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If you've seen my thread in the general/general-investing forum you know I got a 1st edition (white box) Lego "Hancock Center Building" sealed in plastic and signed by Adam Reed Tucker.

 

I'm never, EVER going to sell this.  I already have it in a plastic freezer bag and hidden from the sun!

 

But I was curious, do sets that are signed by their designers ever command a premium?  I can see a limited marked of people (like me) who would be interested in having an autographed set, but does it really make a difference?

 

I also have an autographed "Robie House" instruction booklet but I can't imagine that being worth anything to someone other than me or another Architecture series devotee.

 

Thoughts?

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Only worth what someones willing to pay for it. Sometimes signatures command more money other times its not a big deal its definetly not easy to find the right buyer at a higher price just for a sig though. Depends on subject matter and who the set is signed by the will count as the real diference if its worth more or not.

Say if you had a Ecto 1 signed by the cast of ghost busters then you'd be talking some money.

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Sounds like something very nice to pass down and will most likely do very well at trade shows.  When I first read your other post, I thought you wrote Adam Savage, and i was devastated that I did not go get one myself (since I live 45 minutes away).  An Adam Reed Tucker signature is still cool, nonetheless. 

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Cool item, but I doubt the combination of autograph and Lego would be of interest to many, if any, collectors.

I respectfully disagree. Having one of the items signed would be the prime of a collection, worth additional money for sure. But I agree that the memory of getting it signed is worth much more.

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This would be of great value to someone for whom it would be of great value.  For everyone else, the signature would add no value.  Personally, I think that the universe of people who would care to have a set signed by the person who designed it is -- at the moment -- very very very small.  Maybe that will change in the future if Lego designers become rock stars, but I wouldn't bet on that happening.

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