by TheCollector » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:11 pm
Hi lobbylou4
All great advice
However, what I would try and do is to encourage the celeb / agent to supply a letter or note to support the item.
A little trick here is to explain all about the charity you are collecting for, and why you are asking for an item. Often then (about 60% of the time) you will get a note from them saying "Best of luck . . . we are enclosing a . . . ." or something similar which you can then auction with your item to prove the authenticity.
There is
ABSOLUTELY no point in supplying your own produced "Certificate Of Authenticity" as they are now not regarded as being worth the paper they are printed on!!! But get an official letterhead note from the agent or celeb, and you can see the auction price rise by 2,000%. Believe me, I have seen perfectly genuine items sold for charity on eBay for £3.00 without a letter, only for a similar item to sell for £50 or £60 just because it has a note with it.
I really think I am giving away my best secrets here
Best of luck,
Ian

Hi lobbylou4 {up}
All great advice :D
However, what I would try and do is to encourage the celeb / agent to supply a letter or note to support the item.
A little trick here is to explain all about the charity you are collecting for, and why you are asking for an item. Often then (about 60% of the time) you will get a note from them saying "Best of luck . . . we are enclosing a . . . ." or something similar which you can then auction with your item to prove the authenticity.
There is [u][b]ABSOLUTELY[/b][/u] no point in supplying your own produced "Certificate Of Authenticity" as they are now not regarded as being worth the paper they are printed on!!! But get an official letterhead note from the agent or celeb, and you can see the auction price rise by 2,000%. Believe me, I have seen perfectly genuine items sold for charity on eBay for £3.00 without a letter, only for a similar item to sell for £50 or £60 just because it has a note with it.
I really think I am giving away my best secrets here :lol:
Best of luck,
Ian :mrgreen: