Signed Rare
The Reality of Specialty Shopping
Whether you are an audiophile looking for an old album or a bookworm searching for an out of print book, shopping for rare items can be quite an adventure. As with all adventures, this venture is both exciting and has it own share of perils and dangers. There is a constant danger of losing money on an expensive purchase because of an unknown unfixable value-lowering defect or even out right fake products. This is why enthusiasts and specialists take extra time and effort to learn how to verify the authenticity of products on their own.
Getting to Know Your Craft
As said, it does not matter what kind of hobby you specialize in, learning to discern the true value of the items you purchase is an important skill you cannot afford to do without. One good way to learn is by visiting your local specialty store and talking to the owners. The people who run and own specialty stores usually do so because of their own personal passion for their hobby, and they are often the best possible source of information regarding their craft.
They will often be quite happy to answer your inquiries if they see that you genuinely want to learn more. Take notes and study key points on your own. You can research on the internet, chat with people on chat rooms or in forum boards or even go to the local library.
Research can encompass many different mediums. If you are a fashion geek with a taste for couture, checking fashion magazines and related publications might be where you can find the tell tale signs of an authentic Vera Wang dress before you decide to buy one at a local garage sale. A quick chat with a sales representative or a fast look at an old electronics catalog would let you know if the housing for an original Sony Cassette Walkman is original or has been refurbished. Each product has its own share of physical indications that would help you determine if it is an original or not.
When Self Study Cannot Cut it, Get Help
Of course, if you are looking for an authentic Warhol painting, then you are probably better off acquiring the services of a professional. Unless you have studied art in college and have years of experience as an art curator, then determining the authenticity of a painting is not something you can learn just by picking up a book.
There are the cases wherein the total cost of the product in question is so expensive, that the cost of hiring a professional would be far less than the amount you might lose if the product in question turns out to be a fake. While this rule often applies to classic works of art, this can also apply to people purchasing historical objects or items with high modern cultural value (such as movie props).
The good thing about these items is that they usually are accompanied by a signed certificate of authentication. This paper is very important and is recognized, honored and verified by a society of specialists in that related field. In fact, a member of that group might even be present when you make the transaction in order for you to verify that you are making the right purchase and for them to keep track of the ownership of rare items in their craft.
Condition and Value: Guide to Buying Rare Books : Relevance of Signed Rare Books
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DWIGHT HOWARD AUTO ORLANDO MAGIC SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 11X14 PHOTO PROOF COA RARE!! $99.99 |
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JAMES GALWAY Pachelbel Canon rare SIGNED autograph LP $15.00 |
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SO LITTLE TIME BY JOHN P.MARQUAND/SIGNED 1943 rare $78.99 |
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Authentic KIYOSHI SAITO Mixed Media WOODBLOCK Print CHOP SIGNED Vintage RARE Art $99.00 |
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Glorious Linens by Martha Pullen Hand Signed Book RARE $49.99 |
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RARE Book Elmer Keith Safari Signed Elephant Hunting 1st Edition 1968 AMAZING $149.99 |
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Vintage Mark McGwire Signed American League Baseball Oakland A’s Cardinals RARE $125.99 |
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Phil Kessel Signed Rookie Jersey Certificate Of Authenticity Rare Collectable $149.99 |
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3 HOPI KACHINA ORNAMENTS SUN FACE GOURD DANCE RATTLE SIGNED RARE UNIQUE $11.00 |
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GIANTS VICTOR CRUZ SIGNED FOOTBALL NFL AUTO NY GIANTS STAR RARE COA SIGNING $69.99 |
