Insight/Input Needed.....Fading Autographs

[walter5o9]

SO recently I pulled a monster of a card, a 13-14 Prime Gordie Howe Number Patch (Manufacture) Auto out of /9 and was offered a price that has me tempted to sell but I want some insight before I do so.

Basically what I need to know is do these auto patch cards fade, and if so how much?

This is my first Howe Auto and would love to keep it but if this thing is going to fade Im contemplating getting rid of it now while I can get good value for it.

Anyone know or can help with this?


Thanks in advance.

 

[FrankToronto]

I guess it depends on the ink and the material it's applied on.

I think so long as you protect it from the light, it shouldn't fade.

 

[AdamCormier]

As a Howe Collector I would sell it and here's my reasons.

1. I have never liked the pen on material autos as they blur and fade too much

2. I would prefer a long auto with personal inscription from Mr. Hockey

3. His recent autos are quite shaky, due to his declining health..I would go for an earlier hard signed auto as they are quite stunning (SPGU or higher end product

That being said, there is something to be said for an SSP auto you pulled yourself...I am sure it would fetch a nice price that you could convert into something else you wanted

Can we see a scan of the card..I love to look at them

 

[walter5o9]

As a Howe Collector I would sell it and here's my reasons.

1. I have never liked the pen on material autos as they blur and fade too much

2. I would prefer a long auto with personal inscription from Mr. Hockey

3. His recent autos are quite shaky, due to his declining health..I would go for an earlier hard signed auto as they are quite stunning (SPGU or higher end product

That being said, there is something to be said for an SSP auto you pulled yourself...I am sure it would fetch a nice price that you could convert into something else you wanted

Can we see a scan of the card..I love to look at them

 

[Tripredacus]

Yeah, that blur is the ink being absorbed into the material over time. I don't think there is a way to prevent it. The only way I can think to "preserve" the auto is to send it to be auto graded when it is new. At least then if it gets really bad, the auto grade at the time would still be legit.

 

[Drewphoria]

Ink on material/fabric bleeds... I believe it's a given.
Does anyone have pictures of jerseys which have been signed more than 10-15-20 years ago? That would be a good indicator.

 

[WesM44]

If the manufacturers took 15 seconds to spray the pieces with hairspray 12-24 hours before being signed, it prevents the bleeding. But who has the time to be organized and prepared these days when they're crapping out 25 releases a year?

Also forgot to add that I agree strongly with Adam's comments. Gordie's more recent autographs are quite shaky. I would try to find something hard-signed from an earlier product, preferably signed in silver or gold ink which has maximum resistance to fading.

 

[SimonJa]

If you are a fan I say keep it. From my perspective I think it's awesome that he is still signing given his age and I personally think that the shakiness adds more allure to it!! A man that truly loves the game and is still committed to his fans!!

 

[WesM44]

If you are a fan I say keep it. From my perspective I think it's awesome that he is still signing given his age and I personally think that the shakiness adds more allure to it!! A man that truly loves the game and is still committed to his fans!!

If that were truly the case, I'd agree wholeheartedly.

 

[TheGriceBoys]

I'll be honest with you guys, it doesn't ALWAYS happen.

Here's an example of an Yzerman jersey I had signed in 1996 (18 years ago) and it looks great, maybe some VERY faint "bleed" but nothing more than anything else you see out there, and, honestly, a lot of stuff has help up better than the "pros" like Steiner, etc. I was big time into this whole scene before memorabilia and autos became a mainstream thing.

There's a lot of factors; how the material absorbs the ink, pen used, pen stroke/pressure, etc.

I will say that after years of autos on jerseys the best way to go is the metallic/paint style pens on a jersey number for longevity. Sharpies can bleed sometimes and tend to not look AS good as the aforementioned. Blue sharpies tend to bleed more and black seems to fade quicker, just my observations.

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