J. Morrison signed cut piece

The following item came up for auction on ebay today to the tune of $5,000.- Not authentic in my opinion. Thoughts? Jack...

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 14, 2016 at 3:38pm

You guys see ballrooms photo of jim signing, the orange flower its the same as the sellers proggramme.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 14, 2016 at 3:43pm

It's the same program and apparently signed the same day.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 14, 2016 at 3:45pm

So there would be a few signed then if one person could get a signature then others would.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 14, 2016 at 3:57pm

It was 6/10/67. This is the performance in which it's claimed that the Doors were seen sitting in the grass with the concertgoers.

I have a copy of that program signed by members of The Seeds and Every Mother's Son.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 14, 2016 at 4:08pm

$5,000 is a ton of money for that. Nice autograph, tho. Looks fairly big, too.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 14, 2016 at 4:23pm

Too Much money. Collectors decide how much signatures are worth.

There are a number of Autographs at Juliens live auctions and most of them have been sitting on ebay for months with high prices, now the top estimate at juliens isn't anywhere what these guys have been asking on ebay.

Id struggle to pay 3 k for that Morrison cut.

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Permalink Reply by JackGotLucky on April 14, 2016 at 6:56pm

If someone is willing to spend 3K, they might as well just shell out another $1,500.- and get a check...

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 14, 2016 at 7:01pm

That's the way I think also.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 14, 2016 at 7:39pm

You know...I'd rather have the autograph at $3,000. Morrison checks, like most vintage checks, are generally much safer...no doubt about that.

I respect anyone who'd rather buy a check than a cut or autograph on a page. Your investment would be safer than mine.

The last thing I think about when I think of Jim Morrison is money, a check. A check framed with a Doors album or an image of Morrison feels cold...feels like a dichotomy to me.

I'd rather get the opinions of everyone I know who I think know Jim Morrison well and buy an autograph based on their input.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 14, 2016 at 7:56pm

That's a good point, Steve. I could have gone for a check when they could easily be had for $3-$3.5K, but I held back and waited for a signed copy of one of his privately published poetry books. It's said that he was very proud of them. That said, now I wish I had tried for both, but I was just looking to add one to my collection.