I feel the same way 100 percent, but you are not going stop the collector/dealer/promoter who has the means to do private signings. A year from now, if Beckham is as good as advertised, I bet Locker Room Memorabilia locks him up, or maybe Alan or maybe Hollywood Collectibles or Tristar.
Money talks and chasing your top prospects through the lower levels of the minors maybe a thing of the past as fas as just getting the guy with no conditions/strings attached.
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Originally Posted by sMatt
I disagree with the urgency in setting up more and more of these guys with private signings. Even though he basically has no cards out now, his stock may be higher now than it ever will be in the future. I'm not saying he is going to flop, I'm just saying he was just the #1 overall pick and he still has 3-5 years of kicking around the minor leagues. Even if he tears it up through the minors, his stuff can't get a lot higher than it already is until he continues the act into the majors.
The way I see it, this guy will be at several more spring trainings, fall leagues, and will be making 4-5 stops through different leagues in the minors on his way up. Most of this board should still have some opportunity to see him in one way or another. I really think it'd work out a lot better for all of us if we limit the private signing stuff to guys we can't get otherwise. If you do really need a ball/picture right now for some reason, eBay would probably have one cheaper than the signing would cost anyway.
If anyone is real anxious to do a private signing, feel free to tie down guys like BJ Wallace, Brien Taylor, Ray McDavid, Chance Caple, etc, and I'll be interested. Private signings are just not the way I envision getting autographs of rookie ball players.
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