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Permalink Reply by Max Rickardsson on October 8, 2014 at 8:41am

5K for his kindergarten scribble.

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Permalink Reply by FB on October 8, 2014 at 9:40am

His senior yearbook with his signature in it went for that price last year on ebay. If someone REALLY needs a Dylan autograph, they can get one for way less through RR Auction, Roger Epperson's site, or at Iconic Auctions.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on October 8, 2014 at 10:22am

Except Iconic Auctions has shill bidders and hidden reserves --- so even after an album "sells" it get relisted in the next auction or put back on Press Pass Collectibles eBay store for insane asking prices.

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Permalink Reply by Robin Banks on October 8, 2014 at 11:25am

Bruce, I totally agree with you on shill bidding with  Iconic.  I have placed bids over $5k on multiple items and I always seem to get overbid.  And when I look at their following auctions, the same items seem to pop up again.  They are greedy!!!

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Permalink Reply by FB on October 8, 2014 at 2:13pm

Interesting.

I have consigned with them, and always got good treatment by them. The majority of their items get higher bids than on RR Auction (some of the items they had were bought from RR Auctions, and placed on their website). They have a 15% consignment rate. Plus, they sent out my check within 2-3 weeks after the auction has ended, compared to RR Auction where you have to wait two months.

I did not know they had hidden reserves on some of their items.

Like I always say, "to each his own."

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on October 8, 2014 at 8:52pm

Yes, they appear to get amazingly high bids -- but then you see the same items that "sold" back in the next auction. They've had the same Dylan signed album in at least 5 auctions. This happens again and again so something is very fishy. Don't believe all of their prices realized. Most, if not all of their high ticket items have reserves.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on October 9, 2014 at 12:56am

yes I have also noticed that as well.  It could be that the original purchaser didn't like it and reput it in but as you say it appears to happen too many times.

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Permalink Reply by Danny on October 10, 2014 at 5:59am

 Joni Mitchell was selling the "Complete So Far" songbook through her website for 300 dollars, which was limited to 50 copies. Unsigned is 75 retail but they transcribed her finger style which makes the book worth it to aspiring musicians. Dylan's book seems pretty cool but a bit of a price gouge for that amount of money. His signed art goes for half that (and I don't get his "Revisionist Art" series). 

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