The New IADA-CC.COM will emerge as the autograph networking site of the future. The autograph industry has been stagnant for the past few years after bursting into a multi-million dollar industry. The industry being one of the rare businesses where your investment has the ability to sky rocket to amounts that top all other investment industries. The major difference between autographs and the major investment industries like stocks, bonds, coins, gold,etc is that they all rely on supply and demand, but the autograph industry has an exclusive factor which is uncontrollable, the unfortunate death of the celebrity signer. Who can't say they don't remember the passing of those legends like Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mantle, John Lennon? This phenomenon has really showed up more recently with the deaths of Farrah Fawcett, Heath Ledger, and Michael Jackson. Autograph prices are reported to reach levels never imagined. Auctions houses are reporting sales that are 45 to 50 times the actual value. One newscaster reported, "Sales of Michael Jackson has reached Elvis Presley status". Yes this has been the trend of late. Autograph collecting has turned into one of the best investments ever.
Along with monetary value increasing on autographs at record levels comes some negativity. Money sometimes brings the worse out in people. The simple photo, album, and even baseball becomes an opportunity for the ruthless to take advantage of the unknowing collector. The forgeries rise to record levels. This is something that can be controlled. With understanding, education, knowledge, and help from the some of the most renowned and respected autograph dealers in the industry, no longer does the collector have to fear the old adage "Buyer Beware".
The IADA-CC's President Mike Frost along with Rich Scott, Web site administrator are in the works at reinventing the wheel. Mike Frost and Rich Scott, pioneers of the autograph industry are recreating a Autograph Club built by Mike Frost back in the 1990's Mike Frost had a vision before MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter developed into networking sites. The IADA-CC launched in 1997 where MySpace launched 2004. The original IADA-CC site had networking capability such's a chat room, collectors forum, Dealer Directories, emails, member categories and much more The IADA-CC wanted to help promote an industry just growing, not knowing what it will become.
Today, the International Autograph Dealer Alliance and Collector Club (IADA-CC.Com) has hired a new Web Designer and Internet programmer that are on the verge of making Autograph history. No longer will it just be a club but a full range networking site. Twitter and Facebook move over, a new face with some old ideas will be joining the craze. "We will have the ability to educate and help those looking for research. No longer does a collector have to go in blind to sites such as, Ebay, Amazon, or the hundreds of auction sites available on the Internet. Our new site will be able to show exemplars, authenticate for those that need it. Introduce autograph studies from the experts in the industry and authors of handwriting analysis. A mixture of elite autograph dealers, advance collectors, the novice, and those that want to meet new interesting people will create one of the most sought after sites on the Internet. Learn, earn, and have fun" says Rich Scott, IADA-CC Admin.
The original site is still up and running and easy to view welcoming new members every day. The new site is going to launch within the week. Please take a look at the wonderful things the old site has to offer and imagine moving one of the first true social networking sites into the future. This will be the Mecca of the Autograph industry and a place to visit for all your autograph needs. |