Does a designer's signature make a pin more valuable?

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Does a designer's signature make a pin more valuable?

Rob Morrison is a friend of a friend and he was at my house last weekend. I was surprised that he hadn't seen Gene Cunningham's Big Bang Bars in person (until Sunday).

Then, he autographed the backglass and went on his way.

I don't plan on selling my BBB anytime soon, but do people really think that a signature is worth something?

Is it better if it's Rob signing one of the 200 BBB's or Steve Ritchie signing one of his 100k(?) pins they made with his designs?

My vote is that it's kind of cool, but not worth a nickel.
 
It helps, especially on the more rare pins and from the less accessible people in the industry. Steve Ritchie, George Gomez, Dennis Nordman, etc. are commonly at the shows, so their autographs aren't too rare, but some definitely are hard to come by.
 
i think it helps to sell if your buyer is looking at a comparable pin, but as far as adding value not really
 
I dunno - I had a bunch of actor signatures on an STTNG that I sold, and it didn't seem to give it much extra value. I've got Steve Ritchie's sig on my Spidey & BK2K....but I don't plan on selling them so I guess it's irrelevant in my case! :)
 
My WhoDunnit had two plastics signed by Barry Oursler. A local pinhead friend of mine goes to several pin shows a year and always takes along parts from his pins to get signed by designers. Almost every one of his pins has a signature from the designer.

Does it add value? Nope. Is it really cool? Yep.
 
I think the real question that needs to be poised here is will the creators signature add value when they are deceased? Clearly any answer to either question is speculation at best.
 
If there is no documentation such as a photo of him signing it, then it is worthless and maybe even reduces the value.
 
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