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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on June 16, 2012 at 10:27am

I think his autograph probably has a very set ceiling given the sheer number of items he's signed for UD, that said, everybody with any interest in basketball wants a Michael Jordan autograph. Jordan has probably hurt his brand a little bid given his horrific turn as an owner, but no one is going to remember that over the flu game.

He's not going to pass away for a long, long time. Someone like Michael stays around, just to stick it to any upcoming superstars who think they're the best, but end up falling very short.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on June 16, 2012 at 10:28am

The prices he charges these days suggest that he passed away years ago.  

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see Jordan's autograph as being a particularly great investment, unless you have something rare or unique.  An authentic signed photo goes for several hundreds of dollars (at the last private signing I saw advertised, he was charging $900 for a photo) for an athlete who is still alive and healthy and should be signing for decades more.  

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Permalink Reply by Joey Farino on June 16, 2012 at 10:34am

i found a upper deck authenticated mj photo for $300 shipped. its limited to 500. sound like a good deal?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on June 16, 2012 at 10:41am

If it's legit UDA, in good condition . . . then yes, relative to what you'd often pay, that's not too bad.

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on June 16, 2012 at 10:47am

I am not sure about basketball, but baseball and european football (even american football) the best investments are the young prospects who are still a few years away from top-class.  Off the top of my head, in baseball, players like Cano, Prado, and Cain come to mind.  (for example, a couple of years ago I purchased a signed Cano bat from a private signing for $120; Steiner sells baseballs for close to $200 now, a bat would be 300-500 for Cano).  For soccer, since the euro is going on and younger athletes take the field, players like Hummels, De Jong, and Ox Chamberlain come to mind.  

Since athletes sign a lot as compared to musicians and actors/actresses, I think the entertainment memorabilia has higher chances for profit.  Look at Marlon Brando, his autograph a couple of decades ago (before he died) was about $200.  Now they fetch for $900+ easily, I'm sure the same will happen for Harrison Ford, Eastwood, Pacino, any other actor(tress) who is significant in film.  Someone used the example of Michael Jackson earlier; before he died, his autograph was at around $50-200.  It's well over that now.  

I would be naturally suspicious, but if you found an authentic UDA jordan for $300 I would buy it if I were you.  It sort of depends what photograph it's on, but still a great deal.  

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