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Would you buy this Sinatra? Why or why not?

Hello All,

Would you buy this Sinatra? Why or why not? Normal wear and tear or fatally damaged? Is there ANY

quality? Thank you for your opinions - very interested in your answers.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 28, 2022 at 1:42pm

It is most sincere. We are all on a learning curve and I look forward to more discussion of quality and condition on the boards.

Permalink Reply by Eddy on June 28, 2022 at 1:22pm

Dylan - I've given my thoughts on your own thread on this piece. I'd say it comes down to trusting your own instincts and what you hope to accomplish with it. The point here is to hopefully assist one another when asked, not try to prove a person wrong for their thoughts and interests because they don't necessarily agree.

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Fritch on June 28, 2022 at 1:25pm

Agreed. Purely interested in preserving the piece and not really for it's resale value or any of the other stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 28, 2022 at 1:26pm

Precisely. To assist. Nothing more. Nothing less. I'm just startled to see interest in an autograph you can barely see, if that. Why not just wait - or seek a very nice cut?

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Fritch on June 28, 2022 at 1:31pm

Well, very simply because it's so cheap. Many other Frank signatures go for 500 to 1000 dollars on average. If I could find anything else cheaper than the other two prices I would consider it, but so far I haven't, and when I have they are very much so secretarial signatures.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 28, 2022 at 1:34pm

Well, less than optimal odd shaped pencil cuts are bringing $400+. It will be interesting to see what this realizes.

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Fritch on June 28, 2022 at 1:35pm

Very true, the pencil cuts do sometimes go for less than the $500-1000 mark. It will be interesting to see what this piece does get to, but I am not gonna actually bid until the very last moments if it even stays within the price range I think is worth it.

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Permalink Reply by JK on June 29, 2022 at 10:43am

Quite honestly, the "damage" to the photo is not the worst issue for me. The writing would be the deal breaker.

It looks like ballpoint pen on a glossy photo. It probably didn't look great on the day it was signed, and that inscription and signature will continue to fade if the photo is displayed.

If the writing was darker I could overlook the bends and creases.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 29, 2022 at 10:47am

That puzzles me too. The signature is almost invisible - faded and damaged too. If Dylan is happy that's great! :)

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on June 29, 2022 at 11:06am

Yeah, this is exactly why I love this post! Every aspect is just terrible aside from not having water damage or being torn. Theres basically nothing you can do about the condition of the item or the signature to make this any better than it is now. It is what it is. I am a collector who doesn't necessarily consider resale value for my own items, but since I'm gathering a collection for my 2 year old daughter now, ive given it way more thought recently. Investment value is an important aspect to many things I buy now and im very interested in what everyone thinks about this.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on June 29, 2022 at 11:03am

It seems like the discussion of the condition of this item has been going on quite a while... I have nothing to add other than to say than it may not be as bad as the photos indicate. The glare of the raking angle and overexposure accentuates the creasing and the signature **may not** be as light as it appears.

If it was vacuum mounted to a board to flatten out the bends it may present much better. Hard to assess accurately unless you had it in hand.

It's certainly never going to be a blue chip item, but to a collector on a budget, it may be a fit. I tend to be more lenient on the condition of vintage items.