inscription question

[notjomommasclint]

i know some cards with autographs and inscriptions bring a premium at auction. my question is do cards without the autographs but are inscribed add value or subtract value? example my 08 prime cuts al kaline card /25 that just says mr tiger. does the lack of a true auto hurt?h

 

[19braves77]

Its not an autograph if it doesn't have the name of the signer present.

 

[HPC]

to me, without an auto, I wouldnt touch it.

But there are hardcore player collectors out there who will have to have it, and will sustain value

 

[JackLondon]

i know some cards with autographs and inscriptions bring a premium at auction. my question is do cards without the autographs but are inscribed add value or subtract value? example my 08 prime cuts al kaline card /25 that just says mr tiger. does the lack of a true auto hurt?h

I would think the novelty of it would not hurt the value much, if any. True, it isn't a traditional autograph, but it still should do well, being there aren't many of them.

 

[gvsu96]

Cards that he was written Mr. Tiger do very well in the past.

 

[Zambrano38]

I think that it depends on the signer. If they commonly sign inscriptions, then I think that is worth less, but if they rarely sign inscriptions then it should be worth the same or more.

 

[matchpenalty]

Increases value. Love it when player signs only nickname. Most guys common auto only cards are a dime a dozen, very hard to find just inscription cert autos. I think they are very cool and really stand out.

 

[ChasHawk]

The whole point of this entire subset was just to sign the nickname.

Average Dawson auto /100 sells for $8-12. On the rare occasion these /100 come up for sale, $80-100.

When cards that have random nickname autos come up (maybe 5/100 total autos), they carry a huge premium.

Btw - It also doesn't hurt to have a badass nickname.

 

[i43770]

From what I remember, the Mark Grace autos that are signed "Amazing Grace" sold for more than the standard Grace autos.