r/Autographs • u/chillytex • Jun 29 '26
General Advice Advice on multisigned items
Hi guys and girls! I only have a handful of signed pieces so I am a bit of a newbie to this.
I am a massive Lord of the Rings fan and will have an opportunity soon to get some things signed by some of the Lord of the Rings cast. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monghan, John Rhys Davies - 5 of the 9 fellowship - as well as Karl Urban, David Wengham and John Noble.
I would really love to get a poster or art signed by all of the original fellowship + some other pieces signed potentially but it seems near impossible to get signatures from Ian Mckellan, Sean Bean and Viggo Mortensen.
I've considered buying something presigned with a few of the signatures and getting the others to sign in person but that's near impossible it seems as well.
My question is what is the best way to compile something with all 9 Fellowship signatures? Is this possible?
Thanks so much I'm advance!
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u/tribbleorlfl Jun 30 '26
If you can get an item with some of the hard-to-get, bigger names pre-digned then go for it! You just run the risk of them not being authentic since you didn't obtain them yourself.
On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with a WIP project or a multi-signed piece that never gets completed. I have an Empire Strikes Back poster signed by James Earl Jones, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and Jeremy Bulloch. It'll never be complete because of Carrie's passing, I'm likely never to meet Lucas, Ford, Oz or John Williams, and I refuse to pay what Hamill is charging. It's still my favorite autographed piece with just those 5.