muso fans can you help ?

[elrond]

I picked up a poster at a car boot sale last weekend which I reckon is worth a wee bit of money.......trouble is I have no idea how or where to go about a valuation. does anyone have any ideas where i might start ?

The poster an original (no 462 of 500) artwork done for a Frankie Miller tribute concert at the Glasgow Barrowland in 2002. Its in very good condition.

any ideas would be gratefully received.

 

[Jodie]

I've got absolutely no idea how much it's worth, nor who Frankie Miller is but there could
be a couple of things you could do to try and estimate its value.

1. Google for it including words like "went for" and "auction" to see if a similar thing
has recently sold. Even just a general google might bring up other similar items currently
on sale and there might be a Frankie Miller fan club who might know the value, and
might help you sell it.

2. ebay - usually a good indication of what things are selling for.

3. Shops that specialise in selling these items might know, or see if Bonham's or
Christie's have a popular culture specialist.

4. Specialst TV programmes like Flog It! or Antiques Roadshow might have forums at
which this sort of thing is discussed, and you could always see if there's an 'email the
experts'.

5. There might also be a magazine devoted to this sort of thing - there seems to be a
magazine for everything now!

6. Contact the printers who made the poster... if their details are printed on it that is.

7. Take very good care of your poster and follow any instructions for storage - eg should
it be rolled or folded?

8. Are there other inexpensive related items that you could pick up which might increase
the value of your 'lot'?

Good luck,
Jo

 

[elrond]

I've got absolutely no idea how much it's worth, nor who Frankie Miller is but there could
be a couple of things you could do to try and estimate its value.

1. Google for it including words like "went for" and "auction" to see if a similar thing
has recently sold. Even just a general google might bring up other similar items currently
on sale and there might be a Frankie Miller fan club who might know the value, and
might help you sell it.

2. ebay - usually a good indication of what things are selling for.

3. Shops that specialise in selling these items might know, or see if Bonham's or
Christie's have a popular culture specialist.

4. Specialst TV programmes like Flog It! or Antiques Roadshow might have forums at
which this sort of thing is discussed, and you could always see if there's an 'email the
experts'.

5. There might also be a magazine devoted to this sort of thing - there seems to be a
magazine for everything now!

6. Contact the printers who made the poster... if their details are printed on it that is.

7. Take very good care of your poster and follow any instructions for storage - eg should
it be rolled or folded?

8. Are there other inexpensive related items that you could pick up which might increase
the value of your 'lot'?

Good luck,
Jo

thanks Jodie
a couple of good ideas I had.t thought of.

Frankie is a gravelly voiced blues singer from Glasgow ( most famous track was Darlin' which was a top 10) a class act.

cheers

Gary

 

[Jodie]

Another thing you might want to do is find out birthdays and date of death (if appropriate)?
and hang on to it until a major anniversary.

A friend of my mum's did well out of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh revival a few years
ago having bought some of his stuff when not particularly fashionable, and waiting for
the anniversaries to kick in.

Plus I forgot the most obvious googleable - "Frankie Miller memorabilia wanted"