Autographed copy of Mother Love Bone “Shine” EP

Hawk5000

I have an autographed copy of the MLB “Shine” EP and I am curious to what the value might be. Anyone have an idea? Any info on how you get something like this appraised?

I am not in the market to sell it but I am wondering if I should have it listed with my insurance company.

Shawn Smith Collective

I hate to disappoint, but the market value wouldn't be very much and doesn't dictate it being insured. At the most, if the timing is just right and the condition of the piece is flawless, you'd fetch $60-$100.

But in all honesty, I'd think more like $30-$50 with $50 really pushing it.

LukinFan

I'll give you $10

Hawk5000

pjny wrote:

I hate to disappoint, but the market value wouldn't be very much and doesn't dictate it being insured. At the most, if the timing is just right and the condition of the piece is flawless, you'd fetch $60-$100.

But in all honesty, I'd think more like $30-$50 with $50 really pushing it.

I think it is worth more than that. I don’t know how much more but I have had offers of $500.00 to $1500.00.

Jeremy1012

Hawk5000 wrote:

I think it is worth more than that. I don’t know how much more but I have had offers of $500.00 to $1500.00.

that's not really indicative of the actual market value though, more that a very small amount of MLB fans might be willing to go above and beyond the value for something that they would consider so sentimentally valuable. In the wider world, an Andy Wood signature isn't going to be worth a lot and probably neither is a Stone or Jeff one.

Hawk5000

Jeremy1012 wrote:

that's not really indicative of the actual market value though, more that a very small amount of MLB fans might be willing to go above and beyond the value for something that they would consider so sentimentally valuable. In the wider world, an Andy Wood signature isn't going to be worth a lot and probably neither is a Stone or Jeff one.

I hear what you are saying. I just think $50.00 is way to low. The Shine CD alone is hard to fined and goes for about $30.00 to $50.00 in good condition.

deadnote

thats weird this thread , my first thought was did wood sign it and then my mind was like you know they give bibles away

im free

pjl44

Jeremy1012 wrote:

that's not really indicative of the actual market value though, more that a very small amount of MLB fans might be willing to go above and beyond the value for something that they would consider so sentimentally valuable. In the wider world, an Andy Wood signature isn't going to be worth a lot and probably neither is a Stone or Jeff one.

But isn't that exactly indicative of the market value? There's plenty of people who would pay $30 for a Pearl Jam Istanbul poster, but it's the few that would pay upwards of $700 that wind up making it so valuable...

restlesssoul

pjny wrote:

I hate to disappoint, but the market value wouldn't be very much and doesn't dictate it being insured. At the most, if the timing is just right and the condition of the piece is flawless, you'd fetch $60-$100.

But in all honesty, I'd think more like $30-$50 with $50 really pushing it.

agree completely.

LukinFan

Okay, okay, $15

Shawn Smith Collective

Hawk5000 wrote:

I think it is worth more than that. I don’t know how much more but I have had offers of $500.00 to $1500.00.

Without trying to be a dick...if you passed on any offers between $500-$1,500 and you don't have an EXTREME sentimental connction to the signatures, you're out of your mind - even moreso than the people that offered so much.

Hawk5000 wrote:

The Shine CD alone is hard to fined and goes for about $30.00 to $50.00 in good condition.

It usually does not go for more than $18-$25 in great shape - maybe more sealed. And the signatures usually don't command more than $10-$100 depending on what the signed item is.

I know it's not what you want to hear, but that's reality. Your only shot at those high prices is dealing directly with a serious collector...not the general market.

Hawk5000

pjny wrote:

Without trying to be a dick...if you passed on any offers between $500-$1,500 and you don't have an EXTREME sentimental connction to the signatures, you're out of your mind - even moreso than the people that offered so much.
market.

I have no plan to sell it. It does have a high sentimental value to me and that is why I have turned down offers. I am just wondering if it is worth having it listed on my insurance in case something happens.

not offended by the "out of your mind" comment. I ask myself the same question all the time for many reasons.

I would also be interested in finding out who the most reputable autograph authentication service is.

Jeremy1012

pjl44 wrote:

But isn't that exactly indicative of the market value? There's plenty of people who would pay $30 for a Pearl Jam Istanbul poster, but it's the few that would pay upwards of $700 that wind up making it so valuable...

well what I mean is, for instance, if you had a doll that was worth about £2 but it meant something really special to a millionaire who was willing to part with £100,000 to get it, would that mean that the doll is valuable? or just valuable to a certain kind of person? I think in terms of market value it really refers to a broad value. not that I know a lot about these things... it make sense to me

Shawn Smith Collective

Hawk5000 wrote:

I have no plan to sell it. It does have a high sentimental value to me and that is why I have turned down offers. I am just wondering if it is worth having it listed on my insurance in case something happens.

not offended by the "out of your mind" comment. I ask myself the same question all the time for many reasons.

I would also be interested in finding out who the most reputable autograph authentication service is.

Cool - as far as insurance though, you'd have to have the item appraised, and seriously, the appraised value won't be more than $100 based on the things I said in my first post.

Jeremy1012 wrote:

well what I mean is, for instance, if you had a doll that was worth about £2 but it meant something really special to a millionaire who was willing to part with £100,000 to get it, would that mean that the doll is valuable? or just valuable to a certain kind of person? I think in terms of market value it really refers to a broad value. not that I know a lot about these things... it make sense to me

The other poster is right - in the literal sense. Market value is in fact determined by the highest amount someone is willing to pay for something. However, other factors can diminish that market value virtually at the same moment it is set. Among these is the sentimental millionaire you noted. If several of the same item in the same condition can be found on ebay for $25 each, but one buyer is unfamiliar with ebay and the internet and pays $1,000 to a local seller - for convenience and/or not knowing about the existence and market price of similar items - does the market price suddenly jump to $1,000? NO. Supply and demand still reign supreme, and other items in the same condition are still available to other buyers that probably aren't willing to pay so much. Even if all the other sellers raised their prices to $1,000, they'd have to cut it back down for those two reasons.

Even if it were a one-of-a-kind item, the estimated market value wouldn't necessarily be the most someone claims they will pay - until they pay it. Since an appraiser will use previous sales and can't in that case, they may have to take the general market into account since there's no guarantee the HIGH buyer would actually finalize the transaction. And if others don't demonstrate the same interest, the value will be deemed much less.