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Permalink Reply by Null on February 26, 2014 at 1:47pm

I do not think it increases value much, maybe $15-$30 max, so no not worth the frame job price. ALSO, more importantly, framing increases the risk of the item being damaged by broken glass during shipping. I have had this happen before and a very nice dual autograph was completely ruined forever. I absolutely hate shipping with frame. (plus it increases shipping costs drastically)

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on February 26, 2014 at 1:51pm

I would like to think that sometimes framing will increase the value,  and other times it would not.  I guess it all depends on how much money you have spent all together.  

Memorabilia is so up and down anyway.  It also depends on what the person your selling it too wants to spend.  That is just my take on it. 

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Permalink Reply by Rock G III on February 26, 2014 at 1:53pm

It does not. I think it shrinks your market. I know I have passed on framed items just because they expected more money for a frame that would not fit in my house. 

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Permalink Reply by Null on February 26, 2014 at 1:55pm

99% of the time I buy an item that comes framed I immediately throw away the frame it came in and replace it with my own... 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on February 26, 2014 at 1:58pm

I'm planning on buying a few framed piece soon (for a ridiculously low price, as is my nature) and ill throw all the frames away or give them away. May even ask the seller to remove them first so I can save on shipping.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 26, 2014 at 3:57pm

Agree 100%. I've passed on many framed/matted items because the price & shipping was artificially inflated well past what the autograph was worth.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on February 26, 2014 at 2:20pm

I wouldn't, because getting items framed correctly is not cheap.  In some instances, it might add to the desirability of the item, but mostly it will be a problem because it will inflate the price significantly and force some who would otherwise be interested to take a pass. 

Framing can be a bit like decorating a house too - a lot of people have their own display tastes.  People may have a certain theme going already or a certain color scheme in mind for a certain room.  Choose a black frame when your buyer would rather have a wooden one, and you could miss out on a sale.

Unless you have a wonderfully creative display idea in mind to help sell an otherwise ordinary piece, it's best to sell the item as is and let the next collector decide what they want to do with it.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on February 26, 2014 at 3:27pm

I would tend to agree with these guys. To properly frame something can sometimes cost almost as much as the signature if not more. Negating any profit. I bought a Roger Daultry signed tommy litho for 200 bucks and it cost me 250 for a first class frame job (always UV glass with autos etc.) and that included a discount with the guy I use.

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Permalink Reply by David S on February 26, 2014 at 5:03pm

I've never seen a case where framing increased the value beyond what the framing costs. Professional framing with the right archival materials is expensive. It also narrows your audience, for all the reasons others mentioned.

That being said, when it's a piece I'm buying to put on the wall, I will get it nicely framed. This is only for the purpose of enjoying it, not for the investment value.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on February 26, 2014 at 5:05pm

Only time where I can see framing adding decent value is in regards to framed jerseys, but then shipping usually kills you if you're not picking it up/buying it locally.

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on February 26, 2014 at 10:46pm

For regular signed photographs, I'd say the value doesn't increase since people like to have their own style of frame based on their own designs.  I wouldn't pay more than the typical price for an autograph just because an autograph is framed; it might not match the room I'd like to put it in and more than often it is done cheaply and with harmful materials anyway.

However, I would say framing could increase the value of autographs if the signatures involved were on signed index cards/cuts etc only if they are all related to one another.  For example, having the signatures of all the cast members from movies or TV shows like All in The Family, The Jeffersons, Andy Griffith, the Honeymooners, etc etc.  Since these sets are pretty difficult to complete and take a long time, some people would prefer just to buy the "end product" with them all together matted in one frame.  Even then, the value is really based upon what the buyer is willing to pay.   

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Permalink Reply by Tony Bonich on March 2, 2014 at 3:26am

Framing is ok if done properly it also I think protects rare signatures from ultra violet light
And damage if it's framed it's safe why would one want to remove it from a safe frame to get
getget damaged or say have a hot coffee fall all over it in a frame is safe for life

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