Tracking an Autographed Blue Note
Still have my eye on that Miles LP autographed by Miles, Trane and Monk being offered on eBay by the Jazz Record Center. Not that I’m going to spend more than $2,500 on it. My interest is more as an interested observer, as it usually is when the prices get that high. Here’s another one I’m watching from the same auction, closing in around three hours. It’s another autograph, but the packaging is a little odd: Finger Poppin’ With the Horace Silver Quintet, Blue Note 4008. This is an original stereo pressing with the original cover, which is not autographed. The record looks to be in M- condition and the cover is probably M- as well. In addition to this, the Jazz Record Center is including a Liberty cover with Horace Silver’s autograph on the back. One cover for the record, I guess, another, with the autograph for framing — although, for me, having the autograph sitting right below the Liberty logo is more of a turn off than a turn on. Now, if the autograph were on the original cover, that would be much more enticing. Anyway, the start price for this is $100 and there is already a bidder so it looks like it will sell.
…Well, it seems there was a bit more interest on that copy of Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants signed by Miles, Monk & Trane than expected. It had 3 high-rollers bidding, and it was done in six bids… Selling for $4,305.00.
I guess a seller with a reputation like Fred’s can instill that kind of confidence in buyers, despite some of the potential red flags on this one… I still stand by my initial assessment, but the selling price would certainly be justified if all signatures were legit.
As for the Horace Silver signed cover, that autograph looks pretty good to me, despite the Liberty cover its on. Certainly not a display piece, but the price is quite reasonable, considering Fred sold it along with a separate stereo copy as a bonus.