Autographed Basics
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Posted on Nov. 3, 2014, 11:42 a.m. by alexyoung
So my pal recently attended the GP in Nashville and managed to attain three islands and three mountains signed by Jon Finkel. Thinking about purchasing them as a gift for a friends who is in love with Jon. Anyone know around about how much they are worth? Or is it a sentimental thing?
Finkel isn't even a card artist. It's purely subjective at this point. Offer what you think they're worth; personally, they're just basics to me.
November 3, 2014 11:54 a.m.
Sounds like my friend who had Ivan Floch sign a playset of Nyx-Fleece Ram s b/c reasons. I don't think anyone would value them any more than usual, but I could understand someone going, "WOW!" and valuing them higher than normal. E.g. I was at GP Nashville and got 3 Jeskai Ascendancy signed by Dan Scott. I don't know if they are more/less valuable b/c of that, but I think it's cool.
November 3, 2014 12:31 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
As everyone else said, it'll vary from person to person. If you're looking to get value, you'll have to put in some effort to find the individuals who will trade more for them.
If you can't get value out of them, put them in a cube or an EDH deck.
November 3, 2014 12:58 p.m.
My LGS had a signed copy of Liliana of the Veil priced lower than their non signed copy and they could not get rid of it for the longest time. Months. I was honestly surprised but signed copies don't really seem to equate to more value
November 3, 2014 4:53 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #7
I personally like autographs but would not be willing to pay more for one. I think one of the reasons people don't like them is for the same reason that many people will run all of the same basic land art. They want to minimize the information opponents get off of looking at their hand without having to keep track of it themselves.
Signed cards because of the inherent randomness of people will be truely unique. And therefore if you have an observant enough opponent they will notice that you played the signed Lilly instead of the non-signed one. Although It escapes me why you would play the signed one if they knew you had unsigned in hand.
With non-land cards it obviously also tells them you are not running a singleton copy if you play different ones out in different games, but they hand out deck lists at the highest level of play so they will know anyway.
Gidgetimer says... #2
Autographs on any cards are a sentimental thing. Technically the cards are now in damaged condition but since it was done by the original artist some people like it and add value and others treat it as SP and detract value.
November 3, 2014 11:47 a.m.