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Of all the HOFers who sign a TON of autos these days...
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Topnotchsy
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He just passed but I think it has to be Musial. I wrote an article some time back which listed the best "deals" for an autograph collection and he was #1 . Arguably a top 5 hitter all-time who played for a single team on a legendary franchise his whole career and was adored by the media and you can get his autograph even now after he has passed for $30.
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scotty216brs
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Willie Mays would be my guess.
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Good choice, though I'm not sure I'd put him in the "signs a ton" category. His auto'd cards are still pretty hard to come by and command a high price. I was thinking more of the guys who we see in just about every product.
George_Calfas
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Jeter; I would not say he signs a ton but if there were only cuts his autos would be nuts based upon being the Captain.
scotty216brs
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He has certified autographed cards in several dozen products from as far back as the 90's to as recently as 2014. They may not be of a high quantity (most are <100) but there are a lot (in the realm of 10's of thousands) and they still sell for a ton.
but if that answer will not suffice, my other 3 guesses would be: George Brett, Cal Ripken, and Tom Seaver.
If Griffey had perished before joining the Reds, the Mantle/Griffey UD Auto would be possibly the most iconic card of the modern era.
He was just named to the All-Century team and would be forever thought of as "The Kid" and not the oft-injured aging slugger.
He was just named to the All-Century team and would be forever thought of as "The Kid" and not the oft-injured aging slugger.
swish54_99
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My choice would be Musial as well. But a close 2nd Pete Rose? Not technically a HOF'er. He's always at shows and for cheap.
Although it doesn't exactly fit the OP's premise I'd have to think if Mantle or DiMaggio died 20 years earlier, there'd be even more mythos about them and the limited number of autos would have them up with Ruth and Cobb. Although, I think they were two of the biggest draws on the autograph circuit in the 80s when the hobby really exploded, so things might have progressed much differently for their images. And for the hobby as a whole.
I'd throw Reggie Jackson out there. If Reggie died in 1990, let's say, he might've been elected to the Hall immediately, and it might've had him cast a much larger shadow in the hobby than his continued availability does today.
This hobby is messed up sometimes.
I'd throw Reggie Jackson out there. If Reggie died in 1990, let's say, he might've been elected to the Hall immediately, and it might've had him cast a much larger shadow in the hobby than his continued availability does today.
This hobby is messed up sometimes.
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hive17
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Isn't this basically what happened to Kirby Puckett? He was signing at a good clip, then he died. He might be the most iconic Twin after more history is written.
Ugh...so ugly they aren't showing on my phone
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But really, the left picture is stretched left to right. The right picture is compressed left to right.
On the first mock-up the bird logo is stretched left to right.
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mrmopar
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Just about any HOF or star player who died in his prime at a young age, prior to the 70s-80s would be in high demand, based on the current market for any pre 80s deceased stars. It's hard to imagine a Bob Feller, Brooks Robinson of Duke Snider auto costing you much of anything even after they die (Robinson being the sole survivor of that group, of course) because they signed so freely, but had Snider died at the end of his career, for example, his signature would not be so common and would cost big bucks much like Gil Hodges.
