The Autograph
Why does the value of a famous person's autograph change continuosly?
posted by Zaux at
11:16 AM
Friday, March 26, 2010
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13 Comments:
Paper money has signature(s) of famous person(s) on it. If these are considered autographs, then the value of them changes just like the value of money changes. In Zimbabwe you could be worth a car in the morning and a slice of bread in the evening...
kapakoi ...
you're on the idea ... but don't have it exactly
In the USA, all money has the signature of the Treasurer on it. Sometimes his signature is worth $1 and sometimes it's worth $100. All depends on which bill you're holding.
not the signature on money
Every time they sign a cheque it will be made out for a different amount?
I'm thinking that it may be similar to stocks. The more faith people have in a particular company and the better that company is doing, the higher the value of the stocks become. In the same manner, the more people think that a certain person will preform well and what the famous person actually does will affect the value of that signature. For instance, the value of Tiger Woods' signature would increase when he won a tournament, but when it was revealed that he was having an affair, the value of that signature dropped dramatically. (Sorry if you are a fan of Mr. Woods, he was the first example to pop in my head.)
The value changes as the popularity of the famous person changes. He/She maybe famous, but if people hate him/her, the value drops.
Hi Dual ...
you got it man ... every time they sign a check it is for a different amount
It says...
"the value of a famous person's autograph".
I would argue that "the value of a check" could not be correct.
A "check" is not an "autograph".
If the answer is " the value of a check" then it probably changes even if the person is famous or not.
I kind of agree with Ragknot on this one, although I am sure that at the time the question was originally written, famous people signed cheques, just like us ordinary guys. The insertion of the word famous is just to throw us off the scent.
More importantly the signature is not the value of a cheque, merely the validation of the cheque.
However, when was the last time anyone wrote a cheque? I bank with HSBC, which was once upon a long ago the Midlands Bank in the UK, from whom I still have a valid cheque book, half used...
Hmmmm!
I would say that the signature on a cheque has the same value as the amount of the cheque: without the signature the cheque is a worthless piece of paper, with a signature it has value.
An empty autograph book is a collection of worthless pieces of paper, with signatures it has value. Where's the difference?
I completly agree with Ragknot. You are right on Dude.
I would have thought that the value changed continuously because the famous person in question and his/her life change continuously. For example, after their death, their autograph might be way more valuable than when they're alive. Or when they sort of fade away from the spotlight or if they have their signature printed on merchandise (so that it's not that rare) the value may go down. Maybe I'm not thinking deeply enough though!
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