Question by Frank C: how can i clean my sports card?
most of the cards i get autographed smudges because it is too glossy,what can i do so it wont smear?

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Answer by Joey C
Wipe with a dry soft cloth… and be careful!

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Updated September 2011. I have at least 15 more autographs that I have added to my collection since this video. I will have to update this, but in the meantime: I HAVE MADE A WEBSITE!!!!! Please visit and comment sites.google.com Hi all. Just wanted to show off my baseball autograph collection. I started it a few years back and it has grown substantially. I am focusing on Hall of Fame players, but also members of the 3000 hit, 300 win, 500 hr, and 3000 k clubs. The first 2/3 of the video is stricktly HOF’ers, but switches to non hall of famers. 90% are in my opinion future HOF’ers. At some point I did collect game used cards, but sold. At the end of the video, I have some gu cards as I am starting to build it back up. I also have a Thome patch collection, focusing on prime patches. Thanks for watching. Feel free to comment. All cards are authenticated by manufacturer or PSA/DNA with the exception of Pat Gillick. All cards are in a new magnetic holder w/ a team bag around it and placed in a box. Figured YouTube would be a nice way to show it off.

Question by : What is your most valuable Sports card.. Basketball, Football, Baseball, Etc…?
I would have to say that my most valuable sports cards is in my Basketball collection and its my Topps Big Game Josh Childress Autograph cards because i have a total of 6 of them, and there is only 75 made What is your most valuable card?

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Answer by codi
I dont collect cards

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Question by azevedo316: autographed sports card
I have an autographed football card and I’m trying to find out a ballpark figure of what its worth? I need a web site that i can go to, to find out how much its worth ( free website don’t want to pay for one card)

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Answer by jarmonsports
Unfortunately, I don’t know of any free ones.

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Question by NICK b: When collecting autographs of sports athletes does the card or photo make a difference like what team they on ?
I was just wondering those like for an example, If I brought a Greg Maddux autograph and if the phot has him on the Braves or the Dodgers make a diffrence since the player is the same person? I understand if the photo or card is a special scene like the super bowl or something but just the difference of the teams they are on do that make a difference ihn value? thanks

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Answer by No Playoffs for Patriots hahaha!
Well, I don’t think the collector would focus on the player’s jersey, but would focus on the autograph, think about it, do the collectors buy it for the card or the autograph.

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Question by dillenbecke: whats the difference between an autographed or signed sports card?

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Answer by 5-Time Super Bowl Champs 4 – 1
They are both the same.

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Question by srggoach: when collecting autographed (sports) cards does the brand of card matter?
for example would a topps or upperdeck card be worth more than another brand of card. and besides condition does anything else effect the value of the card?
they are in person signed autographs, mostly purchased on ebay

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Answer by curtisports2
There are many variables here. Are you talking about regular cards that you have signed in person or through the mail, or about the ‘certified autograph’ cards that are inserted at random into packs of cards sold in the last 15 years? Because there’s a big difference.

It used to be that there were no ‘pre-signed’ cards, so collectors had to take their cards and have them signed. If it was an important rookie card that’s now of high value, that turned out to be a mistake. It was always recommended to get your autographs on the cheaper cards, which would raise the value, instead of lowering the value of a good one. Once anything is done to that card, even a signature and the card is still otherwise mint, it’s no longer mint.

It’s very different with the certified autographs, and I avoid them like the plague. To me, it’s all perceived scarcity in the minds of collectors that drives the value of them, and artificial scarcity created by the card companies to fatten profits. Now, don’t get me wrong – I’m a die-hard capitalist and love profit. But I’m against stupidity. If I want an autograph of Albert Pujols on a baseball card, I’ll get it on a cheap card. I’m not going to pay more than what I’d pay him for the autograph (if I had to pay) for a special design that whatever company only made five of, and numbered 1 to 5, that sells for $ 500 or more because ‘it’s so rare’, and then they make a slightly different version of the same card, maybe changed the color of the border or something, number it to 50, and those sell for $ 300 because they’re not as rare, and then make still another slightly different version and number it to 200 and those sell for $ 100 because they’re even MORE not as rare.

To me, it’s all gimmickry. An autograph is an autograph, and rare cards are regular cards that didn’t start out rare, but are rare because they didn’t survive until today in top condition, for a lot of reasons. They were handled, they were thrown away, they were lost, and very few were ever put away so they still are in as-issued condition. You can buy early 1950s cards of common ballplayers for a dollar in typical handled but not abused condition, but if you insist on having the best quality available, you’re going to face some stiff competition and high prices, because there’s only a small handful of survivors.

The two, autographs and rare cards, do not belong together. They have been, though, because collectors have bought into the idea of paying high prices for created scarcity.

I think of it this way. I show someone my Mickey Mantle rookie and they go ‘Wow!’ (This is hypothetical – I own a lot of great cards, but not that one.) I show someone my rare Honus Wagner T206 that makes news every time one hits the auction block, and they go ‘Holy crap!’ I show them my Carl Crawford signed 1 of 1 Press Plate, or whatever, and tell them it’s worth $ 1,000 or whatver because it’s the only one ever made, and they blink and go, ‘What? Carl Crawford only signed one card? BS! I caught him at the ballpark on a good day and got him to sign my card for free!’

The average person understands the real rarities, but they will never grasp the huge differences in value between one signed card and another.

But, if this is the type of autographed cards you mean, the company that makes them isn’t really important, it’s the numbers. Edition size. The smaller editions sell for the most money. And, in theory, they should all be mint, so condition isn’t at play.

With signed regular cards that aren’t worth much on their own, it’s better to keep them nice than to handle them, but strength of signature is the key thing. Autographs are rated on a 1 to 10 scale. Modern signatures should all be 10 quality, but if an athlete is in a hurry and a bit sloppy, it could easily be a 7 or 8, and that affects value a bit. Vintage signature values are affected somewhat more. I have seen weak, faded Mantle signatures on cards that sell for half or less of what a strong example brings.

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Question by brightarrow: how to get a sports card personal autograph authenticated?
i have a nfl trading card that i had the player autograph, is there any where i can get it authenticated and graded

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Answer by Matt M
You can, but it is really more trouble than it is worth…unless you plan on selling the card. If you do, there are places that will do this…for a price. If the player’s autograph is worth a lot, it may be worth it. Otherwise, you can take it and try to sell it at a sports memorabilia store. They can usually authenticate it if they want to buy it. But, if you are not looking to sell it, you really don’t need to get it authenticated. You were there… you know they signed it.

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