Signed Book in Shrink-Wrapping… Would You Open?

[canjond]

Thanks guys!!! This is exactly my struggle! Open to verify and view, or keep sealed to preserve original condition.

To be honest, out of all the ones opened and posted so far, the signatures are beautiful and huge. I haven’t heard any stories of someone opening to find that there’s wasn’t signed, but that’s my fear obviously. It was purchased through Amazon, so there absolutely would be a return window if that happened to be the case. Also, no chance these are autopen. It was a very publicly promoted signing (I think 300 copies?).

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I think you're safe to open, but if you're going to do so, do it now while that return window is still in effect.

Have you done some legwork to see what opened copies are currently fetching vs. unopened? You can always keep monitoring this until your return window really starts narrowing in an effort to come to your wisest decision.

[slidekellyslide]

I opened mine at Barnes and Noble in front of the sales person only because I had read on facebook of one guy getting the book with no signatures inside.

edited to add: someone else on facebook opened theirs and the book contained two pages of signatures. So he doubled up. I also don't think opening this book devalues it one bit because the signatures cut out and sold separately are selling for more than the book itself which is weird to me, but that's what is happening.

[canjond]

Thanks all. I bit them bullet and opened it. 2 large and perfect signatures inside!

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

You couldn't open that thing fast enough once you read there might be two in there!

I don't think you made the wrong decision. It looks incredible!