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Topic: 271325101280: Aldrin cut from "Mission to Mars"
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Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-18-2013 01:28 PM
What a waste of a good book. Wonder what happened to the rest of the book? Is this the future now, where autographs get cut from books and lithos and get slabbed for sale? |
fredtrav Member Posts: 1673 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 11-18-2013 02:00 PM
With Buzz, this has been going on for a while. His signature is worth more than a book with his signature. You can buy a signed copy of Encounter with Tiber for $20 or less. I have seen several of the signatures cut from this or other books up for sale for more than the signed book. Hate to see a book cut up but hopefully it gets donated and someone will have a copy to read. This is the first time I have seen practically the whole page displayed. |
mjanovec Member Posts: 3811 From: Midwest, USA Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 11-18-2013 02:06 PM
This sort of activity is nothing new. People have been cutting up signed items for years in an attempt to maximize their profits. (And, of course, space artifacts aren't immune from Mr. Scissorhands either.) It's not uncommon to see the clipping of signatures and other handwriting from letters written by historic figures... including signed letters from Lincoln.Fortunately, a good percentage of the collector market realizes that intact items are more valuable and more desirable. I highly doubt this item will sell for the asking price... and if it does, it will be the exception, not the rule. |
Steve Zarelli Member Posts: 731 From: Upstate New York, USA Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-18-2013 02:19 PM
As Mark indicated, this is not new, regrettably.On the sports chat boards there is a constant stream of signatures cut from documents, checks, etc. to manufacture "1 of 1" custom cards. For a fee, some trading card companies will take your cut and place it in a "custom 1 of 1" trading card. Often, to fit the signature in the allotted card template, they have to trim a portion of the signature! Amazingly, there are people who pay good cash for these type of cards. You can take a signature from a $100 signed document and manufacture a cut card someone will pay $400 for. Truly astonishing. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-18-2013 06:29 PM
Oh, I know this isn't new. Aside from cards, what is new (to me at least) is the slabbing of the cut signature, at least with astronaut sigs. I'm just waiting for someone to take an "ordinary" NASA astronaut's signature from a litho, cut the autograph, slab it and send it out to authenticate and then sell it. |
SpaceSteve Member Posts: 428 From: San Antonio TX, USA Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 11-18-2013 07:10 PM
quote: Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo: I'm just waiting for someone to take an "ordinary" NASA astronaut's signature from a litho, cut the autograph, slab it and send it out to authenticate and then sell it.
Actually, that's already been done. I've seen several signatures from the Mercury 7 litho (the one signed by the six astronauts and Betty Grissom), that have been slabbed by PSA. I've also seen signatures cut from various US Air Force Gathering of Eagles lithos that have been slabbed. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-21-2013 09:52 AM
*sigh* 380776366445 is one from Glenn's book. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-29-2013 06:45 PM
Spoke too soon. 370950015044 is clearly cut from a litho. |