"Actually the 32.4% must include the auction platform fee of 5% as the auction house T&C state that the premium is 20% plus sales tax on that premium (20%). If you bought from the auction house direct I guess you would be paying around…"
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This is what I call satisfying provenance (Titanic-related)
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A few years back I bought a collection of photographs of the Ostby family. The Ostbys were wealthy jewelers who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. Helen and her father Engelhart travelled on the…Continue
Lacklustre Marvels of Modern Music results at RR Auction
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With some exceptions this was a pretty uninspiring set of results.…Continue
UK Antiques Roadshow clip featuring JHE signatures
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This makes quite a nice watch. It was first broadcast a few months ago but I only just spotted the clip on the AR site. For once, the valuation (GBP 5,000 - 7,000) seems about right.…Continue
Fully signed Live Killers for GBP 1,000 - 1,500!
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The latest UK "Antiques Roadshow" featured a fully signed "Live Killers" LP. The expert (Raj Bisram) estimated it at GBP 1,000 - 1,500!Luckily the owner had no intention of selling but such…Continue
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"Long gone are the days of 25% including sales tax at most UK auction houses. I just checked back and this particular auction had fees of 32.4%. I'm not sure if that includes auction platform fees (the salesroom charge 5% - or used to at least -…"
"Agreed re the placement of John and Ringo. Maybe not so ideal for display purposes. I cannot understand anyone who would be put off by the beautiful inscription. One very minor thing you didn't mention is the slight "bleed-through"…"
"Congratulations to fab432 for almost guessing the final price. fab's guess was over $10k all-in and by my reckoning it sold for almost exactly $10k (£5.5 + fees (say 35%) x GBP/USD rate (ca. 1.35) = $9.9k). I can already hear you saying…"
"Thanks Eric. In Switzerland the term has only just taken off. It is used incredibly often by certain types of youngster. It seems to appear in almost every sentence I hear on the bus and sometimes multiple times in a single sentence. First names…"
"If they look good to Roger they probably are good but I wouldn't say they are entirely typical. I've never seen Jimi write "Bro" but that doesn't mean a lot (assuming people even said "Bro" back in the 60s) and the…"
"I agree with jimbo that these are real. The "Best" is rather strangely formed but looks right too. I would find the lack of contrast for Brian and Roger off-putting but I guess it is more important that the rarer Freddie and John are nice…"
"I agree completely about the 40%. The problem is just getting to an approximate value. Maybe there have been sales of similar items to use as a basis or you can add up the values of the individual autographs and either discount the total or add a…"
"If you feel you must sell it then I would suggest the auction route (RR Auction, Heritage or somewhere similar with a solid track record for selling abolitionist items). Something as unique and important as this is very difficult to value and needs…"
"That one was better but there's something about this photo that just turns me off. I think I've probably just seen it too often. The autographs are also nearly always placed in a similar position. Most examples seem to me to be a commodity…"
"For some reason this photograph leaves me cold, as do the perfectly placed, non-dedicated autographs. Luckily tastes differ and obviously I'm in a very clear minority. The letter is very nice indeed of course and is hopefully not glued to the…"
"It's covered in lots of British newspapers sites and even appears on a French site too. Many, many watchers as well. "
"Finally went for £12,000 before commission and other fees. No surprise to me."
"Especially given the time period covered, that's got to be a £5,000+ item."
"Definitely not real. The photo itself looks too new to have been signed before 1991 in any case."
"It appears Helen was never formally interviewed, but she wrote a detailed six-page letter on May 13, 1912, to Hope Chapin, whom she had befriended aboard the rescue ship, Carpathia. Among other details, the letter confirmed Helen's…"
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- Mainly better quality items with an emphasis on female leading ladies of the 20s to 60s. Some rock & pop too.
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- You can ask anyone living or dead for their autograph. Who would it be?
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- At 10:42pm on April 25, 2014,
geraldzheng said…
DO YOU WANT TO SELL Audrey Hepburn SIGNED PHOTO?
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