Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 929.88075
EAN num: 9781887432689
ISBN number: 188743268X
Label: Beckett Pubns
Manufacturer: Beckett Pubns
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 255
Printing Date: May 01, 1999
Publishing house: Beckett Pubns
Sale Popularity Level: 438318
Studio: Beckett Pubns
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
Hunters of sports and celebrity signatures will find this reference to be an authoritative price guide with attractive photos and sample signatures.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers 
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I purchased this book expecting to get a complete listing of values for autographs of celebrities and athletes. What I got was nothing more than a reproduction of the listings that Beckett includes in its monthly publications. With the exception of about 200 prices for celebrity autographs (which is a far cry from the thousands you would find in other publications), this book has nothing that you can't get in a monthly issue of Beckett. It may have a few nice pictures, but that does not make up for its lack of content. And the prices are obscene! Is a Dean Cain sig worth more than Willie Mays? Or for that matter is Dean Cain worth more than Jack Nicholson? Where do they get their information? They spend way too much time listing prices for autograph inserts manufactured by card companies, and not enough time listing prices for REAL autographs obtained by collecters. Can I get my twenty-five bucks back?
Rated by buyers 
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I am not being critical when I say, in retrospect I would not have purchased this book. The general info listed above doesn't really tell what you what you're buying, so I'll try to give you a bit more info here. Don't expect to learn a price estimate for your John Wayne photo here. There are about 500 Hollywood celebrity names and price estimates, but they are all living performers. The baseball section is better. There's an active player section as well as a lengthy retired section, including deceased players -- with price estimates. NO signature samples of the celebrities are included. About 150 baseball players (past and present) signature samples are included. There are football, basketball hockey boxing and other sports sections which are similar to the baseball section. There's also a lot about trading cards, but I'm no expert on how good that is. I'm not saying how good or bad this book is. I just want to help you know what you're buying.
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