November news

Another busy week has passed, but not a huge amount to report...

I was chatting to a friend from Melbourne about dealers on eBay and the talk turned to Markus Brande's brilliant site: http://www.isitreal.com/

This is a site well worth visiting and on the matter of eBay he has a list of suspect eBay dealers which all collectors should save to their email and check regularly so you don't get caught out.

There are also lots of great articles about preprints, secretarials and other important info which is well worth learning about as well as some useful links.

When you have finished on this site then trip on over to: http://www.autographs101.com/
This site is also a valuable resource centre which charges a small annual fee...

The biggest problem for me is that the signature database could be larger, and there are a number of free sites which you can get good value out of:

http://www.autographworld.com/sigs/search2.asp

http://www.jnautographs.com/authentication.htm

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/default.asp

http://www.silverscreenautographs.com/

http://www.rrauction.com/browse.cfm?SearchCrit=nick%20adams

Please note that the last three links aren't actually databases, but these three dealers offer huge resources and reliable source material for checking your items...and with R&R Auctions make sure you click on their "search previous auction" button which will give you nearly 5 years worth of exemplars of every major star on the planet...

I am currnetly working on getting some terrific new stock from some up and coming actresses as well as some new material from Blaze Starr and Lana Wood. Blaze has been battling some severe heart problems this year and hopefully she will be fit and well again soon. Lana is a wonderful lady and has a heart of gold. And she is a real trooper with autograph hunters. I soon hope to have some stunning signed photos from the lovely and extreme(ly) sports oriented Tamie Sheffield as well as the beautiful Vancouver actress, Carrie Anne Fleming.

Tamie is known for her love of extreme sports and has done a lot of hosting on TV as well as movies and TV shows...

Carrie Anne is currently doing a horrific turn in Masters of Horror...

I hope to have more news soon and also look forward to getting some feedback from readers about their experiences or thoughts on autograph collecting. I will certainly add any cool links or addresses here...

Here endeth blog #6