I was wondering how much an autographed ben roethlisberger shoe would be worth?

Question

I have an autographed Ben Roethlisberger shoe that he gave me at a steelers training camp. I have the picture of Ben signing this shoe.Can someone please give me an estimate?

Answer 1

Wow that is a great way to get people to help you out, insult others that tried to help! If you are not wanting to sell it, then it only matters how much it is worth to you. So the real question is, how much is the autographed shoe worth to you? Would you trade it to me for $10, $20, $50, $100, $1000? When you find out how much you would be willing to part with it, that is the real value of the shoe. Have fun with your shoe.  And just as a fyi, for an autograph to really be worth anything, you need a letter of authenticity, a picture is nice, but does not make it official.

Jordan

Answer 2

It's worth no more than if it wasn't signed. Al least to me.

Answer 3

It's really not worth that much.  It probably depends more on the shoe itself than the autograph.  Ben Roethlisberger gives a substantial amount of autographs.  That means supply is high, which drives the price down.  I'd ballpark the signature as adding $20-$30 to the value.

I have to say that it's pretty lame that you would sell it.  Do you think he would have signed it for you if he knew you'd sell it?  Certainly not.  If an athlete is going to have their autograph sold, they're going to want it to be for charity.

Do you consider yourself a Steelers fan?  What are you going to do with the money?  I suggest that you do one of these two things:

A) Don't sell it, and never breathe a word to any Steelers fan that you ever considered selling it.

B) Sell it, but donate the money to someone who really needs it.

Otherwise, other Steelers fans will surely excommunicate you if they find out!

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EDIT: Jackie, I wasn't attacking you personally, just giving my opinion.

Do I believe you that you asked this question with no intention of ever selling it?  Not really.  I hope I'm wrong.

Oh, and about the other autograph sellers on eBay you mentioned... what kind of ridiculous rationale are you using to justify something simply because a lot of other people are doing it?  That's absurdly faulty logic and I'm sure you know it!