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Originally Posted by Luis_Rivera
This reminds me of another famous athlete who refuses to sign autographs. Bill Russell has forever refused to sign autographs because he considers them worthless.. he maintains that he thinks having an interaction along with a handshake is infinitely worth more. You don't see stories like this about Russell though.
(I'm actually second guessing myself now, was this actually Ted Williams??... I might be getting my Boston sports legends mixed up.)
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That's why a lot of athletes (or celebrities in general) will sign the autograph personally for each person. Instead of just "Mark McGwire" on a baseball, it'll say "To: Luis_Rivera, Mark McGwire".
Obviously it brings the ball down in value, but it also makes selling it near impossible unless a person sells it to someone with the same name. But, even if a Luis_Rivera sells it to another Luis_Rivera, the sentimental value is completely stripped for the new owner. He'll always know it's not signed directly to him.