Autograph Signed
How Do You Know What an Autographed is Worth?
Have you recently started to become interested in autograph collecting and would like to know the present day market value of an autograph that you are interested in purchasing? Or have you inherited an estate from a family member and was surprised to find an abundance of autographed photos, items, cards, posters that you have no idea how to find the value much less who to sell them too?
There are several sources to find out how much your collectible or autographed collectible is worth. The internet has open a world at our finger tips, with online auctions to online stores, published price guides that can be purchased at most bookstores offer a " rough estimate", mainly it is worth what someone is will to pay for the item. Online Auctions are now a great source of finding out just that.
The key points that influence the value of autographed memorabilia is supply, demand, condition, form, content, subject, rarity. There is a demand for certain celebrity autographs and people willing to buy and sell them. That creates the market, which determines the value which is understood by both buyer and seller. Collecting autographs usually starts with a particular interest in and individual or occupation or interest in a certain subject. It is one of those hobbies that once you dibble in become a passion. Then in time become a very nice investment as those of you who have inherited collections and were surprise to find out that their value was more than you had ever imagined.
Many categories determine the price of a signature from an individual. The following abbreviations are used to help describe the type of letter or document that is being offered for sale.
· AD: Autograph Document (hand-written by the person to be collected, but not signed)
· ADS: Autograph Document Signed (written and signed by same individual)
· AL: Autograph Letter (hand-written by the person to be collected, but not signed)
· ALS: Autograph Letter Signed (hand-written and signed by same individual)
· AMs: Autograph Manuscript (hand-written; such as the draft of a play, research paper or music sheet)
· AMsS: Autograph Manuscript Signed (hand-written and signed by same individual)
· AMusQs: Autograph Musical Quotation Signed (hand-written and signed by same individual)
· AN: Autograph Note (much shorter than a letter)
· ANS: Autograph Note Signed (hand-written and signed by same individual)
· AQS: Autograph Quote Signed (hand-written and signed by same individual; poem verse, sentence, or bar-of-music)
· DS: Document signed (printed, or while hand-written by another, is signed by individual sought to be collected)
· LS: Letter Signed (hand-written by someone else, but signed by the individual sought to be collected)
· PS: Photograph Signed or Postcard Signed
· SIG: Signature on index card, cut out of autograph book or letter
· SP: Signed Photograph
· TLS: Typed Letter Signed
· TNS: Typed Note Signed
· folio: A printer's sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, double quarto size or larger.
· octavo(8vo): A manuscript page about six-by-nine inches. (Originally determined by folding a printer's sheet of paper to form eighty leaves.)
· quarto(4to): A manuscript page of about nine and one-half by twelve inches. (Originally determined by folding a printer's sheet of paper twice to form two leaves.)
Not only does the category determine price, but so does condition, quality, rarity and the person of interest celebrity will also play a major part in determining value. As you will see in future weekly articles; a detail definition of each abbreviation, so you will become more educated in the valuation process of collecting.
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 ALEXANDER J CARTWRIGHT AUTOGRAPH RECEIPT SIGNED  US $19,999.00
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 Autograph Signed Baseball Hall of Fame All Star US $9,990.00
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 BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPH SIGNED CHECK DISPLAY 1932 MINT AUTO US $7,995.00 |
 JOE DIMAGGIO MINT AUTOGRAPH SIGNED M N JERSEY PSA DNA US $7,500.00 |
 MICKEY MANTLE 7 UD AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH AUTO SIGNED BAT US $6,789.95
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 MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED JERSEY FRAMED PSA MINT US $6,500.00 |
 BABE RUTH DUAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CHECK JSA PSA US $6,000.00
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 TY CobbSigned StampAUTHENTICAutographJSA BGS1 1 US $5,999.00
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 TY COBB AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03 30 1953 US $5,999.00
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 Babe Ruth Signed Autograph PSA DNA Yankees The Bambino US $4,999.99
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 1982 CRACKER JACKS PANELS SIGNED ALL 16 AUTOGRAPHS JSA US $4,999.99
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 Roger Maris Signed Hand Written Letter w Autograph PSA US $4,999.00
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 50 NEW YORK YANKEES AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEREK JETER FORD US $4,899.99
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 TY COBB 1926 Signed Book AUTOGRAPH Edgar Guest RARE US $4,500.00
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 BABE RUTH SIGNED 1935 PHOTO PSA DNA SLABBED AUTOGRAPH US $4,250.00
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 1998 Yankees Team Signed Photo Framed 23 AUTOGRAPHS LTD US $3,999.99
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 2007 Red Sox Team Signed Photo 22 AUTOGRAPHS MLB COA US $3,999.99
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 TY COBB AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10 14 1947 US $3,999.00
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 MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 60s H B BAT JSA US $3,995.00 |
 JIMMIE JIMMY FOXX AUTOGRAPH SIGNED HOF PLAQUE PSA MT 9 US $3,995.00 |
 500 H R AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL PSA DNA 95 US $3,900.00
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 BABE RUTH SIGNED CUT PSA DNA 9 AUTOGRAPH SLABBED US $3,900.00
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 BABE RUTH SINGLE SIGNED BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH JSA LETTER US $3,850.00
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 ROGERS HORNSBY SIGNED PSA DNA SS BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH US $3,600.00
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 BABE RUTH SIGNED JSA CERTIFIED SCORECARD AUTOGRAPH US $3,600.00
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What should I get signed for the Tokio Hotel autograph session?
I have their album, and i would like it signed. i also drew a picture of tom (the guitarist) and i want him to specifically sign that one too. i'm going with a friend, and i want to take pictures. but all these "i want to this, i want to that". i think i'll have to pick one. which one(s) should i do?
I would make twins sign my arm and then make a tattoo of it xD lol just kidding..
I think you should try asking them to sign both. Besides, everyone will have a signed copy of the Album there, but how many signed Tom pictures will they have? ^.^