Introduction - My name is David Kuflik and I believe I may have one of the best Celebrity autograph collections out there

(apologies in advance for the length of my post)

Hello, my name is David Kuflik and I believe I may have one of the best celebrity autograph collections on the planet. My father (Harvey Kuflik) and aunt (Rhoda Kuflik) started collecting in-person autographs in New York in the early 1950’s and continued vigorously collecting their whole lives (Harvey passed in 2002 and Rhoda passed in 2012). Both collected for the love of it and didn’t sell their autographs. Their collections are fully intact and almost all of them were collected in person. My father also acquired a couple smaller autograph collections from his collecting friends in Hollywood. I collected actively with my father in Hollywood as a kid in the 1980’s. I inherited their collections and after working 17 years at Microsoft, I left my day job and have dedicated the past two years full time curating this collection.

I’ve got close to 80,000 autographs, more than 20,000 of which are signed photos. I have very few duplicates of the same photo. 22 Marilyn Monroe autographs, 6 of which are signed photos. I’ve also got a lot of good sports and music autographs as well.

My celebrity autograph collection is going to be featured in a dedicated 30 minute TV episode on a major cable network in the coming weeks.

What am I going to do with all these autographs? I’m going to sell them. I did a small auction with RR Auction in September. http://www.rrauction.com/past_auction_results.cfm?SearchCrit=kuflik... .

I’m currently in their February auction with some modern autographs. See here. http://www.rrauction.com/browse_gallery.cfm?SearchCrit=%20%20&C...=

I plan to use RR Auction at the high end of the spectrum, but that only covers a few thousand items. For all the other autographs, I plan to sell those directly to consumers along with my unsigned headshots from my website (hasn’t launched yet), via eBay, and Amazon. I’ve decided to roll my sleeves up and sell directly because there is just too much sweat equity in these autographs to sell in bulk at wholesale prices. I have no plans to ever acquire autographs from outside sources. I’m just a guy who inherited this awesome pristine collection and will exit the business when everything is sold.

It’s also worth noting that I also have several hundred thousand original unsigned Agency Headshots with resumes of almost every actor and actress from the late 1970’s until 2004. These headshots were actually used in the casting process and nobody else has these in any quantity. Many of the photos are not on the Internet. I never sold autographs but I sold these headshots on eBay in the early 2000’s under the name risingstarphotos and they were very popular. We were the top seller of the Movie photos category on eBay for years. I’ve never sold autographs before but have a lot of past experience in the memorabilia business selling headshots on eBay at high volumes. My father got over 3,000 of these headshots signed, many before the actors were even famous.

Here's a glimpse of the b- list signed headshot collection. I’ve put aside hundreds of a-listers in a different folder: https://1drv.ms/i/s!An5aCe8YraAGhr4Mq3b8WlWlOgJdug

Here’s is where it all started:

https://1drv.ms/f/s!An5aCe8YraAGieY0SgwkxE1Q5Tb8uA

There is sooooooo much more than this in many different forms (Lobby Cards, Books, Color Photos, Candid Photos, Cast Photos, etc.) I’ve been a lurker here on autograph live for the past two years and thought I would introduce myself before my TV episode airs. I’m also hoping to learn from the experts here and gather feedback and reality checks on my business approach. Unfortunately, the autograph ecosystem is full of forgeries, which hurts the industry. I’m hoping I can inject some needed authenticity into the business.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 2, 2017 at 8:50pm

Incredible Collection! Thanks for sharing/showing.

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Permalink Reply by David Kuflik on February 10, 2017 at 12:40pm

Unfortunately, the few Monkees signed photos I have are missing Peter Tork. I've got signatures of them all from the late sixties and a few signed index cards from the 80's.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on February 2, 2017 at 9:36pm

AMAZING, thanks for sharing! Please let us see more pieces as you dig deeper in your collection!!

Also, friend request sent!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on February 3, 2017 at 7:12am

Man this is just awesome. Best collection Ive seen. I am sure you will be retiring soon. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on February 3, 2017 at 11:00am

The most awesome thing I've ever seen in this page!!

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Permalink Reply by Jason Charnick on February 3, 2017 at 2:03pm

amazing stuff to see! and only the scratching of the surface i imagine. thanks so much for sharing them with us!

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Permalink Reply by JXE on February 3, 2017 at 3:53pm

Incredible items! Thanks for sharing them with us.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Board on February 3, 2017 at 7:54pm

Eh, it's an okay collection. I've seen better.

Hahahaha.

Wow.

That...is some amazing stuff. I can't believe my eyes.

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Permalink Reply by Samuel John Clifford on February 6, 2017 at 10:01am

If you have any "Blondie" aka Debbie Harry, I'd be interested.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 9, 2017 at 8:52am

I'm looking for some nice Julie Andrews signed photos. If you have any please let me know. I have a friend request so please pm me.

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Permalink Reply by David Kuflik on February 9, 2017 at 5:32pm

I've got a lot of Julie Andrews. He was a favorite of my father. He's posing with her in the 2nd picture, top left. I've got more in Lobby Card form, multi signed pics, and just signatures. Sorry for the tease, but I can't sell them right now, but I can in the near future. Keep in touch.