No, I’m not talking about the ‘Guitar Hero’ “legend” from ‘08 A & G!
If I were to ask you what is one of the hottest baseball card autographs right now you might be surprised to find out who is on my mind. Some of the young ones might say Joba, others would suggest Jay Bruce. The answer is yes, but that’s not who I am talking about.
The player in question is having perhaps the worst year of his 23-season career but that hasn’t stopped his fans from paying big money for one of his low-end autographs, which just sold for more than twice the “book value” on eBay. Can you guess who it is yet? How about this: 8-time All Star, 4-time Cy-Young, 350 wins, 3,000+ strikeouts.
Yup, Mr. Maddux’s autographs are a hot commodity on eBay. Don’t believe me? Look for yourself. That ugly card with the dull patch just sold for close to $700 dollars and had 44 bids on it. Somebody should tell these eBay hounds that Maddux is no longer a prospect cause that price is insane for an “old guy”!
The thing is, these prices are nothing new. Scoring a pack-pulled, certified Greg Maddux autograph is nearly impossible unless you have some really deep pockets. I should know, I tried finding one for a decent price for over two months before having to settle on a certified, autographed baseball.
What’s insane is for that amount of money you could get yourself a Tom Seaver auto, a Roger Clemens auto, and a Tom Glavine auto and still have enough money left over to buy ‘Guitar Hero’….for your girlfriend or little sister and make a contribution to the Baseball Card Blog.
$700 ????!!!!! You’ve got to be kidding me!
I still love that man, my aunt got his sig for me when i was a kid, instant fan ever since.