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Originally Posted by bobfreedman
I have discussed this with several people in the past and what it comes down to is that memorabilia has a much smaller collector base. Because of the smaller collector base, prices fluctuate more drastically. For example, if an item sells for $10,000 in one auction, it may sell for only $2000 in a different auction because of the thinner collector base.
Also,condition in memorabilia is everything and it’s very subjective. You don’t have a grading company to commoditize memorabilia. Just my two cents.
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100% agree on your two points. First when selling any piece of Memorabilia getting not just as many eyes on it as possible but the right eyes on it is key. And second condition is extremly important. For most Memorabilia collectors including myself displaying items to share with Family and friends is part of the fun of collecting these items. I have a couple very rare items that although I enjoy I do not display due to condition issues. And because of that do not get as much enjoyment out of them. I have included an example.