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I have a question about poker memorabilia...Obviously there's nowhere near the market for it as pro sports and if you look on ebay, they really don't have shit. But how much would you think someone could get for this:The two actual cards (A-9) that Phil Ivey won with on the FT of the LA Poker classic, signed by Phil, in a frame with the signed Card Player magazine and possibly anything else necessary to make it complete, signed by Phil.What I'm wondering is, would it be worth more in some kind of auction like ebay or would it be better to try and sell it to someone privately i.e. a casino to put up on their wall?Thanks for any input/opinion as we have no idea on poker memorabilia and it's value, or if it's even worth trying to sell.

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I have a question about poker memorabilia...Obviously there's nowhere near the market for it as pro sports and if you look on ebay, they really don't have shit. But how much would you think someone could get for this:The two actual cards (A-9) that Phil Ivey won with on the FT of the LA Poker classic, signed by Phil, in a frame with the signed Card Player magazine and possibly anything else necessary to make it complete, signed by Phil.What I'm wondering is, would it be worth more in some kind of auction like ebay or would it be better to try and sell it to someone privately i.e. a casino to put up on their wall?Thanks for any input/opinion as we have no idea on poker memorabilia and it's value, or if it's even worth trying to sell.
It's probably worth something to somebody. I know a lot of guys who have dope houses and have finished basements with all kinds of sports memorabilia. There has to be tons of people who are poker fans who could add something like that to their collection.I'll give you $200 for it shipped on Stars right now if you wanna get rid of it.
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do you have a certificate of authenticity? people like guarantees they are not getting forgeries.Then I guess a certificate of authenticity doesnt necessarily mean anything eitherjust flashed back to Tommy Boy for a second .....Tommy: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting. Ted Nelson, Customer: Go on, I'm listening. Tommy: Here's the way I see it, Ted. Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside. Ted Nelson, Customer: Yeah, makes a man feel good. Tommy: 'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted? Ted Nelson, Customer: What's your point? Tommy: The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy; well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser, and your daughter's knocked up. I seen it a hundred times. Ted Nelson, Customer: But why do they put a guarantee on the box? Tommy: Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of sh*t. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me. Ted Nelson, Customer: Okay, I'll buy from you.

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Yeah.. the funny thing is I think the way to get the most $ for it would be to find someone privately who collects stuff, just like hubdub said.There's no certificate but that could be easily obtained or we could just have Phil take a picture holding the actual goods. Basically after he won, we told him to keep the cards (which is funny cuz he's like "WTF For?") and gave them to my boy. We also snatched the entire chip set off the table.

