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Autograph Items Sales Waning?

Is people's interests in signed memorabilia waning or something? It seems that sales (watchers/views), etc. is really dropping off. Or are there annual "slumps"? Anyone else notice or agree?

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Permalink Reply by marc e on April 19, 2018 at 9:59pm

tax time

people don't trust trump so people are watching there money.

people relized there not getting a tax cut and gas is going up .its up 20 cents were I live.

bitcoin was very hot then dropped now has gone back up

people are waiting to see if the housing market crashes again

the market goes up then drops 800 points

its all has to do with the unstable economy

we went thru this with bush and collectibles and investments got killed so did peoples houses and portfolios

Permalink Reply by CJCollector on April 20, 2018 at 4:54am

John, with all due respect, I think we should leave politics out of this.

Permalink Reply by Daniel S. on September 24, 2019 at 4:44pm

Yes, especially when your comments make you look like a clueless idiot!

Permalink Reply by goodcat on April 20, 2018 at 5:10am

you have some good points john

But what the hell does Bitcoin have to do with it?

Please don't tell me you actually believe this.

Permalink Reply by marc e on April 20, 2018 at 8:14am

bitcoin and crypto has a lot to with it people invest and made a ton of money .I did . then people got on when it peaked at 20k and lost .same as the stock market.

I had people buy a lot from me who ot in very early from crypto .it made a lot of people a lot of money who never had it

Permalink Reply by Joe W. on April 20, 2018 at 4:53am

My family ran an antique and collectibles business for many years. I understand the business. Just like any other business there are peaks and valleys. If you have good quality stuff then eventually you will find a buyer. The ability to withstand the slow periods and having patience will pay off in the long run.

Permalink Reply by marc e on April 20, 2018 at 8:15am

correct but I could take years to recover so u need funds to get by and its also like speculating.

Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on September 24, 2019 at 4:35pm

If auto sales or card sales have slowed, possibly some recent and well-publicized, disappointing revelations about the validity of sports card grading and auto authenticating issues may be the culprit.

Aside from that, it stand to reason that such a high percentage of forgeries on ebay, at some point, has to impact sales. How often does a buyer have to get stung before throwing their hands in the air and walking away.

Permalink Reply by James on September 24, 2019 at 6:07pm

That’s very true, particularly with somewhat novice collectors. Say a newcomer wants to join the hobby and he/she buys three or four autographs only to find out a few months later that they’re all fake. They are probably going to say...what the...I’m out of here!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 24, 2019 at 6:14pm

I agree with Woody very much and James as well. I just don't understand why folks think they have to buy first, get stung several times, and then start learning after "paying for an education". I hate that. A newbie can select an autograph they feel is good and post it here for review and get all the benefits of that - all w/o spending a penny on a graph or spending time on returns etc as we do so often here. Do folks go out and collect cars buy just buying one and seeing what happens w/o checking the papers - if any? Or having a friend look at it? Why is this different?

Permalink Reply by RDDB on September 24, 2019 at 7:59pm

What about all the Psa and Beckett etc? There are plenty of good certified items on eBay. That should put peoples minds to rest.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 24, 2019 at 9:32pm

I dunno - gotta be careful. Best to do your own research. The items below are all problematic IMO. Bowie didn't backdate. The Telly Savalas as Gleason is...the GA is not unexpected but its in a PSA slab and will likely stay there just as sure as others will be submitted..because the one above it, the bus photo, is a dopey forgery of a secretarial I got from PSA Jackie Gleason Facts Page - they have many. I know better and they don't? BTW, the older Gleason is by Patricia Saddleman late 1950's close to '60.