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Permalink Reply by J. Mikael on April 30, 2017 at 1:30pm

I have no idea about fair market values for Beatles items, but fully signed items being relatively rare, I guess it never hurts to aim high unless you're in a hurry to sell.

Not all autographs are equal, nor albums, or photos, or flats. There are so many factors in play, I guess a nice looking unique photo could, under the right conditions, trump an album. Eye appeal is crucial, and a larger size (typically 12x12" for a flat) would also push up the price.

Also, like you mention, not everybody had access to promotional items such as flats, so I guess that makes them rare, even more so if signed. I agree of course that a flat, although depicting one for promotional display purposes, isn't nearly as desireable as an actual album.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on April 30, 2017 at 2:45pm

i can chime in a little as i worked in the industry and had boxes of flats or as we called them 12 x 12 s we used them displays in record stores or promotinal  merchindising and marketing.

if told u the amount of that crap  that was made and thrown out especaily for bands that never went any were.

we also called pop meterial

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