Common flaws with Baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.
Gary Sheffield autographed baseball cardOnce a baseball card is signed the value of the unsigned card is lowered. The signature will be considered a flaw in the condition of the card and the value will the rely on the signature, and how well the card displays it. A Gary Sheffield autographed baseball card is worth about $15. -$25. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. Signatures that have not been authenticated could sell at half the market value or less.
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2009 Topps 206 Bronze Jimmie Foxx card number 36A 2009 Topps 206 Bronze Jimmie Foxx card number 36 has a book value of about $1.50 in Near Mint - Mint condition. Professionally graded cards will sell for more. Condition is important. Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.
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Phil Rizzuto autographed 1953 Topps baseball cardA Phil Rizzuto autographed baseball card is worth between $25. -$35. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. Signatures that have not been authenticated could sell at half the market value or less. In general, collectors of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value. If the signature has a lower value than the card it will lower the value of the card. The un-signed card will have a higher value.A 1953 Topps Phil Rizzuto card number 114 has a book value of about $250.00 in Near Mint condition. Because the card is signed it cannot achive a high grade, and will sell well below the market value of the unsigned card.
In general a Ralph Kiner signed baseball card is worth about $35.-$45. Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less. Collectible items could add value to the price of a signature but not always. As in the case of a baseball card, generally a collector of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value. A collector of signatures will not always pay extra for the "collectible" baseball card. The autograph collectors main concern is displaying the signature. This is why it is not a good idea to have an expensive baseball card signed. You could devalue the price of the card, and get less for it. Even if the baseball card has a low value today, if the price goes up in the future the value will be diminished by the signature. Once a collectible baseball card is signed the value of the card dramatically goes down as a collectible. The card then becomes an Item to display the signature. The bulk of the value relies on the value of the signature of the player that signed the card, and how well the card displays the signature. A high valued card could add some value to the signature, but not to it's full unsigned value.
Kirby Puckett signed baseball cardA Kirby Puckett signed baseball card is worth between $60.-$75. Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less. Add for inscriptions.The 1987 Topps card 450 was a good card to have signed. Unsigned it would most likely not have any significant value in the future. In general, collectors of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value. If the signature has a lower value than the card it will lower the value of the card. The un-signed card will have a higher value.
Jackie Robinson signed baseball cardA Jackie Robinson baseball card is worth about $750. - $1,400. Price will vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. The type of card, and how well it displays the signature will effect the price, but not the value of the card unsigned. If the card was issued by a major baseball card company as an insert and has a limited number it could have additional value as being part of a set. This value should be listed in a baseball card price guide.In general, collectors of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value. If the signature has a lower value than the card it will lower the value of the card. The un-signed card will have a higher value.In Recent auctions:a Jackie Robinson signed B&W HOF card sold for $1,434.00 (May 2008)a Jackie Robinson signed Exibit card Encapsulated by PSA/DNA sold for $776.75a Jackie Robinson signed post card Encapsulated by PSA/DNA grade Gem Mint sold for $1,434.00
Signed Baseball Cards vs Un-SignedA signature does not increase the collectible value of a baseball card. Once a card is signed the signature (not the card) becomes the collectible, and holds the bulk of the value. The baseball card is used to display the signature, and the value will be effected by how well the signature is displayed.In general, collectors of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value of the card as a collectible. If the signature has a lower value than the card it will lower the value of the card. The un-signed card will have a higher value.This is why it is not a good idea to have an expensive card signed. Signatures have a higher value on a baseball than on a card. Signed baseball cards sell at about 10-30 percent the value of a signed baseball. The percentage will vary based on the popularity and rarity of the signature.
A 2003 Upper Deck Play Ball Jimmie Foxx card number 82 has a book value of about $10.00 in near/mint -mint condition. Professionally graded cards will sell for more. Condition is important. Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.
Autographed baseball cardsIn general, collectors of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value. If the signature has a lower value than the card it will lower the value of the card. The un-signed card will have a higher value.
This card is not Craig Biggio's rookie card. His rookie card was issued in 1989 by Topps, card number 49. A 1990 Topps Craig Biggio baseball card number 157 has a book value of about .25 cents in near/mint -mint condition. Professionally graded cards will sell for more. Condition is important.Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.