Pete Rose Memorabilia Worth Rises In Loss of life, ’63 Rookie Card Is Holy Grail

Pete Rose arguably signed extra autographs than any ballplayer in MLB historical past, however that does not imply “Charlie Hustle” memorabilia is not experiencing a sizeable enhance in worth in dying, in keeping with a prime skilled.

TMZ Sports activities talked to David Kohler, founder and president of SCP Auctions, simply days after Rose’s dying … and we requested whether or not gadgets signed by the legendary Reds participant have elevated in value following Pete’s dying on Monday.

“Each time a extremely vital individual in a sport of a giant American sport equivalent to baseball passes, there’s lots of curiosity. I am certain on eBay, there’s much more gross sales now for his memorabilia,” Kohler instructed us, whereas noting, “for an extended, very long time, [Pete] was in any respect the cardboard reveals, making appearances, signing lots of balls and bats. He did it for a very long time.”

The regulation of provide and demand dictates that with outsized provide, costs will drop. Now, with Pete’s passing, there’ll sadly not be any extra gadgets signed, thus the bump.

However, David says there are some gadgets that carry vital worth.

“Now, his game-worn gadgets, his uncommon early items, his excessive, high-end baseball playing cards from the early 60s, his rookie yr was 1963, and to early 70s, these gadgets will improve in worth. The rarity, the shortage,” Kohler instructed us.

What is the holy grail, we requested.

“With regards to playing cards, it will be his PSA 10, a rookie card from 1963 tops. There’s solely a type of graded. It traded within the final 10 years for $717K. So in the present day that card can be value over one million {dollars}, simply.”

After all, we broke the story … Rose was discovered deceased by a member of the family at his Las Vegas residence after coming back from a signing/meet-and-greet in Nashville.

Pete’s Corridor of Fame teammate, Tony Perez, who was with him on the signing, instructed us his good good friend of 6+ many years wasn’t feeling effectively on Sunday.