Personally I do not like autographs on posters and would not buy one unless the poster was very scarce and I really wanted it - to me the poster is defaced with an autograph, so I would grade it lower - but I don't know what the convention is on this.
Tom On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 08:32 -0500, Michael B wrote: > just like the debates of LINEN vs, UNBACKED affecting values, another > debate is: > > DOES AN AUTOGRAPH ADD VALUE TO AN ITEM? > > most say, YES. MANY PAY SUPER-HIGH PREMIUM AMOUNTS for autographed > posters/cards. > > am i in the minority or majority that prefer a poster not to have an > autograph? if an autograph is "To Elmo from Bette Davis", and my name > isn't Elmo....... > > if a poster is in poor condition, but autographed, would it fetch more > than a VF grade? > > > thoughts? > > michael > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.

