Do not get it signed. fwiw, we probably sell more vintage Star Wars posters than anyone in the galaxy. Most people who are in the market for a birthday one sheet will not want it signed by anyone, and, Prowse has signed his name to a billion other things, so his signature is not hard to come by. signed by Lucas? now that is another story.
David A. Lieberman _CineMasterpieces.com_ (http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/) | Vintage Original Movie Posters 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 | Scottsdale, AZ 85260 602 309 0500 | _Our Facebook Page_ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/CineMasterpieces/7735495839?v=wall) | Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. In a message dated 6/23/2012 8:23:48 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, gkud...@rocketmail.com writes: >From our limited experience selling SW collectibles, for the SW fan base, the signatures add value if you can establish authenticity. A little known fact is that Harrison Ford hated signing autographs. Fox had someone on staff who signed for him, and most of Harrison's autographed items were done by this Fox employee. To this day, many "experts" believe the employee autograph is Harrison's real signature. Fakes are rampant in the SW world. On Prowse's web site, he shows a lot fake Prowse autographs. He is very angry about fake autographs and doesn't even show his signature on his site for fear of providing conmen with a template. Whether autographs would increase the value of a poster like Happy Birthday, the question is how much more the fans would pay for an already expensive poster. I'm saying fans because its not the MOPO collectors who pay top dollar for SW. It's the SW fans. On the down side, having only Prowse's signature becomes a highlight for the missing others. If you had a vintage signed poster with photographs of you & the various cast member, it would certainly be something you, as a fan, could be proud of. When you went to sell it, fans -- like you -- are now at an age where they have $$ to collect the more expensive items. How much more would one autograph be worth? How much more would you pay for a poster autographed to someone else? ____________________________________ From: Ari Richards <ariricha...@yahoo.com.au> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] David Prowse signature on a Star Wars Birthday Cake poster Have to agree, Average Joe's don't know who he is (for shame) and also he likes to SIGN, so its not rare to have his autograph (I had 5 or more quads signed by him a few years back - and could have had more). So as you say "an investment decision" do as mentioned, take a still and have that signed. But if you love the poster, love him, want to keep it, who cares right? Ari ____________________________________ From: Jeff Potokar <jpotok...@ca.rr.com> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, 23 June 2012 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] David Prowse signature on a Star Wars Birthday Cake poster Jeff IMO, dont go with the sig on the poster. I would get a still and have him sign that. His "john hancock" will most likely devalue the poster... unless that isnt something you are concerned with or worried about in the future. Jeff On Jun 22, 2012, at 11:40 AM, Jeffrey Meyer wrote: Input please, I'll be seeing David Prowse in a couple weeks at a convention and I'm kinda torn on this, as an investment decision, would it be wise to have David Prowse sign his name next to the Darth Vader figure image on the Birthday Cake Star Wars poster? Or leave the poster alone without his signature? Any thoughts would help in making my decision. 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