Autographed Sgt. Pepper album up for auction
DALLAS (AP) — Advance bids for a copy of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album autographed by all four band members are even higher than the auction house anticipated.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said Friday that bidding for the 1967 album has reached $110,500 and could surpass $150,000 by the March 30 auction. Heritage originally estimated the album would go for around $30,000.
The Beatles signed the album on the gatefold above pictures of their heads.
The auction company's consignment director, Garry Shrum, says there's no telling when an autograph of such quality will show up again and "people are responding to that."
Shrum says the bidding seems to have "taken on a life of its own."
Bids started at $15,000 and include the buyer's premium.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said Friday that bidding for the 1967 album has reached $110,500 and could surpass $150,000 by the March 30 auction. Heritage originally estimated the album would go for around $30,000.
The Beatles signed the album on the gatefold above pictures of their heads.
The auction company's consignment director, Garry Shrum, says there's no telling when an autograph of such quality will show up again and "people are responding to that."
Shrum says the bidding seems to have "taken on a life of its own."
Bids started at $15,000 and include the buyer's premium.
When I win the $320 million dollar Power Ball....... I'm buying that!
@Rob C 503Â I have a autographed cd of Sgt Pepper I'll sell for a good price.
Jeeez -- I have that little piece of vinyl in great condition...alas, it's not 'pristine' and it sure isn't autographed. Â I'd take the starting bid of $15,000 or a whole lot less.
@Sundowner You'll never get my LP of Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar, ever. Not for $320 million dollars.
@Torino_v2Â I've got about 200 albums but nothing to play them on anymore. Â But I still can't part with them -- my kids will have to do that when I croak. Â Ahhhh.....Reason #496 not to clean out my storage unit -- it'll give them some quality bonding time digging through my 'stuff'.
@Sundowner @Torino_v2 I have given and taken many cycles of vinyl. I do prefer my little sansa 1 gig mp3 player. 7 plus hours of music and weighs nothing. Records and books always a pain to move.
@Sundowner ....vinyl is good !