Autographed Football

[kingkool]

Does anbyody have a guesstimate value of an authentic NFL football signed by the following list of Steelers:

1. Terry Bradshaw
2.Terry Hanratty
3. Rocky Bleier
4. Jack Ham
5. LC Greenwood
6. Mike Wagner
7. Jon Kolb
8. Joe Gilliam
9. Dwight White
10. John McMakin

Football was obtained in 1974 or 1975. Grandfather worked at 3 Rivers Stadium as an usher and the ball was given to him by Art Rooney.
Unfortunately, there is no note or letter from Mr Rooney that accompanies the ball.

All opinions welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Kingkool.

[fordfixer]

Re: Autographed Football

Does anbyody have a guesstimate value of an authentic NFL football signed by the following list of Steelers:

1. Terry Bradshaw
2.Terry Hanratty
3. Rocky Bleier
4. Jack Ham
5. LC Greenwood
6. Mike Wagner
7. Jon Kolb
8. Joe Gilliam
9. Dwight White
10. John McMakin

Football was obtained in 1974 or 1975. Grandfather worked at 3 Rivers Stadium as an usher and the ball was given to him by Art Rooney.
Unfortunately, there is no note or letter from Mr Rooney that accompanies the ball.

All opinions welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Kingkool.

It's not worth any thing send it to me and I will dispose of it for you

[Djfan]

Re: Autographed Football

Does anbyody have a guesstimate value of an authentic NFL football signed by the following list of Steelers:

1. Terry Bradshaw
2.Terry Hanratty
3. Rocky Bleier
4. Jack Ham
5. LC Greenwood
6. Mike Wagner
7. Jon Kolb
8. Joe Gilliam
9. Dwight White
10. John McMakin

Football was obtained in 1974 or 1975. Grandfather worked at 3 Rivers Stadium as an usher and the ball was given to him by Art Rooney.
Unfortunately, there is no note or letter from Mr Rooney that accompanies the ball.

All opinions welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Kingkool.

It's not worth any thing send it to me and I will dispose of it for you

And THAT is why you are one of the good guys on this board.

[Shawn]

Re: Autographed Football

It's hard to say. Generally speaking a ball signed by Bradshaw alone will go for 150-200. It's worth what someone will pay for it. I would say a fair price would be about 5-600 dollars but probably could sell it for more to the right collector.

[rpmpit]

Re: Autographed Football

Does anbyody have a guesstimate value of an authentic NFL football signed by the following list of Steelers:

1. Terry Bradshaw
2.Terry Hanratty
3. Rocky Bleier
4. Jack Ham
5. LC Greenwood
6. Mike Wagner
7. Jon Kolb
8. Joe Gilliam
9. Dwight White
10. John McMakin

Football was obtained in 1974 or 1975. Grandfather worked at 3 Rivers Stadium as an usher and the ball was given to him by Art Rooney.
Unfortunately, there is no note or letter from Mr Rooney that accompanies the ball.

All opinions welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Kingkool.

It's not worth any thing send it to me and I will dispose of it for you

[AngryAsian]

Re: Autographed Football

Does anbyody have a guesstimate value of an authentic NFL football signed by the following list of Steelers:

1. Terry Bradshaw
2.Terry Hanratty
3. Rocky Bleier
4. Jack Ham
5. LC Greenwood
6. Mike Wagner
7. Jon Kolb
8. Joe Gilliam
9. Dwight White
10. John McMakin

Football was obtained in 1974 or 1975. Grandfather worked at 3 Rivers Stadium as an usher and the ball was given to him by Art Rooney.
Unfortunately, there is no note or letter from Mr Rooney that accompanies the ball.

All opinions welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Kingkool.

It's not worth any thing send it to me and I will dispose of it for you

That shit is some serious funny, I don't care who you are.

[steelblood]

Re: Autographed Football

Without any letter or certificate of authenticity, it is really hard to say, probably not as much as you'd hope. Buyers will naturally be leery as they'll be worried that it is a fake. Any way that you can convince buyers that it is real will help. For instance, do you have a picture of your father with Art Rooney Sr or a picture of him at his job? Including anything like this in a sales listing (like on ebay) will help.

[D Rock]

Re: Autographed Football

If you are looking to sell it rather than just wondering what it is worth, then you would probably be wise to have the signatures authenticated by some sort of third party company.

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It will make a world of difference to collectors or eBayers or whoever is looking to buy to know that it has been validated by a known company.

[Shawn]

Re: Autographed Football

If you are looking to sell it rather than just wondering what it is worth, then you would probably be wise to have the signatures authenticated by some sort of third party company.

[url="http://www.spenceloa.com/services.asp"]http://www.spenceloa.com/services.asp[/url]


It will make a world of difference to collectors or eBayers or whoever is looking to buy to know that it has been validated by a known company.

Good advice...it has to be authenticated. The story would need to be told and then authenticated by a very well respected company. If you get that I would start the ebay bidding at 500 and just see what transpires.

[fordfixer]

Re: Autographed Football

It's hard to say. Generally speaking a ball signed by Bradshaw alone will go for 150-200. It's worth what someone will pay for it. I would say a fair price would be about 5-600 dollars but probably could sell it for more to the right collector.

Thanks a lot Shawn

[plainnasty]

Re: Autographed Football

The values of autographed footballs have come down a lot. I recently got an authenticated Terry Bradshaw for $75, an authenticated Greene, Greenwood, Holmes, White one for $100 and a Hines Ward one for $100. As with everything in this economy, it's a good time to buy.

If it's not authenticated and if it's not in a condition that would look good displayed, it may be worth a lot less than you think it should be.

[Shawn]

Re: Autographed Football

The values of autographed footballs have come down a lot. I recently got an authenticated Terry Bradshaw for $75, an authenticated Greene, Greenwood, Holmes, White one for $100 and a Hines Ward one for $100. As with everything in this economy, it's a good time to buy.

If it's not authenticated and if it's not in a condition that would look good displayed, it may be worth a lot less than you think it should be.

Individual sig balls are a bit different than a ball with multiple big name sigs. I fully suspect he could get at least 500 for the ball if they autographs are in good shape and have been taken care of.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Autographed Football

And as morbid as it sounds, the value may increase because White and Gilliam have died, so it is not possible to have such a ball re-created at a trade show somewhere.

[kingkool]

Re: Autographed Football

Thanks all, for the input.
The ball and autographs are both "display quality".
I'd never sell the thing, was just curious as to what it might be worth.

I know it would not bring thousands, so there's no need to ever sell it. It's worth much more to me than the monetary part. It's a nice, one of a kind, piece of Steeler history.

Thanks.