Is a baseball signed by the Anaheim Angels two months before they won the World Series worth anything?
Yes, I am sure it would be, but how much is debatable. The market for autographs is largely determined by the “availability” of such autographs, or the potential of being able to obtain it. That is to say, are the players who signed it still alive and capable of signing other things too? I attended an autograph show that had professional evaluators available to estimate the value of memorabilia that people brought in. I showed them a ball I had of the 1963 White Sox (which had two HoF names on it), the guy rated it as worth about $200, because of its age and that many players who signed it are now deceased and no longer available to sign anything. Another ball I had was signed by Joel Horlen, a pitcher for the White Sox, who pitched a no hitter in 1967. Also with the ball I had a ticket stub from the no hitter game. The guy told me that there was no market for this ball and therefore he couldnt give me anything for it. Horlen is still alive and signing things, so, he just felt it had n
