Elewitt2022 wrote:I started getting autographs a couple of years ago, and I always ask for my name if that is an option. I figure the value is personal, my experience in meeting the celebrity, and not about resale.
Although, I have to say, when I was entering my collection into the HobbyDb app, I was amazed at some of the price tags for autographs. It did make me pause and consider not personalizing some of the more rare signing opportunities.
It's really a big question for me - to personalize or not?
I guess I will continue exploring this question. Maybe those celebrities I feel more connection with I will have personalized, versus those that are less so.
You can always use a remover if you want to take off the personalization to resell.
I get books, comics, and pops autographed often. If the person asks for my name to sign onto it and I say, “Alan, but no name on the pop,” sometimes they kind of pause. Maybe they think, “Oh, I thought we were cool, but he’s just gonna resell.”
I usually get books and photographs personalized. If they add a message, especially one based on the convo you have with them, it makes for a nice memory. Pops only have so much room so I don’t normally ask for personalizations or messages (except quotes). I only have one pop with a personalized message.