Selling a rare baseball

i've got a tiger woods rookie card in a masters collection box that is unopened. was saving it for when he passed jack's majors record.
Now I'm waiting for the tiger woods mistress collection. that'll probably be worth more.

 

well Howard Stern already had the Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant, but only 3 participated.

 

Send it to get authenticated. Where you are, James Spence is your best bet.

http://www.spenceloa.com/fees.aspx

Right now five Ott balls are on eBay with his letter of authenticity. I know what you are going to say, $100 for him to look at it. Sell it with out is letter, you might get some OK bids but nothing for what it is actually worth. You will get your money back two-fold. You can them try to sell it on eBay or submit it to an auction house.

And don't go to your local sportscard shop, chances are they will just try and blow smoke. Do your homework and you can make good money on the ball.

As for worth. That might be hard to determine. While Ott is the main name on, many collectors like single-signed baseballs. This is a team signed baseball. So instead of finding a collector who is looking for a Met Ott baseball, you will need to find a fan who is looking for a 19XX NY Giants fan.

 

Sold a ball signed by Drysdale and Koufax 10 years ago for $1500. I had it appraised and I had a picture of my uncle getting the ball signed.

Granted, 10 years ago you could get a lot more on eBay for collectibles than you can these days.

 

I have a basketball signed by John Wallace ('Cuse fan here, hi!) with him wishing me a happy birthday for my 16th birthday, I believe. Marcus Camby and Byron Scott were apparently jealous and also signed it. Back then, my mom worked with a guy who went to the NBA and NFL drafts and had friends in the know or something like that - this was signed when Wallace was drafted. Regardless, he got them to sign it. I doubt it's worth much

 

i'm not a collectibes guru but i'm pretty sure if you have to john good luck or something personal it really limits the value. i remember some baseball players (forget exactly who) would ask people's names when they signed in the 80s-90s when the collectible industry was booming. they didn't want to sign for guys that were just looking to make money.

 

I think it reads something along the lines of : Madhavok, Best Wishes. John Wallace #44. Then Marcus Camby and Byron Scott. So yeah, the monetary value is probably low, but I love the ball/autograph. Doubt I'll sell it.

 

This is solid advice.

 

Personalized autographs cut the value by 50 percent in most cases. I worked at baseball card/memorabilia shows for more than a decade and will still occasionally work one now and then to help someone out.

There were a couple athletes out there who charge less for a personalized autograph or only do personalized because they know they won't be sold. Most don't care as long as they're getting paid.

 

Or you find a guy who has the same name on the photo and doesn't mind telling people he got it second hand. But again, usually at a deep discount (like 50 percent). Unless it is a guy like Ali or someone equally as famous, personalization's are just a cool story. I know of a lot of players that personalize stuff now and days. Then again, I've also been yelled at before when asking an athlete to personalize a card for me.

 

I actually live within 30 minutes of this guy's location. What are the odds he'll take a look at it if I go to him?

 

That will suck if the other signatures decrease the value, but it probably will. I have a San Francisco 49ers yearbook signed by Jerry Rice and four other 49er players who didn't make it past first cuts that I got at training camp around 1987. I don't think it's worth much.