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Yeah.. the funny thing is I think the way to get the most $ for it would be to find someone privately who collects stuff, just like hubdub said.There's no certificate but that could be easily obtained or we could just have Phil take a picture holding the actual goods. Basically after he won, we told him to keep the cards (which is funny cuz he's like "WTF For?") and gave them to my boy. We also snatched the entire chip set off the table.
Do you have pics of this stuff you can post up here? I might be interested. I just bought my first house and have a poker/game room with sports memorabilia on the walls. This would be a great addition. Let me know via PM if you wanna do business.
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Do you have pics of this stuff you can post up here? I might be interested. I just bought my first house and have a poker/game room with sports memorabilia on the walls. This would be a great addition. Let me know via PM if you wanna do business.
Don't have pics of anything yet, nothing is even framed yet. My boy has the cards and because the Card Player mag just came out with Phil on the front he wanted me to see if there'd be any interest in it. I will definitely PM you as I'm sure he'll get it signed. Also, I don't think it would be hard at all to get Phil to do something like sign a personal message or something to you if that would be more enticing for you. Give me a few days, I'm not sure how much my boy is hoping to get. I'll PM you. Thanks for the feedback and that poker room sounds cool.
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We also snatched the entire chip set off the table.
NICE! You couldn't pry one of the WPT logo's off of the red/white/blue piers they have leaning over the table? That would have been sweet and it'd be worth a mint.
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Don't have pics of anything yet, nothing is even framed yet. My boy has the cards and because the Card Player mag just came out with Phil on the front he wanted me to see if there'd be any interest in it. I will definitely PM you as I'm sure he'll get it signed. Also, I don't think it would be hard at all to get Phil to do something like sign a personal message or something to you if that would be more enticing for you. Give me a few days, I'm not sure how much my boy is hoping to get. I'll PM you. Thanks for the feedback and that poker room sounds cool.
Thanks bro. I'd like a picture of Phil signing the cards and the Cardplayer magazine if at all possible.
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NICE! You couldn't pry one of the WPT logo's off of the red/white/blue piers they have leaning over the table? That would have been sweet and it'd be worth a mint.
Tried to but those things are screwed in. We tried to get the camera man for his camera but he ran. We got like 15 bottled waters and a seat cushion though.
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Tried to but those things are screwed in. We tried to get the camera man for his camera but he ran. We got like 15 bottled waters and a seat cushion though.
LOL whatwho are you people?!
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Thanks bro. I'd like a picture of Phil signing the cards and the Cardplayer magazine if at all possible.
And make sure that you get a picture of him signing the cards and the Cardplayer magazine.And then, have him sign that picture!And then...
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And make sure that you get a picture of him signing the cards and the Cardplayer magazine.And then, have him sign that picture!And then...
Well if I do pick this up, i'd want to be able to prove that actually Phil Ivey signed it.
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Do you really need a few hundred that bad that you would sell a cool memento like this? what do you have in your house that is cooler than those cards?
Well, he knows Phil Ivey, which probably makes it less cool for him. If I knew Ivey, money > signed cards.
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Do you really need a few hundred that bad that you would sell a cool memento like this? what do you have in your house that is cooler than those cards?
he's trying to build a bankroll for the up comming WSOP
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I'd love to have that, if it came with a pic w/Ivey holding or signing it.
Hell I'd pay for Phil Ivey signing the magazine, 2 cards, and a picture of it. Like, even if the cards are just from a $3 deck. Would be so sick for poker room.
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Isn't this why many athletes charge for their sig on anything now ?It sounds like you are quite friendly with Phil and that's awesome if he's cool with signing stuff. I think if I was a celebrity, I'd be kind of pissed if a friend asked me to sign something so they could sell it.That said, if I had a poker room, that would be a nifty piece of memorabilia to have. I think the difficulty with selling it on ebay is that you don't have the certificate of authenticity, as DNA said. Having a picture of him signing the stuff would help a lot in that regard, I think. If your son is a poker fan, though, wouldn't he want to keep the items ?

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We also snatched the entire chip set off the table.
lol what happened to my chip kev?The final table ticket you mailed me was cool and all, but im saving that so I can sell it when I go broke.haha j/k.
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Thanks for all the feedback, I appreciate it. I understand everyone's points as all of you guys have different input and takes on this. I told him he should take pics of Phil when he's signing and he said he was already going to do that, as well as Phil holding the stuff up after it's framed.As far as asking Phil for his autograph, it wasn't actually me but one of his best friends. So it's definitely awkward asking a friend for an autograph, but when you are cool enough with someone to be like "Sign this real quick, so I can frame it," there's really no reason they wouldn't. I don't know what Phil would think about selling it but my boy wanted me to see what people would be willing to pay to see if it was even worth going through the trouble. He is going to frame the signed cards and mag either way but if he wouldn't be getting much for it, I'm sure he'll just hold onto them. I found out he has the WPT 1st place plaque (really a certificate) too to add into it. Basically when they win the WPT, they get a plaque and a trophy and Phil has the trophy but my guy has the plaque (I don't think Phil really cared to keep it either way since he has the trophy and the $$). So basically what he plans to include are:The plaqueThe actual cards that were used in the handThe Card Player mag (Or maybe bluff, not sure which one but I know Phil is on the cover of the new CP)An Ivey FT jerseyAgain, he is just trying to see if it would be worth going through the trouble to sell it. I'm not the one selling it, just helping him because he doesn't really get on the internet like I do so he asked me to check around and see if it would be worth it. Personally, I think it's cool just to have those cards/plaque to keep as a memento but he's not worried about that and is trying to sell it. Crooked Link - my bad. I haven't found it (well I have one but looking for the other one to give to you lol). I'll dig around cuz it's somewhere.

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