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Tracking the Values of Single-Signed Ty Cobb Baseballs

Thanks to the folks at SigPrices, here is a look at the market for single-signed Ty Cobb baseballs sold at auction from 2005-2010. As you might have guessed, prices have risen nicely.

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JUN 10, 2011

Many pundits and historians argue about the greatest player of all time, but when it came down to the inaugural vote for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, one player stood out above the rest: Ty Cobb.According to the Hall of Fame voting, Ty Cobb received an astonishing 98.2 p[ercent of the vote, which remains an all-time record!

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Unsurprisingly, autographs for the legend who has been gone for exactly 50 years continue to hold collectors’ interest.In the past six years, a single-signed ball by Ty Cobb (authenticated by PSA/DNA) has skyrocketed in value! (see accompanying chart).According to SigPrices.com, in 2005, a single-signed Cobb ball sold at a Hunt Auction for $1,500.Since then, the price of the ball fluctuated back and forth to a recent high of $5,000 in an eBay auction on Sept, 28, 2010.That represents an increase of 333 percent.

The following information is courtesy of SigPrices.com, providing up-to-date sales data that you can use immediately.

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