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Originally posted by Cardboard Zombie:
This is an excellent topic. I've been lurking here for about a year now and this is my first post.
To me, it's mostly about the autograph itself. How much effort does the star put into his/her sig? I really hate when the card has a fabulous image but the star puts absolutely zero effort into the sig. For example, Daniel Craig's auto is a complete disgrace. Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Garner, just to name a few, all need to work on their sigs. My non-sports collection would be much bigger if more stars had cooler looking sigs.
If the card has a top notch sig with a great image, even better. If it's extremely limited, that's another bonus. When a card comes together and checks all the boxes, I just pounce on it. For example, when I first discovered the 2011 James Bond Mission Logs Pierce Brosnan, I just hit the "Buy it Now". No time to negotiate. I need that card.
Another card that jumps off the page is the 1999 Wild Wild West Salma Hayek. That image plus the signature plus the rarity of the card makes it a must have. I'll pay huge money for this card (especially the PSA 10).
Honorable mentions: 2007 Topps Megan Fox and 2002 Topps Jessica Alba.
Best sigs I've seen so far: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Jackie Chan, Shannon Elizabeth. I've focused on their cards.
Looking forward to hearing what everyone else collects.
Thanks so much.
Welcome to Card Talk. I agree that the signature makes the piece, that is the point afterall. Michelle Yeoh's older autograph is one that stands out in my mind as a very nice looking signature, and Carrie Fisher has always had a very nice looking autograph that never seemed to deteriorate.
I don't mind admitting I am very fussy where signatures are concerned. For autographed trading cards, where there are usually numerous examples available, I will happily wait it out to get what I perceive to be a nice example of a signature.
My full-bleed Mission Logs/GoldenEye Brosnan is my favourite autograph card and I made a beeline for a nice example of his signature which he varies a lot. I paid a bit over the odds to upgrade from a sloppier example but I felt it was worth it. I would love to see the signature you have on yours.