drawtheline55 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Just curious what do you folks think a pair of Khorns signed by Mr. Big...Paul Klipsch, circa 1993 are worth Signed at the factory. Thanks for any input. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 You will need more than that. Condition, finish, stock? Mods? Crossover type? Pictures? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawtheline55 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Walnut, all stock, no mods if thats what you mean, 1 owner, good condition but not showroom, been moved once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 My input is 2500 to 3500 without seeing them. What you have is a NICE set of khorns with signatures (which is awesome considering who signed them) that may or may not add value to a perspective buyer IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawtheline55 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Ok, thanks for the input, but I don't know, an old baseball bat is one thing one signed by Babe Ruth...a whole different thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 24 minutes ago, drawtheline55 said: Ok, thanks for the input, but I don't know, an old baseball bat is one thing one signed by Babe Ruth...a whole different thing. That's sports memorabilia, this is hifI. Good luck if selling, someone may pay well for that pair, who knows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
314carpenter Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Are they potentially worth more? Yes, but only with a story behind it, you can include in the sale the proper provenance to prove your story, and using professional services to provide the authentication. An auction house could help you get better market realization. In such a case, you would still be very likely to get back exactly what they were worth. Any top end you could receive would then go to pay yourself back for the the authenticators and auction services that allowed for your sale to gain any extra traction. In other words, unless you have the means to personally market these to 1000+ potential buyers who actually know and care who Paul W. Klipsch was, and you can prove some kind of personal connection, you will not receive much more than current market rate for you area. I still think this is all very cool though. Best of luck on what ever you decide to do. On a side note, I once had a guy ask me to put my signature on the the back of a pair of Klipsch speakers I refinished. I have to wonder what they are worth now?🤏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 What he said are my thoughts exactly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, drawtheline55 said: Ok, thanks for the input, but I don't know, an old baseball bat is one thing one signed by Babe Ruth...a whole different thing. Dad was given a ball signed by Babe Ruth when he was a kid. He didn't know any better and scuffed it up throwing it against a brick wall. DOH! Well, he still has it 80 years later and it's not as bad as you might think but that is certainly a painful story. Paul's signature would be worth a small price bump to me and more likely to make me choose these over others. Condition would matter much more. If they were older with a story it would matter more to me... Just one guy's opinion... and me without decent corners for khorns anywhere in the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 It would be difficult to prove the signature is authentic unless verified and authenticated. In that case, to me they wouldn't be worth more unless that was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 6 hours ago, drawtheline55 said: Just curious what do you folks think a pair of Khorns signed by Mr. Big...Paul Klipsch, circa 1993 are worth Signed at the factory. Thanks for any input. the PWK Signature adds value for sure to the khorn Speakers , this is after all the PWK Forum , dont be shy , show us pictures , including the Serial numbers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted February 4, 2022 Moderators Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, wuzzzer said: It would be difficult to prove the signature is authentic unless verified and authenticated. In that case, to me they wouldn't be worth more unless that was done. Jim Hunter can verify it by sight probably, so can Roy. Just from memory, I seem to recall about a dozen or so on here that people have posted, maybe more. Typically, the ones I recall seeing at least, on the two lines for signatures, the "tested by" is signed as usual, and the other one only has PWK's signature. It's pretty easy to tell it's legitimate because of that. There is typically a back story with how they got that signature done. I think one Forum member said that he drove to the factory to pick them up in person and PWK signed them for him right there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawtheline55 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Ok thanks for the input, I will show pics of the signature, they are real, I worked for a Klipsch full line dealer back then, they (Klipsch) had a one time offering for full time employees ,buy any Klipsch product at xyz off list, so I bought the Khorns and I knew the sales rep and asked to get them signed and kind of picked out if you will by Mr. Klipsch, thats how I got them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawtheline55 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Here are the pics of Mr. Klipsch signature, they were on strips that I can apply to the speakers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 10 hours ago, muel said: Dad was given a ball signed by Babe Ruth when he was a kid. My dad did as well, didn't realize who Babe Ruth was and decided to use it at baseball game where it was pretty much destroyed. Fortunately one of the spectators turned out to be a former baseball player who had a ball signed by the complete 1927 New York Yankees that he decided to trade for the destroyed ball signed by only Babe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, drawtheline55 said: Here are the pics of Mr. Klipsch signature, they were on strips that I can apply to the speakers. IMO, this is not the same as having Klipschorns signed by PWK. We have seen info labels on speakers signed by PWK. This not the same to me and would add no value. This would have the same value to me as a PWK signed cocktail napkin. Cool story for you to share though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 So the speakers themselves were not signed by PWK, just the labels? The labels can be attached to any Klipsch speakers. The k-Horns IMHO won't have that special value, since Mr. PWK did not sign them directly on the speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, drawtheline55 said: Here are the pics of Mr. Klipsch signature, they were on strips that I can apply to the speakers. the klipsch Envelope , and it's Content does have a Value , as they corroborate the Authenticity of the 2 PWK Signatures , and the Labels are unused and Intact whatever you do , do not use these Labels or Lose the Envelope , and keep the Envelope and Labels out of the light , this will avoid yellowing or fading . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I really don't mean to argue or talk badly but PWK simply signed a couple strips of paper for you. He didn't actually sign your speakers. If you want to use a baseball analogy, there's a big difference between a Babe Ruth signature on a piece of paper versus a Babe Ruth signature on a game-worn jersey or game-used bat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
314carpenter Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 hour ago, wuzzzer said: I really don't mean to argue or talk badly but PWK simply signed a couple strips of paper for you. He didn't actually sign your speakers. If you want to use a baseball analogy, there's a big difference between a Babe Ruth signature on a piece of paper versus a Babe Ruth signature on a game-worn jersey or game-used bat. Maybe he should try putting the Paul W Klipsch signed stickers on the Babe Ruth signed baseball bat. I'm running out of ideas here. I don't want to dash anyone's hopes and dreams, but I think the OG sales rep might have got the better end of the deal here. Best of wishes. Hope he can get top dollar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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