I just paid shipping forwarding to get a signed-for-the-bookstore copy of a book and the signature is so disappointing - completely indiscernible - looks almost as bad as a donald trump zigzag.
Are Signed Products Worth It?
bargain huntress on 25/12/2019 - 15:02
Poll Options
- 3I am willing to pay more for autographed products
- 1I will buy them if they are the same price as unsigned
- 0They are only worth it if the signature is readable
- 0Not unless I line up at a signing/conference and see them sign it and inscribe it to me
- 1I don't believe they really sign it - some assistant does so I'm not paying more
- 15Keep your sharpies away from my stuff narcissistic authors/singers/whatevers
Comments
If it’s someone you truly like and would appreciate a signed copy of, then sure it’s worth it.
I do think that getting it signed in person by them would be a bit more special, but it wouldn’t stop me from buying a signed copy if I wanted it
Either way, if it’s someone you like, their signature is their signature. You can’t help that!
I have zero interest in anyone's signature for anything commemorative or collectible. Sure it might affect value but, personally, just doesn't mean anything to me.
Value depends on what you place on it.
Did you purchase it as an investment to resell when/if it becomes valuable? Then if it's a real signature, it shouldn't matter what it looks like as long as any authentication can verify it. You just have to rely on someone valuing it as much or more than you do.Did you purchase it because you value the author? In which case it shouldn't matter becuase it's their signature.
Is it a book to put on the table as a talking point? There you go, you have a talking point that you thought the signature would be more impressive.
The only reason I can think of to complain is if it was purchased as artwork with the emphasis on the signature rather than the art.
I imagine it would make the item much more valuable for collectors.
I wouldn't get anything autographed unless it was signed in person and it's by someone I genuinely admire. Who knows if something 'signed' by a celebrity was just done by either an autopen or some kid in a sweatshop?
That's true. My mum has the same handwriting as Arnold Schwarzenegger so I had her write a positive message & sign Arnolds autograph on one of his books a number of years ago to give to a friend for his birthday. He still treasures it though.
how on earth would your mum discover she has arnold schwarzeneggers handwriting?
I noticed it was extremely close to his many years ago and decided to put it to use :)
@Heaps for Cheaps: how on earth did you notice? do you sell fake signed stuff or just trick your friends?
@bargain huntress: Definately don't sell fake signed stuff, wouldn't do it.
The way I noticed was that my mum always had this really traditional style of writing, and even on tuckshop orders it stood out. Many years later I noticed how close Arnolds writing was as I am a fan, and thought maybe that style was similar from that part of the world, in that era…
@bargain huntress: We were both born in Poland. My friend always wondered how I got it signed considering at the time of the alleged signing Arnold wasn't in Aus…
One day by chance I wandered over to the tennis courts near home and there was Ken Rosewall promoting tennis (for free I think). I ran back home and brought a tennis book for him to sign and somehow won a gift card as well. This is the only autograph I wanted on a book that I own; I have some I am indifferent to.
Ok