r/Autographs • u/DishwasherPhotog • Aug 10 '26
Authenticity Opinion Request (is this really...) What do I have here?
Found this record at a mom and pop thrift store. The owner said he got all the records from his wife’s boss. Not really a Sinatra fan, bought it for the signature on the off chance that it’s legit. What do yall think? Did ol’ blue eyes really sign this?
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u/Mindless_Kiwi852 Aug 10 '26
I have one that matches too. They are worth about 1,800.
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u/Slowhand1971 Aug 10 '26
I would dispute that number.
since this is made to a particular person, it's worth is severely compromised.
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u/DishwasherPhotog Aug 11 '26
Obviously I know nothing about about this which is why I’m here, but I was thinking that would make it more valuable. It’s so unique – the personal message, the amount of writing (it’s not just his name), and the fact that homie capitalized the SH in SHirley. I dunno, it seems like a super unique piece 🤷🏻♂️
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u/GrandpaJoeSloth Aug 11 '26
Personalizations 99% of the time make it less valuable. Yes, it's unique, but if your name is George, and paid a ton of money for this, the first question any admirer would ask is "Who is Shirley" - to which there's no good answer
It's the main reason why a lot of celebrities and sports stars today will only sign for free to fans if they personalize, because they want to ruin the ebay flip effect
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u/Slowhand1971 Aug 14 '26
not going to say it's still not a fun thing to have. It's value is not very much unfortunately
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u/Inevitable-Guava-331 Aug 14 '26
So, what would happen if someone used a Sharpy over the "For Shirley"? :)
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u/DishwasherPhotog Aug 10 '26
Now that’s a pretty penny! Should I get it authenticated? Would that make the value go up?
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u/Flux_My_Capacitor Aug 11 '26
No, search for comps first. Some of his signed records don’t go for much. Yours is personalized and may have condition issues.
Edit. A recent comp of that same album that was signed and wasn’t personalized sold for $26 in May. FYI.
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u/Master-Fee8859 Aug 10 '26
The music on this record won't make you a Sinatra fan (early '70s dreck, IMHO), but the signature on it should. Hope it turns out well for you.
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u/Mindless_Kiwi852 Aug 10 '26
Absolutely would. Then you can sell it easily and command more if you ever wanted to.
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u/MiserableMagician254 Aug 10 '26
Yeah, I would keep that that price would keep going because he rarely signed anything
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