Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger - looking ahead

I just wanted to throw this up for discussion and not want to be morbid. I'm curious as to what the fine members of AML think about where the long-run values of the autographs of these two enormous music icons are headed once they've passed on, as all of us will.

Look, I hope Mick and Paul live well past 100. I know their music will certainly live forever. And I plan on keeping my autographs of theirs until the day I meet my maker.

But as we've seen with Michael Jackson, though there seems to be many of his autographs available, since his passing, there has been a huge increase in the valuation of Michael's autograph.

So will Paul's and Mick's autographs also double or triple in value as did Michael's?

Any thoughts on this?

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Permalink Reply by wascher on April 28, 2015 at 2:08pm

Hi James,

Unfortunately, MJ's imo should actually be more.  They are devalued because of the amount of forgeries out there.  I've basically started to keep track of the forgeries vs ones I believe to be good on the market, and I've found that your lucky if you find 1 or 2 that are good out of 10 (pretty low percentage).  That's how bad it is.

-w

Permalink Reply by James on April 28, 2015 at 4:26pm
You couldn't be more right, Wascher. There are so many more MJ fakes out there that it's hard to get a grasp on how many authentic ones there really are. And I agree with you big time that the forgeries devalue the authentic ones. I think what happens is that so many people are drawn to the cheaper fakes, and unfortunately buy them. Well, when that happens, there is now one less person in the marketplace for an MJ item. That means lower demand which means lower prices. Each time a fake is bought, it incrementally reduces the over value of the authentic ones.

I think if, theoritically, we could get rid of all the fakes, and were left with a much smaller population of real ones, the value would launch upwards like a rocket.
Permalink Reply by James on April 28, 2015 at 9:32pm
Check that. It should read, "Each time a fake is bought, it incrementally reduces the OVERALL value of the authentic ones."
Permalink Reply by Paul on April 28, 2015 at 2:54pm
I believe the rarities will increase in value, the really nice items with appeal will increase in value. I believe they would be more valuable with some other signatures eg John and Paul or Mick with Brian Jones etc.
The classic Beach boys full sets would increase after Brian.
Permalink Reply by James on April 28, 2015 at 5:08pm
You're right, Paul. I used to have a rare Paul item, but now I just have a signed copy of "High in the Clouds", although the autograph is very eye-appealing I think. My Mick is signed copy of a 1985 Rolling Stone mag. I like it quite a bit. I don't how rare Mick signed Rolling Stone mags are.
Permalink Reply by Paul on April 28, 2015 at 5:41pm
My plug would be a lot if 90s rock memrobilia in the future. Starting to see 90s band be inducted into rock n roll hall of fame. Seattle sound and the band's out of England like oasis etc would be my pick.
Permalink Reply by James on April 28, 2015 at 9:40pm
There were some great groups in the 90s, and many that crossed over from the late-80s to the mid-90s, like The Cure and Depeche Mode, and New Order. I love those three and, of course, the biggest music group, IMO, since the Beatles and Stones, U2!

And of course, NIRVANA! And don't forget Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam. I really like the Goo Goo Dolls too.

And one of my Top 5 for sure of all-time, the stupendous, marvelous Australian rocker band AC/DC!!!!!

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