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What do you wish were in your collection?

I periodically find items I'd really like to own and I figure the rest of you do too.

This thread is dedicated to the items we wish we had and would like to share. They don't have to be the most expensive items, but things that have special meaning for some reason or catch our eyes.

Thanks to Mr Zipper for posting the first thread of this similar nature.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on December 4, 2011 at 6:43pm

The gun permit application. Thought these were filed by a government agency and filed and destroyed later. I would think this ranks with acquiring documents such as passport records, social security documents...etc. Originals are kept by the government agency. Only way I could see somebody getting these are if they were stolen official records.

Thought I read somewhere before that these could be confiscated if found on the market. I have a signed document that was actually given to me legally. I've just kept it as a personal collectible. Nothing like an Elvis document though.

Here is article I read about something similiar.

http://www.autograph-club.org/autograph-article/2-men-charged-with-...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 4, 2011 at 7:13pm

I remember that, Rick. Was it R&R that it was consigned to? It was a well known, reputable auction house. Gotta Have It had a Lennon federal doc with his fingerprints that the FBI confiscated right before an auction last year. I think dealers are starting to understand the laws better now.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on December 4, 2011 at 7:18pm

It was R&R with the Armstrong document.

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on December 5, 2011 at 12:09pm

It's been a couple days since I've posted I haven't monitored the site much. I fell through a floor on Saturday morning. Back now.

I don't doubt that these papers somehow slipped out/were stolen at some point. I remember on an episode of Pawn Stars, somebody brought in Elvis Presley's medical records. Then you've got his personal barber who basically saved every lock of hair he ever cut, whether that stands up to scrutiny, I don't know. Elvis was in the hospital in the mid '70s for a few days to rest from "exhaustion" and someone tried to steal blood that had been drawn from him.

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 22, 2011 at 10:56am

For starters I wish I had this in my collection....don't know if I will ever own a Ruth...I have been burned on a secretarial one for big bucks many years ago...it hurt my pocket so much I just don't know when I will be able to get a good one....but this would be a nice start

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on November 22, 2011 at 9:13pm

I figured you'd have a Babe Ruth in your collection, CEE GEE, with all the pieces you have from baseball figures I've never even heard of. I can understand being duped on a secretarial years ago making you reticent to invest big money in another. I'm not too familiar with his signature but I almost purchased a signed ball two or three years ago with Babe Ruth on it. It had dual certification from both PSA & JSA. I didn't take the plunge. Saw the same ball on eBay a year or so ago sell for something like $2,500 more. It looks like they're good investments if they're real. Doesn't get any more iconic than Ruth, does it?

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 23, 2011 at 4:38am

Yeah Brick...I would take one in the worst condition if I could....still waiting patiently....I just have to get the perfect opportunity but I can wait...I have been able to acquire a beat to death team Lou Gehrig ball from the late 1930's with DIckey Dimaggio and McCarthy...this is one of my dream pieces for sure...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 23, 2011 at 6:43pm

Ruth is on my list as well. Unfortunately, a signed card with a nice signature probably would go at least $3,000. Not that it is totally unattainable, but I would probably have to sell off some real gems to finance it.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on November 24, 2011 at 5:53am

CEE, the same thing happened to me about 10 years ago. I traded for a Ruth Sinclair ball, before I knew it was secretarial. thankfully, I did some research on it quickly, and was able to recoup my losses.

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on November 22, 2011 at 12:25pm

An Ali signed glove/large photo and team signed yankee ball from the 20s would be nice

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 23, 2011 at 4:40am

This wish actually came true for me about 5 months ago....love this piece !!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on November 23, 2011 at 6:31am

Looks pretty expensive, CEE GEE. Somehow I bet you picked it up fairly cheap.

Here's another one of mine. Two checks in a row and I'm not even a big fan of checks. This Dean Martin check just sold at RR. It sold for about $500 with buyer's fees. Double or more what a normal check would go for. Given Dean Martin's large and memorable Christmas discography as well as it coincidentally being the day he passed away, it's understandable.