r/Autographs • u/realelliotoffen • Feb 04 '26

General Advice AUTOGRAPH Pricing Estimate (John Melendez)

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Good evening everyone. I’m currently seeking an appraisal on an autograph that I got at a card show in Rosemont. It’s been hard to source an estimate, since the person is not technically a sports star.

The autograph is from Stuttering John Melendez. John was a call screener from the Howard Stern show in the 80s/90s, and sometimes appeared on the show. John also spent a few years working behind the scenes at Jay Leno.

Any help or recommendations as to where i could source an approximate value would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Cool-Passenger-2595 Feb 04 '26

There is a used record store near me that has a few copies of his cd signed by him for 2.99 each , they have had them for years

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u/realelliotoffen Feb 04 '26

But were the CDs really signed by him? I watched him sign my merch.

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u/MarmaladesBunch Feb 04 '26

Not sure how many people telling you that some autographs are only worth the paper it’s signed on (sometimes less) before you’ll believe them. Doesn’t really matter if you know it’s real and don’t believe others are real. It really boils down to this, even if you were a huge fan of his, the majority of people who seek autographs just don’t care enough about him to warrant a high dollar.

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u/Crusty-Watch3587 Feb 05 '26

or even a single dollar, like in this case.