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GIANTS VICTOR CRUZ SIGNED FOOTBALL NFL AUTO NY GIANTS STAR RARE COA SIGNING $71.99 |
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Steve Martin signed rare orig still photo / autograph $59.95 |
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GIANTS VICTOR CRUZ SIGNED FOOTBALL NFL AUTO NY GIANTS STAR RARE COA SIGNING $70.99 |
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LAST CHANCE Hanna Barbera CEL “AMERICA’S CUP” Signed *RARE 1992 $600.00 |
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Hotwheels Larry Garage Holiday RODS BONE SHAKER SIGNED CHASE VHTF VARIATION RARE $10.25 |
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Dave Clark Five 5 “Autographed Pick Guard by DAVE CLARK”! RARE! $65.00 |
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MARSHALL FAULK SIGNED ST. LOUIS RAMS F/S REPLICA HELMET UDA-TRISTAR 19/28 RARE $299.99 |
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Mats Jonasson Signature Collection Puffins Signed – 33544 “RARE” $12.60 |
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VOODOO*RARE EP*1979 KERI RECORDS*SIGNED ON THE B SIDE LABEL*PETE AINGE*MINT- $15.78 |
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RARE Vintage Signed Georg Jensen 18K Yellow Gold Cufflinks – Unique Hard to Find $2,500.00 |
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Spider-Man 1 Very RARE print signed numbered McFarlane! $699.00 |
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General Robert Cardenas Test Pilot YB-49 Rare Signed Autograph Photo $34.99 |
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MEGADETH-CRYPTIC WRITINGS PRESS RELEASE Autographed by DAVE MUSTAINE 1997 RARE $122.50 |
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Fog City Comics #1 FN SIGNED & NUMBERED VERSION very rare RAND HOLMES $129.99 |
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Peri Gilpin Frasier Sexy Rare Signed Autograph Photo $24.99 |
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RAPHAEL SAADIQ TONI TONY TONE AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED MICROPHONE COA NEC RARE!!! $199.99 |
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Bob Feller Signed “Support the Youth” Baseball COA RARE $75.00 |
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RARE 2012 XLVI SUPER BOWL JOHN MARA NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS SIGNED MINI HELMET $29.00 |
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Will Moses: Skating on the Creek;Rare Snow Folk Signed $750.00 |
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Rare Retired 1992 Tom Clark Hand Signed Nascar Driver – Bill Elliot 6600 $30.00 |
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JAMIE FARR MASH SIGNED RARE NEW! 8X10 PHOTO PSA/DNA PROOF SIGNING! #2 $85.00 |
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Tara Road SIGNED by Maeve Binchy (1999) ARC RARE $90.00 |
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VERY RARE 1869 TUNISIA TUNIS CARTHAGE SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S AMBASSADOR 1ST $49.99 |
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BEAUTIFUL RARE BLACK VASE DESIGN SATINATO SIGNED FLORZENZ ITALY STUDIO GLASS 50s $71.10 |
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2007 Bath Body Works Dated Signed Harry Slatkin Snowman Cookie Jar RARE NEW $49.99 |
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WWE REY MYSTERIO JR HAND SIGNED 8X10 PROMO PHOTO WITH COA RARE $19.99 |
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ULTRA RARE 1948 Orrefors Sweden Crystal SAINT FRANCIS Vase Signed ~LINDSTRAND $91.00 |
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-Rare- 1918 -Artist Louis Orr- Autograph/Signed Letter w/Illustrated Letterhead $61.00 |
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Suzanne Collins MockingJay Jay 1st / 1st Hunger Games : Signed / Stamed – Rare! $150.00 |
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RARE LIMITED ED ARNOLD PALMER AUTOGRAPHED PLATE 1983 $150.00 |
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Jackleg #1 VF underground comix SIGNED alternative dirt in out comics SUPER RARE $29.99 |
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Sterling Vintage Ring Celtic Knot Signed Hallmarked Rare Size 7 Handcrafted Wow $17.99 |
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Jeanne Tasse 19C Bronze Boy Going To School RARE Signed $5,500.00 |
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ORVILLE REDENBACHER RARE SIGNED FRAMED PHOTO 8×10 JSA $71.99 |
