Autograph collecting has always been a popular, in fact it is believed to be one of the oldest forms of collecting. It even has a name, the term philography means autograph collecting. The most valuable autograph to date is WIlliam Shakespeares. All Six of the authenticated Shakespeare autographs are in museums but if one went up for sale itd be worth $5 million dollars. Still today, autograph collecting is alive and well all over the web. Check out this video of Harry Potter fans in france getting autographs from the Actors in the films.
April 26, 2008 several in person autographs are going to be auctioned in Oceanside. The autographs up for sale in the auction include The Three Stooges, Vivian Leigh, Ronald Reagan and John Lennon among other huge celebrities. There are autographs from entire casts of broadway shows, and there are even signatures from the Apollo 11 crew available for sale in the auction.
As exciting as autographs are, they are one of the easiest collectibles to fake and finding their value can be tricky. Sure comic book collectors are asking themselves “ how do I value comics? and antique collectors are wondering how do I value antiques? but autographs are even trickier to value than those items. With comics or antiques you can always check an antiques price guide or a comics price guide, but for autographs you might need a real expert to value collectibles that can vary as much as an autograph.
A few things to remember when trying to determine the value of an autograph are as follows. Who signed it? The fame of the person and the availability of their autographs directly determines value. What has been signed? Letters which provide insight into a persons personality are much more valuable than a napkin. A baseball for a baseball player, a guitar for a musician. These things can determine value. Lastly, what is the condition of the autograph. If you can barely read it, that might take the value down a notch.
Autograph collecting has always been a popular, in fact it is believed to be one of the oldest forms of collecting. It even has a name, the term philography means autograph collecting. The most valuable autograph to date is WIlliam Shakespeares. All Six of the authenticated Shakespeare autographs are in museums but if one went up for sale itd be worth $5 million dollars. Still today, autograph collecting is alive and well all over the web. Check out this video of Harry Potter fans in france getting autographs from the Actors in the films.<br><br><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uVge1w97ZkU&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uVge1w97ZkU&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br><br>April 26, 2008 several in person autographs are going to be auctioned in Oceanside. The autographs up for sale in the auction include The Three Stooges, Vivian Leigh, Ronald Reagan and John Lennon among other huge celebrities. There are autographs from entire casts of broadway shows, and there are even signatures from the Apollo 11 crew available for sale in the auction.<br><br>As exciting as autographs are, they are one of the easiest collectibles to fake and finding their value can be tricky. Sure comic book collectors are asking themselves <a href="http://www.itaggit.com/how-do-i-value-comics.aspx">how do I value comics</a>? and antique collectors are wondering <a href="http://www.itaggit.com/how-do-i-value-antiques.aspx">how do I value antiques</a>? but autographs are even trickier to value than those items. With comics or antiques you can always check an <a href="http://www.itaggit.com/antiques-price-guide.aspx">antiques price guide</a> or a <a href="http://www.itaggit.com/comics-price-guide.aspx">comics price guide</a>, but for autographs you might need a real expert to <a href="http://www.itaggit.com/value-collectibles.aspx">value collectibles</a> that can vary as much as an autograph. <br><br>A few things to remember when trying to determine the value of an autograph are as follows. Who signed it? The fame of the person and the availability of their autographs directly determines value. What has been signed? Letters which provide insight into a persons personality are much more valuable than a napkin. A baseball for a baseball player, a guitar for a musician. These things can determine value. Lastly, what is the condition of the autograph. If you can barely read it, that might take the value down a notch.<br><br>By Jamie.
I was browsing the web
today and I came across one of the most surprising antique
appraisals I’ve ever seen. I’ve always been pretty fond
of guitars and I have even owned a few. I thought I knew a little bit
about them, so I was shocked when the seemingly normal old guitar on
the video below was valued at $60,000. I wonder if that is the
highest value
antiques like guitars have gotten on Antique
Road Show.
My
interested was piqued so I did some research. Fender has been making
Stratocasters since 1954. They were designed by George Fullerton, Leo
Fender and Freddie Tavares. Apparently, the design of this guitar has
been widely celebrated and featured in museums. Many year models of
the guitar are highly sought-after collectibles, though the highest
value is generally placed on strats from 1954 to 1958.
The
1957 model is particularly collectible because of style and material
changes made over the years. Buddy Holly and other famous stars have
owned and played 57 strats throughout their careers, which also lends
to the model’s popularity. Fender still makes and sells
Stratocasters today and even has a custom shop where your guitar will
be made to your specifications. Who knows, in fifty years or so, your
guitar could be one of the hottest antique
collectibles out there.
Apparently,
there are a lot of fakes out there so it is important to be an
informed buyer and to find a trustworthy dealer. While I was
researching, I noticed that many strat collectors out there have
horror stories of bad sellers that they are more than willing to
share. I hate that those people were tricked, but at least they are
sharing what they learned from their mistakes. It is always good to
see collectors who are so willing to look out for each other. I
hope you enjoyed this video, I’ll be on the look-out for more
interesting items to share.
Apparently huge sports
card memorabilia companies like Topps, aren’t above April
Fools Day trickery. Today they announced that the widely questioned
Kazuo Uzuki “Future Stars” card was a hoax. You can almost hear
the “I told you so’s” on message boards across the
country.
With all the new Japanese players in
baseball these days it was hard to tell if “The Uzi” was real or
not. His card said he was going to be the first Japan-based
high-school student to go right into the major league here in
America. Topps says it created the card to generate excitement for
the upcoming 2008 season.
Collectors might be
wondering how this little stunt will affect the baseball
cards worth. It could really go either way. The card is
limited to one in every seventy-two packs, so already it is probably
considered a short-print card. That and the added buzz that was
created by the joke might raise prices on the card’s online
auctions.
Collectibles
prices all boil down to supply and demand. If most
collectors think the joke was funny and want to add the interesting
card to their collections the demand for it will be high, if they
decide they don’t want a rookie card of a person who never existed
the demand will be low. It really depends on how they value
things. My personal prediction is that the demand for this
card is going to be high. I’d want it for my collection.
All
in all, I think it was a pretty good prank. For those of you who
don’t value
baseball cards, don’t worry! There are April Fools Day
jokes for you too. Check out this video I found of a classic April
Fools Day prank.
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