Most autographed celebrity photo owners would never dare to think about parting with them. They regard the autographed photos of celebrities as a crowning achievement of their collections. However, there may come a time in a collector’s life when he is forced to part ways with his signed celebrity photos due to financial problems or because he loses his passion for collecting.
Whatever the case, if you’ve decided to part ways with your celebrity autographed photos, there are some important steps you need to take to sell them.
To get started, you must first authenticate your autographed celebrity photos. There are many services that you can use to do this. Even if you know your photo autographs are legitimate, the people you are selling to will always have their doubts. Therefore, you should contact a company that specializes in authenticating autographed photos of celebrities. However, by doing this, you will have to pay for the service.
Now when you choose an authentication service, make sure to contact one that has a good reputation. Most buyers will do their homework and ask you where you got your autographed celebrity photo authenticated. They will then contact the Better Business Bureau to make sure that the company you dealt with has a good reputation and that they have not had any fraudulent dealings.
Once you have authenticated your autographed celebrity photos, you will receive what is called an authentication certificate. This will be your proof that your celebrity photo autograph is authentic.
The next step you need to take is to determine the value of your signed celebrity photos. To do this, you will need to do an appraisal of your photos. Once again you will be paying for this service. However, an appraiser can tell you the exact value of your photos. You should always request that they write down this number so that you can present it along with your authentication certificate to any potential buyer.
There is a silver lining to spending money to have your signed celebrity photos evaluated and authenticated. You can usually pass the cost on to your buyer. You can present them with receipts for what you have paid along with the cost of the photo. As in most cases, they would have spent this money on their own to make sure the photo is legitimate. Many sellers will do this and will even tell the buyer that they also have 30 days to return the photo in the same condition if they find that the photo and autograph are not authentic.
From here you are ready to sell your autographed celebrity photo. Contact auctions or celebrity souvenir shops and show them your photos to see if they are interested. You can also list your photos online on celebrity-related websites and personal auction websites like E-bay. You can even run ads in collectible magazines and allow buyers to reach out to you.