I am looking at a letter signed by THE John Hancock ensconced in a beautiful frame. I look above and see the pricetag: $89,000. Of course, they were having a sale when I was visiting, so the price may actually have been slightly lower. What was so remarkable was that an $89,000 autograph did not really stand out from the amazing collection of autographs up for sell in this store.
I think they had everything you could possibly want. An Abbey Road album signed by all four Beatles -- of course. A guitar signed by Eric Clapton -- child's play. They had literally hundreds of items like this each of them interesting in their own right. And the prices have a considerable range. I think the cheapest autograph went for about $895 and went upwards of 6 figures with the average item costing about $2000. I was so overwhelmed, I really did not want to leave this store.
So, what is on my wish list?
- Hand written lyrics by Kurt Cobain for the song Mr. Moustache for $6995:
http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/antiquitieslv/the-2249/Nirvana-frontman-Kurt-Cobain/Detail
- Sheet music for Moon River signed by Audrey Hepburn for $1895:
http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/antiquitieslv/the-2284/Audrey-Hepburn-signed-sheet/Detail
These make excellent stocking stuffers if you want to reward your favorite Yelper... :-)