Player contracts

[Instanton]

I recently obtained a player's contract that was recieved from a member, I began to ponder the actual practicality in collecting player contracts. Granted, I purchased the paperwork merely out of curiousity for such (at least I believed) a rare item from any player. Since the contents on these papers is quite sensitive; containing SS numbers, Home addresses and much more. How would one (on the premise that there actually is a market for this) obtain these contracts? Could one purchase them from a franchise, or the player himself? I just cannot see this happening, as once again, the problem of sensitive information on these things arise.

I'm not implying that I wish to begin a hobby in this type of collection, but merely an inquiry based on my curiousity for the possible market on a player's contractual arrangements with a team or corporation?

[mfsquirrelmaster]

Contracts are very frequent in the different auction houses. I don't think I've ever seen a modern era players contract, maybe it has something to do with personal info like you said.

[Instanton]

Interesting, I never knew there were "frequent" listings. Than again, I have no interest in collecting them, so it's obvious I am ignorant in that genre. Fascinating nevertheless, instead of your ideal collector that focuses on the entertainment part of the game, these hobbyists direct themselves to the realistic side of it, In which there is no emotion and merely the long and winded semantics of the business.

[ironmanfan]

I know about 20 years ago or so there was a nice lot of original Baltimore Orioles contracts (mid 1950's era) that were found literally in a "dumpster dive" outside Memorial Stadium.

[suave1477]

Topps directly auctions off the players baseball contracts on ebay all the time.

[ironmanfan]

Topps directly auctions off the players baseball contracts on ebay all the time.

Those contracts do not contain the sensitive information that the OP was referring to (address, ss #, etc.)

[joelsabi]

Topps directly auctions off the players baseball contracts on ebay all the time.

you never see the full contract up for sale but the topps extension contracts.