Paul Skenes 2023 MLB #1 Overall Pick Pittsburgh Pirates LSU Tigers Private Signing June/July 2024

[alanmoore]

SportsGraphing is excited to announce we are participating in our 2nd private signing with 2023 MLB #1 Overall Pick Pittsburgh Pirates and LSU Tigers star pitcher Paul Skenes. Orders must be received no later than June 12th.

Paul’s credentials should come to no surprise to anyone who follows baseball.
John Olerud Award (2022)
College World Series Most Outstanding Player (2023)
Dick Howser Trophy (2023)
National Pitcher of the Year Award (2023)
SEC Pitcher of the Year (2023)
MLB’s 1st Overall Selection (2023)

SEND INS
See pricing above.

OUR ITEMS - Order here https://shop.sportsgraphing.com/?s=skenes&post_type=product
195 - Autographed OMLB Baseball with 2023 1st Overall Pick Inscription SIGNING
195 - Autographed OMLB Baseball with Geaux Tigers
210 - Autographed OMLB Baseball with MLB Debut 5/11/24
135 - Autographed OMLB Baseball
135 - Autographed 2023 Bowman Chrome Draft Card
125 - Autographed 2023 Bowman Draft Paper Card
110 - Autographed 2023 Panini USA Baseball Cards #80 or #87

NOTES: All cards/photos will be signed in Blue Sharpie, baseballs in Blue pen. MLB certed.

IDIOT PROOF YOUR SEND IN ITEMS (Thanks Scott Smith the “S.I. King”)
1) Include something with your item(s) that has your NAME, PHONE #, EMAIL ADDRESS, and ADDRESS in case things are unclear as to how you want things signed.
2) Put a small Post-It on the item with your name and where you want the item signed and the color of marker or pen.
3) When requesting an inscription, WRITE IT OUT CLEARLY so it gets done properly.

Cash, check or money order to be sent in with your items made payable to SportsGraphing. Credit Card or PayPal alan@sportsgraphing.com ONLY if you are purchasing one of our items.

Ship your items to SportsGraphing, Skenes Signing, PO Box 1245, Millersville, MD 21108.

Return S&H for YOUR ITEMS must be included with your items. SASE rules below.

1-9 cards $7 for USPS First Class Mail with Delivery Tracking. 1-4 magazines, photos, or 10+ cards, please add $9.00 for Priority Mail S&H. 1 Baseball/Puck $7 S&H. 2 Baseballs/Pucks $10 S&H. Email me if more than 2. 1-2 Jerseys $20 for Priority Mail S&H. Bats, cleats, or other large items, please add $35 for Priority Mail S&H.

SASE RULES - We will accept a SASE, but it MUST have return tracking clearly on your SASE. Insurance by request. Add $3.50 per $100 value for all insurance. We are not responsible for lost or damaged items.

 

[alanmoore]

Last call, the signing was moved up and all Send Ins are due by Tues June 4th. Orders for our items can continue until we are sold out. We are getting 11 dozen balls and 90 cards signed so we should have inventory for a month or so.

 

[alanmoore]

I wanted to provide an update to your Paul Skenes autographed auction that you won.

MLB is weird to deal with as they tend to move dates. During Spring Training they moved the signing twice. Originally we were slated to do the signing when Pittsburgh came to Colorado (where MLBAM is at), then it was moved to this past Saturday. I finally got in touch yesterday and the signing is now slated for the Phillies/Pirates series right before the All Star Break or the All Star Weekend at the latest. All of our items are physically in Pittsburgh right now so I would bet its during the Phillies series from a logistic standpoint. Of course all of this is dependent upon Skenes schedule too.

With him a lock to make the All Star Game, their pricing in the future will go up so its great you got in at these reduced prices. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. I will ship the day they come in though. The tracking number you were provided IS your tracking number and you will start to see movement once the item(s) hit the USPS system in July.

 

[alanmoore]

For Paul Skenes which everyone is excited about, I haven’t been given an update on the exact date other than they hope to have the now 3 day signing sessions done by Aug 4th. Thanks for your patience but all these items will get done. All in our order for Skenes was over 250 items between baseballs and cards. We understand waiting is not optimal but it’s more of the timing now and not the if part. I have also been told that pricing has went up for the next one that will occur after the end of the season. As always, if you do not wish to wait a little bit longer, I can refund your purchase now.

 

[cookieman]

Thanks for the Update.

 

[alanmoore]

"Last time we bump the signing" is what I am being told. They have 3 sessions set with Skenes for end of month and is the last time they are punting this signing. I appreciate everyone's patience but these autographs have doubled since the signing was announced and they kept the pricing in place so your patience def paid off.

The next signing after will be end of year and prices will be a lot more. Especially when he wins ROY and possibly Cy Young.

 

[alanmoore]

After multiple delays while his agent, MLB and MLBAM, Paul signed a boatload of items this week including my order. I should have things back in the next week and will begin shipping out afterwards.

The next signing is slated for end of year AND WILL BE substantially higher in price. Thanks to everything who participated in our 2nd signing with Skenes.

 

[alanmoore]

Added Clarity: MLB Alum Marketing got back to me that some items were NOT signed at this last event.

All All Star items (no send ins affected) and some of the total count. The non All Star will get done at seasons end with no increase in cost. The response for him was overwhelming to say the least.

Rest assured, if your items were not done they will get done soon enough. Your patience is appreciated. If you purchased one of our items, you can request a refund if you dont wish to wait longer. Just know that everyone was affected by this at the signing, not just us.

I will know more after Labor Day when UPS delivers the signed items back from Pittsburgh.

 

[alanmoore]

UPDATE:
This Skenes signing has been an insane series of delays, missed promises and now even more delays. All in we participated in this signing with nearly 300 items in total. 2 of the send in jerseys were signed and nothing else. Decisions at MLB.A.M. were made to tackle more inventory at scale so wholesale bulks items like photos and jerseys were given precedence. Send in collector items, for us and all other dealers, were mostly untouched. All All-Star items were moved to the next event where there will be a slight upgrade due to contract escalators around milestones, the All-Star or a ROY being one of those escalators.

I am being told when the season is over, they will get EVERYTHING done and pricing will be honored. That is word for word from my rep Jenn. Anyone that requests a refund and wants to buy later, will be charged higher and will go to the end of the line. MLB-AM has had my order since June and I am sticking this out. I have participated in a lot of signings over the year but not one a perfect storm of a MLB call up, All-Star nod and the hype that has become Paul Skenes.

I have noticed a few items trickle into eBay at $500+ pricing. We will NOT do that to our customers. All existing orders will get fulfilled as they become available. We appreciate your patience, loyalty and understanding. Its not an optimal outcome but this is completely out of our hands. Call me with any questions, at any time. Alan 410.648.4091

 

[alanmoore]

9/12 UPDATE:
MLB sent me some items. 18 single signed balls, Pirates jerseys and Pirates 16x20s.

The 18 balls immediately went out to collectors who paid in May and early June. New tracking #s were sent as well since Stamps.com repurposes the earlier ones. Expect those deliveries in the upcoming days.

Some jerseys and 16x20s are available for immediate sale: https://shop.sportsgraphing.com/?s=skenes&post_type=product

Everything else I am told will get signed in October after Paul's season is over.