AinsleyWalker Posted October 6 Posted October 6 (edited) I have a friend who is looking to part ways with a signed guitar, but isn't too sure how to accurately value/authenticate the signatures. Guitar is in great condition, never played seriously. Doesn't come with a certificate, but it was won in a competition at the band's own gig and comes with other merch including a 7" vinyl. Any suggestions? Anything is appreciated at this stage. Can give more info privately. Edited October 6 by AinsleyWalker Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Not sure tbh . However if it was someone who is deceased or very rarely signs anything , then the value would be a lot higher . Maybe check the bands fan clubs and see what gives 🤔 1 Quote
Burns-bass Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Gardiner Houlgate. Signed items are notoriously hard to value and sell. Better leave the market to decide. Unless it’s the Rolf Harris signed Stylophone I saw for sale on Facebook. That’s not worth much at all. 2 Quote
AinsleyWalker Posted October 6 Author Posted October 6 (edited) 33 minutes ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said: Not sure tbh . However if it was someone who is deceased or very rarely signs anything , then the value would be a lot higher . Maybe check the bands fan clubs and see what gives 🤔 One of the members is actually deceased, it's signed by all of Avenged Sevenfold before drummer 'the Rev' died. I think my friend looked into similar items and got a rough price in mind, but wants to be a bit more sure. 17 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: Gardiner Houlgate. Signed items are notoriously hard to value and sell. Better leave the market to decide. Unless it’s the Rolf Harris signed Stylophone I saw for sale on Facebook. That’s not worth much at all. That's fair enough, and thanks for the rec. 👍 Edited October 6 by AinsleyWalker 1 Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 6 Posted October 6 31 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: Gardiner Houlgate. Signed items are notoriously hard to value and sell. Better leave the market to decide. Unless it’s the Rolf Harris signed Stylophone I saw for sale on Facebook. That’s not worth much at all. A friend of mine who I used to work with, queued up late at night for an album signing by ….lost prophets! I felt sorry for him 🙂 1 Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 6 Posted October 6 43 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: Unless it’s the Rolf Harris signed Stylophone I saw for sale on Facebook. That’s not worth much at all. I have a Rolf signed stylophone in a cupboard somewhere. He even drew a rolfaroo on it. 2 Quote
tauzero Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, Burns-bass said: Gardiner Houlgate. Signed items are notoriously hard to value and sell. Better leave the market to decide. Unless it’s the Rolf Harris signed Stylophone I saw for sale on Facebook. That’s not worth much at all. Although with Gardiner Houlgate, the buyer's fee and seller's fee total around 50% so the seller gets about 50% of what the seller pays (about 75% of the hammer price). Quote
AinsleyWalker Posted October 6 Author Posted October 6 17 minutes ago, tauzero said: Although with Gardiner Houlgate, the buyer's fee and seller's fee total around 50% so the seller gets about 50% of what the seller pays (about 75% of the hammer price). Yeah I'm not entirely sure that's the route we would go down, it might be worth a grand or two but probably not enough to warrant auction. Appreciate the info 👍 Quote
Burns-bass Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, tauzero said: Although with Gardiner Houlgate, the buyer's fee and seller's fee total around 50% so the seller gets about 50% of what the seller pays (about 75% of the hammer price). Thats auctions for you. To be fair they market things well and do a good job of de-stressing the whole process. You could always get more in a private sale, of course, but you need to sell it. Quote
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