Any Idea how much this would be worth

[sturg1dj]

of course I would never sell it, but I have a near mint 1968 Detroit Tiger Yearbook with Al Kaline on the cover. My grandpa gave it to me. About 10 years ago I had it signed by Kaline himself. I have always wondered how much it is worth (and I know 1)outside of detroit probably not too much 2) anyways its not gonna be THAT much)

Just wondering

[redsoxfan1291]

The yearbook in itself is probably only worth around $10-$15. With Kaline's autograph it's probably a $50-$60 piece.

[forktender]

I've spent many years collecting and selling sports memorabilia and the only thing that I have come to truly understand is that worth and value are two completely different beasts.
redsoxfan1291 hit the nail on the head, the "worth" of that piece is probably around $75 - $100, so if I was making a list for my homeowners insurance policy that's what I would write down.
Now the value, that's a completely different story. The old adage "One mans junk is another mans gold." always comes to mind. How do you put a price on the memory that having that piece brings to you? The memory of your grandpa, probably watching or going to games with him. The thrill of getting the piece autographed, actually watching Kaline sign it. That's where the "value" lies.
I've bought, sold and acquired many pieces over the years, when I look at my most valuable pieces of my collection, the worth to anyone else but me is low, but how do you put a price on a memory? Every piece tells a story and the story is what typically makes the value so high to you. Nobody would ever pay for "your" story.
sturg1dj when you look at the $75 - $100 "retail" assessment, you probably get somewhat upset. That is why worth is sometimes not a good gauge of value.
Remember this...The "piece" doesn't make the collection, the collection makes the "piece".
Just my 2 cents!
Happy collecting!

[Nashvol]

You explained it very well. What's a Mickey Mantle-signed baseball worth if the clubhouse boy actually autographed the ball? To a kid who has a keepsake that he has cherished as actually been signed by Mantle, what's the value? The stories behind the memento always add a value that can't give a true 'worth' to the item.

[wamby]

This is probably a common item. I have four or five of them. When I was a kid, I got my first taste of 1950s era cards by sending away for them to a guy in Illinois. With virtually every order, he sent me a copy of the 1968 Tigers Yearbook.