All About Celebrity Autographs.
The celebrity autograph industry is big business nowadays
. If you are thinking of buying a celebrity autograph, the most important thing to remember is to buy from a reputable source to avoid disappointment. This will increase the odds that you are buying an authentic autograph. Some other expert buyers and sellers would advise to avoid buying from sellers who sell at a fixed price and are members of exclusive or rare autograph societies. These dealers tend not to have the sellers best interests at heart and sometimes the prices are ridiculously high and you end up getting ripped off. This means that if you are planning on selling on your items you will be very unlikely to make a profit.The best place to buy celebrity autographs is to go to an autograph auction site where prices generally sell for a bit less than retail prices. This is ideal if you are looking to make a profit from investing. eBay has made the celebrity autograph business expand dramatically as it has made it much more accessible and easy to buy on the internet all over the world.
If you are looking to sell your autographs to a dealer then you need to take into account that they have overhead expenses as a result of running a business on a day-to-day level. This generally means that the dealer will only pay half of the retail price in order for them to be getting a good deal. Prices do vary, some pay slightly more than the retail price and some slightly less.
You need to be aware that if you attempt to sell to dealer-members who belong to high-brow or rare autograph societies then they tend to pay even less in order to cover costs lost due to the lack of proper sales and marketing promotion. So be aware who you sell your items to.
If you are in the situation where you need immediate money and not at the highest price, then a quick sale to a dealer might be best. If this isnt for you then you can try selling your autographs at an autograph auction. Instead of only realising 50% of the value of your items like when you sell to an autograph dealer, an auction allows you to get anywhere from 60%-80% of the current price.
The most important to keep in mind when buying or selling celebrity autographs is whether or not they are authentic. Autograph authentication is a hotly disputed genre of the memorabilia industry. There are lots of authentication companies out there that work to bring down the risk of a buyer being ripped off by a fake autograph and the margin of error is significantly low. However, other experts claim that you should not deal with the authentication companies at all and recommend that you instead get a knowledgeable dealer or collector to assess your item.
Lots of people buy celebrity autographs or signed memorabilia in order to sell it on as an investment. The best way to make the best investment is to buy one-of-a-kind or two, three, four or five of-a-kind collectible items. It is all a case of supply or demand; it depends what celebrity is popular at the time etc.
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by: Suzlar