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Need some advice about selling some autographs

Hi, I am new here and joined pretty much to get some advice. My collection is very small but I am interested in selling off a few of them. Mostly I collect autographs by bands that I've had the fortune of running into. This has led me to get autographs from bands like The White Stripes.

It is in fact that particular autograph I am hoping to sell. What I am hoping to find out is this. I met the band after a concert they performed a few months before they broke big. They were one of the opening acts for an indie band called Sleater-Kinney. Both Jack White and Meg White were sitting in the venue lobby, selling merchandise. I spoke to them, bought a CD and immediately asked them to sign it. They signed the booklet. Jack White also signed my ticket, as did the headlining act, who also signed a CD.

I'm thinking of selling off the autograph. My concern is that I have no way to prove to a potential buyer that the signatures are legit. I've thought about getting a COA, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. I was thinking I could sell the CD on eBay, but I want to maximize my potential sale. Any help or advice, even constructive criticism would be much appreciated.

I've included images of the CD in question, and the ticket. Jack White signed the back of the ticket, but I included the front so the date would be visible.

Tags: authenticity, autographs, selling

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Permalink Reply by Brad on April 28, 2012 at 6:40pm

Things are hard to sell without a solid COA even with a in person autograph. Get your autos authenticated by psa/dna or jsa it will cost u money but u can sell them for a better price with a legit COA. U could always post on this site in the buy sell group and see if any one bites on it. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on April 29, 2012 at 8:39am

id be interested in either the ticket or the cd

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on April 29, 2012 at 9:24am

Those looks good to me.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Lavery on April 29, 2012 at 12:49pm

Wow, this is more of a response than I was expecting. I guess my next question would be, what is a fair price to ask for an autograph like this? That's something else I've been trying to find, some online index or example of what I can reasonably ask, but so far, no luck. Would $100 be an outrageous price? Would posting this to eBay be a better option? At the same time, seeing as how the ticket is signed by all the members of Sleater-Kinney but only by Jack White, would it make more sense to sell the the ticket with the Sleater-Kinney CD? Sorry is this seems a little pedantic, I'm pretty green at this.

Also want to thank everyone for the comments, they've been very helpful and I really appreciate them.

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Permalink Reply by W.W. Dunbar on April 29, 2012 at 2:33pm

How about a notarized affidavit? Cost is minimal, and it is a legally binding document.

I've used these in the past to sell some of my autographs. I state how, when, & where the autograph was obtained, and include my name & address. I have a friend who is an attorney, and he notarizes them for me. I believe this carries more weight than a COA, (but that's just my 2-cents).

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Permalink Reply by Brad on April 29, 2012 at 4:09pm

I met Jack White at a Don Rickles show in NYC he signed yours a lot nicer then mine lol i did get a picture with him too he was pretty cool! Bob Saget also signed below Jack he was also at the show.