Autographed Babe Ruth Items; Never Enough to Go Around

He’s been gone now for decades but autographed Babe Ruth items really aren’t that hard to find thanks to the Babe’s lifelong goodwill toward fans.

He signed thousands of autographs every year.  Before games, after games, and especially in public.

The Babe was no hermit.

He truly enjoyed being around fans and understood their importance to the success of professional baseball.  He also had a soft spot for kids having grown up in an orphanage.

You could argue that it was Babe Ruth signing baseballs that really kick-started the autographed baseball craze.  Signed baseballs have been around since the turn of the 20th century but Ruth made them into valuable collectibles to be treasured, not played with.

So why is it, then, that autographed Babe Ruth items are still worth four figures..sometimes more if they’re in pristine condition on a ball or bat?  The simple law of supply and demand.

Ruth’s star burns so bright even today that owning anything that he touched at one time–even for a few seconds–is very desirable to fans and collectors.  His larger-than-life story still plays well today.  The fact that he was a Yankee doesn’t hurt.

“I can’t keep Babe Ruth autographs in stock,” one dealer told me recently.  “Unless you price them at a level that doesn’t make sense, there are always buyers for Ruth signed items.”

Babe Ruth autographs have proven to be an excellent investment.  The last generation of people who remember him are now long-retired and seeking a connection with their past.  Modern collectors love to boast about having a signed Babe Ruth anything in their hobby room.

The cheapest way to buy an autographed Babe Ruth item is to purchase a cut signature, taken from a scrapbook or penned on a piece of ordinary paper.  You can then create your own framed baseball memorabilia if you like using the autograph as the centerpiece.  Signed Ruth baseballs will cost you more, but if they’re authenticated and if you’re not fussy about condition, you can pick up a lower grade ball for a few thousand dollars.  Photographs are plenty and nice ones are a really fabulous piece of the Babe to hang in your own baseball dugout.