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KELLI GARNER – SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO – UPSKIRT – LINGERIE & HEELS – RARE – HAVOC 2 $7.99 |
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very rare- FUTERA 1995 There’s No Limit card signed- SHOAIB MOHAMMAD $10.76 |
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MARLEY SHELTON – RARE SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO – NUDE – BAREFOOT – VERY HOT – SCREAM 4 $14.99 |
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Me Gusta Funnies #1 SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BRYSON (ONLY 100 PRINTED) underground rare $299.99 |
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Clyde Drexler signed USA jersey RARE auto both sides $399.00 |
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JOSIE MARAN – SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO – SEXY B&W PROFILE – GUESS GIRL – MODEL – RARE $12.99 |
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Waterford Crystal Hospitality 6-Inch Candlesticks, Set of 2 $185.00 NEW WATERFORD 6″ HOSPITALITY CANDLESTICK PAIR. EACH CANDLESTICK IS ARTISAN SIGNATURE ETCHED “PAUL FARRELL 2003″ WATERFORD SEAHORSE ETCHED LOGO CLEARLY VISIBLE ON EACH CANDLESTICK BASE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON PAUL FARRELL:Paul Farrell, Master Cutter At seventeen years old, Paul joined Waterford Crystal as an apprentice Wedge Cutter. After a five-year apprenticeship Paul was deemed a fully quali… |
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Abbey Road [Vinyl] $11.97 The Beatles’ last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side’s writing, John Lennon’s hard-rocking, “Come Together” and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” make the strongest i… |
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In Rainbows [Vinyl] $16.98 On the deliriously satisfying In Rainbows, Radiohead returns to a more straight-ahead (though subdued) rock sound. Much hubbub has been made about this record’s innovative release. Radiohead allowed fans to pay what they wished to download fairly low-resolution tracks from the band’s own website. Like so many innovations, it already seems funny both that it was such big news and that someone else … |
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Appetite for Destruction [Vinyl] $14.91 Already a legend in its own meagre lifetime, this startling debut shrouded itself in controversy, from its original Robert Williams artwork to Axl Rose’s unblinking accounts of LA’s underbelly. This mawkish storytelling, combined with a brattish collective swagger and a surprisingly mature approach to their songs, guaranteed Guns N’ Roses a speedy notoriety that was to serve their legend brilliant… |
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RARE AUTOGRAPHED – FOOD ADDICTION: THE BODY KNOWS, SIGNED BY KAY SHEPPARD – VERY RARE, FIRST-EDITION, 1989, 19-YEAR-OLD COLLECTIBLE *PLUS FREE GIFT: VHS Miracles of Hands-On Healing For Women Only [SHIPS SAME DAY WITH FREE TRACKING] **OWN THIS RARE, IMPOSSIBLE-TO-FIND, FIRST-EDITION COLLECTIBLE INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, KAY SHEPPARD. Would You Believe That Some Foods Can Be As Additive As Cocaine, Alcohol, Or Other Addictive Substances? In This Book, Kay Sheppard Explains That Food Addiction Is Not A Lack Of Will Power Or A Behavioral Problem But A Physical Disease With Symptoms And Characteristics Which Can Be Recogniz… |
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ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT CMT CROSSROADS DVD Led Zeppelin frontman and legendary rocker, Robert Plant, and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss share the stage in the episode of CMT Crossroads. They perform their own classics as well as songs from their new album, Raising Sand. Plant and Krauss were recently nominated for a Grammy in the best pop collaboration with vocals category for the song “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)” from the same al… |
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Yankee Panky $1.99 … |
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Buyer Beware $1.99 … |
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Yankee Panky [HD] $2.99 … |
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ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS autographed GRAMMY WINNER Cd ! $199.99 100% AUTHENTIC and signed in-person!…CD is the GRAMMY award WINNER and has NO SMEARS.AUTOGRAPHS STAND OUT Beautiful….LIFETIME ” Certificate Of Authenticity ” comes with the item!…THANKS or SHOPPING with us!!… |
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