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Topic: Apollo astronaut autographs: Average prices
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-20-2009 04:49 PM
   
At the 40th anniversary of the Apollo missions, it's time to make a listing which we can compare in ten years time when we'll celebrate "Half a Century" of Apollo missions...So, what's the average price for Apollo astronauts' autographs? - Aldrin (US $300)
- Anders (US $500)
- Armstrong (US $1500)
- Bean (US $75)
- Borman (US $100)
- Cernan (US $150)
- Chaffee (US $1500)
- Conrad (US $100)
- Collins (US $300)
- Duke (US $75)
- Eisele (US $300)
- Evans (US $75)
- Gordon (US $75)
- Grissom (US $1500)
- Haise (US $75)
- Irwin (US $750)
- Lovell (US $200)
- Mcdivitt (US $75)
- Mitchell (US $75)
- Roosa (US $400)
- Schmitt (US $150)
- Scott (US $150)
- Shepard (US $300)
- Schweickaert (US $150)
- White (US $1500)
- Worden (US $75)
- Young (US $250)
Above prices based on a clear autograph on a portrait photo. All "corrections" welcome. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-20-2009 04:51 PM
It's not as simple as that. Are you talking about: - open-market prices, show prices, dealer prices or arranged signings?
- inscribed or uninscribed?
- lithos; glossies; books or other items?
- etc, etc.
Not wishing to be negative, but as a worthwhile exercise we should consider all options.For what it's worth, I started to compile a table showing the escalation in show prices over the past five years, but as we now know you can often buy in the open market cheaper than you can at a show. Come to think of it, it would also be interesting to compare show prices vs. market prices across the board! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-20-2009 04:58 PM
Indeed, I'm not an autograph collector but picked up a few in 33 years collecting. My estimates are an average between asking prices on Astro-Auction and realised prices on auctions...Is your five-year table viewable online?
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kr4mula
Member Posts: 642
From: Cinci, OH
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-21-2009 10:46 AM
Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra are missing from your list. |
BobbyA
Member Posts: 147
From: Northern Virginia
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-21-2009 11:16 AM
Cunningham, Swigert and Mattingly are also missing. |
medaris
Member Posts: 181
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 05-23-2009 06:13 PM
I'd say Irwin's too high, and Young's too low in this list. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-24-2009 03:51 AM
For Irwin, as with most signatures, it comes down to the image and detail.Irwin on the moon used to sell for a couple of hundred dollars, but in recent years this dropped down to more like $100-150. Today of course this has plummeted to $30-50 thanks to Derek's discovery of boxes full of them.  On the other hand I'd expect a signed uninscribed business suit portrait litho to sell for maybe $500-750+. Finally, since his signed WSS lithos are so rare they fetch far more. I've seen a handful of genuine signed uninscribed WSS lithos sell for anywhere between $1200 and $2100+, with personalized examples fetching between $800 and $1400 over the last few years. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-24-2009 11:25 AM
- Aldrin (US $300)
- Anders (US $500)
- Armstrong (US $1500)
- Bean (US $75)
- Borman (US $100)
- Cernan (US $150)
- Chaffee (US $1500)
- Conrad (US $100)
- Collins (US $300)
- Cunningham
- Duke (US $75)
- Eisele (US $300)
- Evans (US $75)
- Gordon (US $75)
- Grissom (US $1500)
- Haise (US $75)
- Irwin (US $750)
- Lovell (US $200)
- Mattingly (US $ 150.00)
- Mcdivitt (US $75)
- Mitchell (US $75)
- Roosa (US $400)
- Schirra (US $ 100.00)
- Schmitt (US $150)
- Schweickaert (US $150)
- Scott (US $150)
- Shepard (US $300)
- Stafford (US $ 150.00)
- Swigert (US $150)
- White (US $1500)
- Worden (US $75)
- Young (US $450)
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Spacefest
Member Posts: 1168
From: Tucson, AZ
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 05-24-2009 04:07 PM
If you can find WSS uninscribed Armstrongs for $1500, I'll take all you have.Kim |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-25-2009 02:29 AM
Again, it all comes back to the details. Unless you specify exactly what context the signature is in your figures are meaningless.Personally I would specify uninscribed WSS litho for those cases where such an image exists, and uninscribed business suit litho for the rest but exceptions might be in order (e.g. Ed White EVA litho). |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-26-2009 11:12 AM
Indeed, but recently some Armstrong lithos started on eBay at US $999.99. |
skippy in space
Member Posts: 251
From: Aberdeen Scotland
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-16-2009 06:36 AM
The Alan Shepard on the moon routinely goes for $500+. Why is this shot any different to the others? |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 07-16-2009 11:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by skippy in space:
The Alan Shepard on the moon routinely goes for $500+. Why is this shot any different to the others?
Supply and demand. Many collectors prefer pictures of moonwalkers on the moon, and since there is a limited number of Shepard-on-the-moon signed photos, they fetch a premium. Whereas, there are many signed Irwin-on-the-moon lithos, but very few Irwin WSS lithos. Therefore, the WSS for Irwin is the rarity...and fetches the higher price. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 08-05-2010 10:59 AM
Is it just me, or are there more authentic Armstrong signed items showing up recently in the marketplace?I have seen a number of them on eBay recently (often with highly inflated starting bids, but authentic looking nonetheless). Of course, RR usually has a nice selection as well, and I have seen quite a few showing up in other venues as well. Is it the economy bringing out more of these? Or am I just imagining that more of them are showing up? |
Spacefest
Member Posts: 1168
From: Tucson, AZ
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 08-05-2010 11:29 AM
I'm sure it's the economy. We're getting a lot of offers, a lot of appraisals ("I got this directly from NASA. so I know it's real".) |
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