Weird stuff

[solarbird]

So for various weird reasons I won't go into here, I have a 1978 Sports Illustrated poster of Pete Rose that was autographed in some kind of thick black marker by him. ("Best Wishes - Pete Rose.") There's also a similar-era jacket, but it's probably a few years later. (1982? I honestly don't know. I only know the age of the poster because it's printed in the margins.)

I know at least one or two people who read my livejournal know baseball things, so: any of you know about stuff like this? How much it'd be worth, stuff like that? (I say "how much" rather than "...if anything" because Pete Rose signatures seem to go for $20 on eBay, but most of those are much newer.)

Anyway, I was just kind of wondering. If you know, let me know. ^_^

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Pete Rose

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

Pete Rose, as you may or may not know, is one of the most infamous figures in modern sports history. He's a bit like Oliver North - he's almost certainly guilty of doing what he's been accused of, it was totally counter to what someone in that uniform ought to have been doing, he's lost his post because of it, and yet a vocal minority absolutely love him.

There's no doubt that he's a gambling addict, and because of this, he's been a fixture on various home shopping networks and sports memorabilia tours, signing things for money. So, the supply is higher than average, unfortunately.

But vintage stuff from before the days where the bottom fell out of his life might be valuable, especially if you can reach the Cincinatti market.

All that said, the Sports Memorabilia market is strange to me, and I don't really know what it's worth. Just that there's bizarre factors on both the supply and demand curves at work for this guy.