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2008 Political Memorabilia Will Soar to New Price Heights
Daryle Lambert’s 31 Club Blog:
More fortunes will be made from 2008 Political Memorabilia than from any other time in history.
I was convinced of this when I started writing on the subject back in August. Today, I am a firm believer.
I’ve discussed this topic in previous Blogs on my website, so you might want to look those up to refresh yourself. Links are listed below. Today, let’s get a little more detailed in the types of items that could become quite valuable, in addition to those previously mentioned.
High School and College Yearbooks from the schools that Clinton, McCain, and Obama attended will become highly sought after. If they are signed by the candidates, their value could escalate to the moon after the results of this election.
Personal Letters will command astonishing prices. For example, personal letters from Abraham Lincoln could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars today. If Barack Obama is elected President, his personal letters could achieve that same status.
Photographs of the candidates will be competing with photographs of top athletes for the highest prices.
Articles of Clothing will be compared in value to costumes that Elvis wore. (Look up some of those, if you dare.)
These items are selling today, and have been for many months. This morning on eBay, 1,065 Hillary Clinton items were listed for sale, 722 McCain items, and Obama’s listings totaled 2,812.
The number of sold items show Hillary Clinton coming in with 2,753 sales, McCain with 1,745 sales, and Obama ringing in 8,000 sales for eBay.
The highest price paid on eBay, shown this morning, indicates a high price for Hillary Clinton at $725 for a 2008 Topps Baseball Card autographed on the back.
A signed on-the-spot and authenticated baseball produced John McCain’s high selling price of $273.98. 
Barack Obama comes in with a whopping $2,700 sale of an Obey Giant Shepard Fairey Complete Set of 4 signed/numbered prints, making Obama the bigger money maker for eBay than the other candidates so far. This number, however, is down from a previous showing back in February, when a single Obey Giant Shepard Fairey Print sold for $5,900.
In other words, anything that can be connected to these candidates will be going to auction worldwide and sold to the highest bidder, and it’s going on now. When the Kennedy Collectibles came to auction, they sold at stunning prices. I particularly remember John Jr.’s rocking horse being hammered at an amazing price at the time.
This election has great historical value to collectors not seen since our founding fathers stood together and formed this great nation.
Don’t be asleep at the wheel while dealers and collectors are working under a cloak of secrecy. Get out there and get your share at a great price before the articles start pouring in over the wires. When you begin seeing article after article written about the value of this election’s political memorabilia, you’ll already have your items on hand to cash in big when the market takes a hike straight upward. Your cash out value can then fund your next big purchase.
This event will not be a one day wonder, so everyone still has time to participate in this upcoming auction bonanza. Although items are selling briskly eBay, no one has shown me a single article written about this subject, except for my own. So, Is the opportunity that only comes about once every hundred years or so staring you in the face today? Don’t miss it.
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Links:
Aug 31, 2007: http://31corp.blogspot.com/2007/08/vote-or-no-vote-that-is-question.html
Feb 17, 2008: http://31corp.blogspot.com/2008/02/can-ebay-predict-election-results.html
Mar 20, 2008: http://31corp.blogspot.com/2008/03/daryle-lambert-blog-barack-obama-and.html
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