoter.

Huck · #24 10-01-2024, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter729

Bob Feller was long thought to be the king of most autographs signed.......

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