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pete rose He probably signed more autographs than any player in MLB history, but that doesn’t mean the value of “Charlie Hussle” memorabilia hasn’t increased significantly in his death, according to a leading expert. .
TMZ Sports I talked to david koehlerFounder and President of SCP Auctiondays after Rose’s death…and following Pete’s death on Monday, we asked if items signed by the legendary Reds player had increased in value.
“Whenever a really important person passes in a big American sports game like baseball, there’s a lot of interest. I think there’s a lot more of his memorabilia selling on eBay now,” Kohler said. He pointed this out to us as he spoke. , “For a long time, for a long time. [Pete] He appeared at every card show and signed many balls and bats. He’s been doing it for a long time. ”
Due to the law of supply and demand, when there is excess supply, prices will fall. Now that Pete has passed away, sadly there will be no more signed items, hence the bump.
But David says there are some items of significant value.
“Now we have his game-worn items, his rare early pieces, his finest high-end baseball cards from the early ’60s, his rookie year in 1963, and all the way through the early ’70s. The value of items will go up because of their scarcity, scarcity,” Kohler said.
What is the Holy Grail, we asked?
“As far as cards go, it would be his PSA 10, his top rookie card from 1963. Only one card has been graded. It traded for $717,000 in the last 10 years. That means today That card would be worth more than $1 million,” easily. “
Of course we broke the story…Rose found dead From my family at home in Las Vegas after returning from an autograph/handshake event in Nashville.
Pete’s Hall of Fame teammate, Tony PerezHe was with him at the autograph session and said his friend of more than 60 years had been feeling unwell on Sunday.
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After performing an autopsy, the coroner announced that Rose died from the following illnesses: Complications from heart disease.
