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Originally Posted by Grievous
I agree. I already have Hamill's signature. $250 is a ridiculous price for it even on a nice 8X10.
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The LE MSRP is $369, and the SE MSRP is $499. That's a $130 price difference. Considering that Official Pix sells Hamill's sig for $100, I think the price is more than reasonable.
I paid $449 shipped for my Luke SE, so you're telling me you paid $199 shipped for your Luke LE?
I also don't like 8x10's, since they look too busy when displayed all together. I prefer autographs on pieces I was going to buy anyway. In the picture I took there are 4 items. The following signatures are on those items:
Peter Jackson
Richard Taylor
Alan Lee
Carrie Fisher
Mark Hamill
Phil Tippett
They aren't that noticeable unless you specifically look for them. I'm not even an autograph person. If I met any of the above people, I wouldn't even ask for an autograph unless I had a piece from my collection to get signed.
I think the only celebrity I would absolutely go crazy over meeting is George Lucas. He is such a recluse and his signature is so rare, that I would love to have that in my collection.
The Official Pix Hayden and James Earl Jones sigs are $225 or something like that. I could just buy that picture and display it next to my Vader helmet, but I don't want to. It would look infinitely better to have the 2 signed plaques that sit on opposite sides of the stand and really pull the piece together. Put that in an acrylic case with a mirrored glass bottom on top of a display pedastal, and you REALLY have something that looks nice.
Your opinion may vary, but that's the way I look at it. As far as the value goes, come back in 3 years when the Luke SE is $550-$600, and the LE is $250. The MR SE's always increase in value. The Luke ESB SE goes for $650 or so and there are 1500 of them. The LE only sells for around $375. There is a good reason for that, as I just explained.
Show me a picture of your Luke LE with your Hamill autographed 8x10, and I bet it doesn't look nearly as classy as this:
