I have not been to a card show in 20 years, so I may be well out of the loop on these matters, but can an OP give some input on autograph pricing etc

The card shop made a post awhile back on their FB page regarding submitting items(balls,gloves,etc) to have autographed by Tommy Tanks. The shop even published a price list of items people could buy from the shop to have signed:
--regular normal baseball = $20
--Customer personal items $70-$90

This seems way out of ordinary, or no? Does White not sign for kids at games? IMO, Tommy White is doing himself a disservice being associated with this stuff/looks like a Pete Rose(only auto for money type guy). Of course, the shop is not clear on who profits what % of priced items.

PS..the shop keeps making post pushing back the hard deadlline so it seems i am not only person taken aback by this.

I can sign a $9 pearl "tommy white" and it would be as valuable as a non cert/auth auto ball.

This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 3:01 pm

3 ...

Report Post

Posted by boosiebadazz

Member since Feb 2008

80185 posts

Posted on 2/27/24 at 2:52 pm to Stoic Poser

quote:
Does White not sign for kids at games?

Probably, but frick signing for you weird arse grown men who want to turn around and sell it to the next weirdo.

This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 2:53 pm

0 ...

Report Post

Posted by Tiger Prawn

Member since Dec 2016

21856 posts

Posted on 2/27/24 at 2:57 pm to Stoic Poser

quote:
Does White not sign for kids at games?

He can do that and still do a paid gig through a memorabilia shop/show too. There's a lot of people who collect memorabilia and don't have time to go to games, try to get seats close enough to the dugout, and hope that they'll have a chance for an autograph. Easier to just do it through one of these signings if you're a collector. Plus a lot of players aren't as likely to stop to sign for adults as they would be to sign for younger fans.

quote:
IMO, Tommy White is doing himself a disservice being associated with this stuff/looks like a Pete Rose(only auto for money type guy).

I disagree. This is a perfect example of what NIL was supposed to be (and should have been).

This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 4:00 pm

2 ...

Report Post

Posted by Upperdecker

St. George, LA

Member since Nov 2014

30546 posts

Posted on 2/27/24 at 4:54 pm to Tiger Prawn

quote:
This is a perfect example of what NIL was supposed to be (and should have been).

Exactly. He’s clearly profiting off his name, image, and likeness. Rather than being fed a deal as bait to play for a certain school

0 ...

Report Post

Posted by devils1854

Franklin

Member since Aug 2014

6348 posts

Posted on 2/27/24 at 6:07 pm to Tiger Prawn

quote:
He can do that and still do a paid gig through a memorabilia shop/show too. There's a lot of people who collect memorabilia and don't have time to go to games, try to get seats close enough to the dugout, and hope that they'll have a chance for an autograph. Easier to just do it through one of these signings if you're a collector. Plus a lot of players aren't as likely to stop to sign for adults as they would be to sign for younger fans.

Also, theres a 99% chance you will get a much better looking signature, with a much better pen, at a signing.

0 ...

Report Post

Posted by devils1854

Franklin

Member since Aug 2014

6348 posts

Posted on 2/27/24 at 6:16 pm to Stoic Poser

quote:
This seems way out of ordinary, or no? Does White not sign for kids at games? IMO, Tommy White is doing himself a disservice being associated with this stuff/looks like a Pete Rose(only auto for money type guy). Of course, the shop is not clear on who profits what % of priced items.