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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on January 7, 2017 at 2:28pm

Do you think that will drop the value of Star Wars graphs in general or that newer fans will only care about the new movies so that is what they will collect? Older fans will probably lean more towards originals.

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on January 7, 2017 at 3:11pm

Even if the new film's stars attempt to limit their signing exposure (which they haven't) the supply will most definitely outweigh the demand. The prices are so crushing that it will cost thousands of dollars to complete a new cast piece. What can it possibly be worth down the line? There is just too much stuff and not enough interest in the autograph side of the massive SW fanbase.

The 1999-2005 prequels proved that, even with Liam and Natalie limiting their signing or not signing at all...that generation didn't care.

Now we are in the age of Disney... 2015 on will see a SW film or spin off every year for the next 2 decades, and the latest generation will care even less.

I hate to say it out loud, but just like stamp collecting, coin collecting and baseball card collecting......our hobby is slowly dying out. 

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on January 7, 2017 at 3:17pm

So I am turning 35, would you say best to wait 40 years for a good deal and start buying in 2057? ;) j/k(...But seriously) you are right about the younger generation.

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Permalink Reply by James on January 7, 2017 at 3:29pm

I respect your opinion greatly, Pete...and I hope you are wrong. I love collecting autographs! I've thought, though, that with the ridiculous, insane popularity of Star Wars, and it being the highest-grossing movie series of all-time, there would always be demand for Star Wars autographs, especially from the original trilogy.

But I also sometimes wonder about music autographs...even dare I say The Beatles? I mean...even 20 or 30 years from now will younger people really care about collecting Beatles autographs?

But I've read that somewhere around 70% of Americans collect something. I think that is true too. Almost everyone I know collects SOMETHING...even if not autographs. But autograph collecting seems to be more popular, and less obscure, than the collecting of just about anything else.

So people will always collect something. The question is just whether or not that something will be autographs.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on January 7, 2017 at 4:10pm

Every man and their dog is out graphing to make a buck. When John Lennon moved to New York, someone asked him why he left England, he replied because people don't bug me here in NY, they will ask for an autograph or say hello, but you know.. 

John wouldn't be able to say that today, he would be like the other Beatles and say, I'm not signing anymore!!

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Permalink Reply by James on January 7, 2017 at 4:13pm

True. If John were alive today, he would be bombarded with requests everywhere he went! People have collected autographs for over 100 years, but it has gotten much more serious even since the 1970s and 80s.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on January 7, 2017 at 4:16pm

The internet and ebay.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on January 7, 2017 at 4:18pm

Don't forget, Twitter! See what the trending topics are.

It's a different era!

Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on January 7, 2017 at 4:33pm

Lately Ive been after the gods of rock or mini movie posters of movies I enjoy so don't care to much about investment aspect.Historical figures are probably the best investment. I figure the rock stuff will hold value for me as I will be dead within 25 years or so. The funny thing is when you go to Wizard,Chiller,Monster,Star Wars,and other cons there are crowds paying big money for graphs.Makes me scratch my head. photos with are huge also.As far as the future of collecting autographs,I take a dim view also. Peoples signatures just suck,they don't write anymore so its scribble and who wants that and you can easily forge and forging techniques with copying is getting better and better.So collect what you enjoy

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Permalink Reply by sling on January 10, 2017 at 10:34am

Some say early rave posters will go up in value

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Permalink Reply by Al on January 29, 2023 at 6:17am

Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but licensed trading card autographs can sell for big money.

Look at the price of Rittenhouse GOT Emilia Clarke, and Artbox Emma Watson auto cards. I can see Stranger Things topps autographs follow suit, and become more valuable in future. 

However, I don't think you can go wrong with autographs from icons, eg. Paul McCartney, Marilyn Monroe, early Cassius Clay, Clint Eastwood etc. (all of which I have owned, or have tried to acquire at one time or another). 

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