Signature Values14986

Originally Posted by Scifinator
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Originally Posted by Studley_Dudley
It makes me cringe when I see high grade copies of legit SA keys with Stan's signature on it. But, yes, they do go for a premium for the collectors that are into that type of stuff. Since he signed anything that was put in front of him, I should have had him sign my home loan application.

@Studley_Dudley - Cringe away, my man. Cringe away.




I only say that as I am actually more on your side of the track. I really do not, as a general rule, like my covers signed. If i do have any of my comics personally signed in the future, it will either be like my first signed comic Marvel Fanfare #1 which Michael Golden signed on the inside back in 1992, or i will have the back cover signed, or perhaps have the back/label aree of CBCS encasement signed as it would likely be for my own personal (Force Ghost) collection.




I would never have bought this Wolverine #1 if the signatures (especially Miller's) was in blank ink. Now since it is in gold ink and signed by both Lee and Miller at SDCC on the same day, adds some uniqueness to it, but again if it were in black ink, I would have dumped as I agree with your "defaced" sentiment.




Conversely, this Stan Lee signature on my Star Wars #1, in black, is very well place and otherwise melded in well with the artwork. imho




Getting back to @SidTheSquid - Does a signature add value, yes. But depending on the signature and the comic, it may only add $25 but could add upwards of $500 or even higher depending on how prevalent/rare and how desired that signer is. Just a quick example, on the Wolverine # 1 above, I had recently been $1,800 and 1,900 for it. Recent sales, over the past two months, of the same comic without a signature have been from $500 - $1,200 most being in the $750 - $1,100 range. One might extrapolate that these signatures added at least $800 to the value. I have also seen that there is a Green Label Joe Quesada/Palmiotti signed X-O Manowar 0 9.8 Ivory error variant on ebay for a year at $80...Unsold still. Granted, it is a green label, but the Ivory error Variant brings the value up somewhat. Then there is a 9.8 VSP Red label Quesada for $100, and still not sold.

Again, who are the signers, when were they signed, what is the placement, witnessed, vsp, or not. There are no hard fixed answers on this.

Originally Posted by GAC
I have a few books signed and they're all by the old guys. I definitely prefer books unsigned but having some signed by the greats is pretty cool too. I'd love an early Spidey signed by Ditko. I have little to no interest in books signed by any modern artists or writers. I have a Neal Adams signed book which is neat but anyone later than him, not really interested.

I do own modern raw books signed by modern artists and writers that I got when I got back into collecting that I'd sell without any problem whatsoever.