I am considering having my foil EM Force of Will sent to Terese Nielsen for signing. I plan on keeping it for a long while before eventually getting rid of it. I like collecting foils of her artwork.
Does anyone think this is a good idea? I brought it up to a couple of people at my LGS and they said it was a terrible idea because it would deface the card. In my opinion it will be the most pimp Terese Nielsen card in my collection.
What's everyone's opinion on this? If I was planning on getting rid of it afterwards I want to know how the price of the card would be affected from it.
Signing is bad for value. You claim to be a collector - get it signed if you want to collect. If you're looking for the best return on your "investment", don't get it signed. Pretty simple.
Signing is bad for value. You claim to be a collector - get it signed if you want to collect. If you're looking for the best return on your "investment", don't get it signed. Pretty simple.
I've never understood why so many people don't like signed cards.
I think it's really neat and would prefer to have a signed copy versus an unsigned one, if given the choice.
I am considering having my foil EM Force of Will sent to Terese Nielson for signing. I plan on keeping it for a long while before eventually getting rid of it. I like collecting foils of her artwork.
Does anyone think this is a good idea? I brought it up to a couple of people at my LGS and they said it was a terrible idea because it would deface the card. In my opinion it will be the most pimp Terese Nielson card in my collection.
What's everyone's opinion on this? If I was planning on getting rid of it afterwards I want to know how the price of the card would be affected from it.
Getting cards signed, for me, is a personal experience that connects me to the artist. Whether it's through the mail after some emails are exchanged or face to face at an event after some conversation, the card remains as a memento of the experience. I get my favorite art pieces signed because they are cool. That's it.
Like Quacker says, getting a card signed typically drops the value because it shrinks the market - a lot of people (myself included) don't want to trade for signed cards. If I ever sell my collection, I'd have to think really hard about selling my signed cards, especially the ones signed by artists whom I consider good friends.
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Terese is a wonderful artist and kind person, and as a result her signature is readily obtainable. This is a great thing for people who will never sell their cards and want sometime a little on the unique side, but as far as actual monetary value goes, whether a card's value increases or decreases depends on who signed it and how hard their signature is to get. Regardless, dealers usually knock a grade off of a card for any artist's signature, so be aware of that. However, some artist signatures do great things for the value of a card. I had two Hymn to Tourachs signed by Quinton Hoover and came across a fellow at an event who had the other 3 arts signed, but was missing the Quinton Hoover Hymn to complete the set. As much as I love his art and value his signature, here was a person who obviously valued it the same way I did and I ended up selling him one of those copies for $90ish. I believe he actually took a picture and sent it to Markers for authentication. A store would have never given me that, but certain collectors obviously value it highly. It was nice to be able to increase the appreciation of that artist by transferring it to another player who also appreciated it, while getting to keep a copy. I will likely never trade my remaining one unless there's a signed Doppelganger involved. Another example would be the going price of Christopher Rush signed Brainstorms and Bolts (not altered, just signed).
Terese is one of my favorite artists and I'm happy that she's continued illustrating for WoTC all these years, but her signature is not particularly rare, though it is beautiful. Get this card signed with the understanding that it will likely drop the value of the card to most vendors, not increase it any to most players, and maybe increase it just slightly for a handful of players. Most of the players who would be looking for a foil Force know full well how easy it is to get one signed if they like and they would generally rather obtain an unsigned copy for normal price and get it signed rather than pay/trade a premium for a signed copy. Having said that, her signature is a beautiful one. Get it signed for personal reasons, not monetary ones.
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The MtG market is almost bizarre in that respect. Signed (by relevant artists) cards lose enough value to be refused by most collectors and players but a I saw very nearly completely defaced Bazaar of Baghdad sell for a few points below the same as an LP/NM at the time.
Another thing to consider is that some tournament players don't want signed cards, because if they run multiples of the same card, they want them to look identical. It can be a (very slight) competitive advantage, since your opponent could otherwise figure out how many copies of a card you're playing. That said, I'm not sure if signatures are any worse for the value of tournament staples than they are for casual cards.
Ok, I think I am going to send it to her for signing. Thanks for the input everyone. I'm going to be very careful with the packaging. Does anyone have a suggestion on keeping my card in mint condition for the trip? I'm thinking of putting it in one of those hard plastic sleeves and covering it in water resistant packaging. And I'll leave a nice tip for Terese
Ok, I think I am going to send it to her for signing. Thanks for the input everyone. I'm going to be very careful with the packaging. Does anyone have a suggestion on keeping my card in mint condition for the trip? I'm thinking of putting it in one of those hard plastic sleeves and covering it in water resistant packaging. And I'll leave a nice tip for Terese
Since it's just the one card, you can get away with a sleeve and a toploader. Put it in a team bag and use two padded envelopes (one for return shipping) and you should be good. Don't put it in a perfect fit - they're a pain to get on and off, and she won't appreciate that.
Usually the rule is "don't sleeve cards you send to an artist", but with just the one card it's probably okay. You could use a plastic hinged card box and put in some other cards or a 3E rules booklet for padding instead - that's my typical method, but I don't think I've ever just sent one single card.
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I would put it in a single sleeve, followed by a toploader with a piece of tape across the top, sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard if you want to be really careful. Drop this into a tear resistant/weather resistant padded mailer, and apply a piece of clear packing tape across the seal. Stamp or write "DO NOT BEND" on both sides of the mailer.
Oh, Terese likes coffee a whole lot. A starbucks gift card makes a great tip for her without having to send cash through the mail.
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Does anyone think this is a good idea? I brought it up to a couple of people at my LGS and they said it was a terrible idea because it would deface the card. In my opinion it will be the most pimp Terese Nielsen card in my collection.
What's everyone's opinion on this? If I was planning on getting rid of it afterwards I want to know how the price of the card would be affected from it.
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I've never understood why so many people don't like signed cards.
I think it's really neat and would prefer to have a signed copy versus an unsigned one, if given the choice.
Getting cards signed, for me, is a personal experience that connects me to the artist. Whether it's through the mail after some emails are exchanged or face to face at an event after some conversation, the card remains as a memento of the experience. I get my favorite art pieces signed because they are cool. That's it.
Like Quacker says, getting a card signed typically drops the value because it shrinks the market - a lot of people (myself included) don't want to trade for signed cards. If I ever sell my collection, I'd have to think really hard about selling my signed cards, especially the ones signed by artists whom I consider good friends.
Terese is one of my favorite artists and I'm happy that she's continued illustrating for WoTC all these years, but her signature is not particularly rare, though it is beautiful. Get this card signed with the understanding that it will likely drop the value of the card to most vendors, not increase it any to most players, and maybe increase it just slightly for a handful of players. Most of the players who would be looking for a foil Force know full well how easy it is to get one signed if they like and they would generally rather obtain an unsigned copy for normal price and get it signed rather than pay/trade a premium for a signed copy. Having said that, her signature is a beautiful one. Get it signed for personal reasons, not monetary ones.
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Terese is a wonderful, friendly lady and will sign anything you mail her.
Since it's just the one card, you can get away with a sleeve and a toploader. Put it in a team bag and use two padded envelopes (one for return shipping) and you should be good. Don't put it in a perfect fit - they're a pain to get on and off, and she won't appreciate that.
Usually the rule is "don't sleeve cards you send to an artist", but with just the one card it's probably okay. You could use a plastic hinged card box and put in some other cards or a 3E rules booklet for padding instead - that's my typical method, but I don't think I've ever just sent one single card.
Oh, Terese likes coffee a whole lot. A starbucks gift card makes a great tip for her without having to send cash through the mail.
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