Most autographed celebrity photo owners would never dare to think of sharing forms with them. They look at autographed photos of celebrities as a crowning achievement for their collections. However, there may come a time in a collector’s life when he will be forced to part with his autographed photos of celebrities due to financial problems or because he loses his passion for collecting.
Whatever the case may be, if you’ve decided to part with your autographed celebrity photos, there are some important steps you need to take to sell them.
To get started, you must first authenticate your autographed celebrity photos. There are many services that you can use to do this. Even if you know the autographs on your photos are legit, the people you’ll be selling to will always have their doubts. Therefore, you should contact a company that specializes in authenticating autographed celebrity photographs. However, by doing this, you will have to pay for the service.
Now, when choosing an authentication service, make sure you contact one that has a good reputation. Most buyers will do their homework and ask you where you authenticated your autographed celebrity photo. They will then contact the Better Business Bureau to make sure the company you dealt with is reputable and hasn’t had any fraudulent dealings.
Once you have authenticated your autographed celebrity photos, you will receive what is called an authentication certificate. This will be your proof that the autograph on your celebrity photo is authentic.
The next step you need to take is to determine the value of your autographed celebrity photos. To do this, you will need to have your photos evaluated. Once again you will be paying for this service. However, an appraiser can tell you the exact value of your photos. You should always ask for this number to be written down so that you can present it along with your authentication certificate to any prospective buyer.
There is a positive side to spending money to have your autographed photos of celebrities evaluated and authenticated. You can usually pass the cost on to your buyer. You can present them with receipts for what you have paid along with the cost of the photo. As in most cases, they would have spent this money on their own to make sure the photo is legitimate. Many sellers will do this and even tell the buyer that they also have 30 days to return the photo in the same condition if they find the photo and autograph to be inauthentic.
From here, you are ready to sell your autographed celebrity photo. Contact auctions or celebrity memorabilia shops and show them your photos to see if they’re interested. You can also post your photos on the Internet on celebrity related websites and personal auction websites like E-bay. You can even run ads in collector’s magazines and let buyers come to you.