Miggy Cabrera signing?

[onlyalbert]

Anyone know if Miggy is signing anywhere soon? I have a 2013 uncracked SAM I want signed/inscribed. What is his typical fee?

[danesei@yahoo.com]

I'm not sure how good my logic is here, but my guess is he's charging $200-$250 to sign bats.

$40 for standard sportscards through Tigers Foundation (until yesterday - as of today, they will return all envelopes to sender; new pricing will be announced in Spring, I think.)

Miggy had a signing on 14 Aug at DC Sports. The pricing is no longer posted on their site, but they do have prices for items that had been signed:

16x20 photos: $324.99
Generic OMLB Baseballs: $274.99
Generic Bats & Black baseballs: $399.99
Bats with TC inscription: $524.99
Game Model bat (unused): $749.99

They have a Rick Porcello signing coming up with the following ticket prices:

Flats (up to 11x14) & balls: $35
Premiums: $45
Inscriptions: $20 per five word phrase

They also have items available for pre-order.

8x10: $46.99
Baseballs: $61.99
Jerseys: $129.99 (#48) & $169.99 (#21)

All of that information led me to believe they were asking $150 for flats/balls. Then add another $25-$50 for premium item and another $25-50 for the game used inscription. I'm guessing that based upon the spread of $110 (give or take) on Matthew Stafford signed helmets in stock (from his last signing) and pre-order (for his next signing).

[dougiedshow]

I believe the prices they had posted were... $350 for a bat and $60 per inscription. I could be wrong, but that's what I recall. I'd call them up, I think they do signings somewhat frequently.

[R_Aaronson]

I went to one of his signings this summer and the price was $350 for anything GU, and $80 for an inscription. (Balls/flats were $200, and there was an intermediary price for large flats/non-GU jerseys etc.)

-Randy

[onlyalbert]

Wow, so I'm looking at least 400 for his sig and 2013 MVP inscription? If I were to sell the bat would it be worth having it signed? The bat shows good use and is uncracked. What would a Miggy collector value this bat at? I've seen prices for 2012 and 2013 anywhere from 1500 on up to over 3K. Thanks for the help.

Jason
Lakeside62401@hotmail.com

[danesei@yahoo.com]

It would probably add *some* value to have it signed, since some people might accept that as some degree of provenance. However, if you're just looking to sell the bat, maybe the added value wouldn't be hugely significant, since it'd need to be worth at least $500+ more with the signature to offset potential fees on eBay or $700+ to offset auction house and buyer's premium fees through other venues.