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Got $50,000? You Can Bid on This Business Card Signed by Steve Jobs

Definitely not a PSA 10 card, but I guess as an autograph, sure...the grade on the slab is for the autograph. As always with graded items, you still need to look at the actual item and never take the grade at "face value".
 
Aeronauts said:
IBM? Interesting suggestion.
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With the exception of Nvidia, all of them pay dividends, with IBM leading the pack at 2.6%. Reinvest those dividends, and you're getting compound interest, while you watch the stocks head north. I bought 160 shares of IBM on November 16, 2021 at $119.55/share. The dividend at that time was 5.5%, so pretty much a no-brainer. Today, those shares are selling at $254.80. And thanks to reinvesting the dividends, I now have 176.947 shares. That's 17 shares at no cost, Multiply that by $254.80, and I received $4,331.60 just from the dividends, and the total value over those 3 years is $45,064.20 on a cost basis of $19,619.83. for a total gain of 129.61% over those 3 years and two months.

Yep, Big Blue has changed their business model from mainframes to services, the way Microsoft has. Both are well positioned to gain from future developments in AI and cloud.
 
ehrens said:
I'm a sports card nut and a pedant, so I'd like to correct part of this article. A PSA-graded card carrying a GEM MT 10 rating does indeed denote a flawless card. However, this authentication was done by PSA/DNA, which is their autograph authenticating arm. This is denoted on the label itself, as well as the label having a blue border rather than a red one. This means that the card itself may as well be a square of Charmin rather than a business card, as it only grades the authenticity and flawlessness of the autograph without taking the medium it rests on into consideration.
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I agree. A staple gole mark is early visible on the card. You’re paying for the signature not the card quality in this case.
 
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A photo of Jobs signing or it didn't happen.

Why on earth would anyone pay a single cent, knowing that it might not be a real signature. PSA are paid for evaluating and it's just that,..a person's opinion on the likelihood and NOT a guarantee of authenticity.
 
My favorite related story is of the fan who wrote to Steve Jobs asking for his autograph, and got a letter back from Steve Jobs explaining that he didn't do autographs... signed by Steve Jobs.
 
Will be going for much higher amounts than the current bid at the auction for sure. Definitely a collectors item.
 
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It's wonderful to see finds like this and I hope it gets preserved for a long time. A wonderful connection with an amazing pioneer & entrepreneur. His tenacity put awesome computers in my life since childhood. We are all blessed to have been around during his life. He's left a huge vacuum and I sorely miss him.
 
I'm not gonna lie, i'd kind of love to own this. Not 50k's worth enough but still, it's pretty cool.
 
LogicalApex said:
Wouldn't be a good idea. An inadequate frame would allow light to damage it and allowing removal will allow skin oils and air contamination to damage it.

Anyone buying this is using it as an investment of some kind so they'd want it preserved so it maintains its value.
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No, I meant to keep it in the holder and mask around it to only show the card.
 
bLackjackj said:
A photo of Jobs signing or it didn't happen.

Why on earth would anyone pay a single cent, knowing that it might not be a real signature. PSA are paid for evaluating and it's just that,..a person's opinion on the likelihood and NOT a guarantee of authenticity.
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How would a photo of him signing something be proof? It wouldn't guarantee that it would be the card in question.
 
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