The next thing this dealer told me is that he's bought a machine that will engrave autographs onto metal (or any other plyable surface). AND NO, I AM NOT THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS, but it's a thought.Īre people really buying this? if so, how much is really going on? and are there people who are buying these without really knowing what they are buying and then putting it back on the market as the real thing? over time, that could be some serious money. but i could print photos for 60 cents a piece and sell the reprints for $5-$10 ea. one dealer even says things like '9 times out of 10, people pick the reprints as the real thing. 'no one knows the difference.' basically calling out autograph collectors as a bunch of people who just want to show off their autographs (another statement that i believe for the most part!). i even see dealers with a statement that really bugs me. and most of them are scans of fake stuff too. because reprints are where the money is now.
He was trying to tell me to NOT sell off my authentic autographs because authentic autographs can not compete in the largely forged autograph market (which i agree with, a lot of the time.)īut then he told me to just scan off my autographs to a very large size and sell the reprints. i had a really interesting conversation with an autograph dealer recently.
