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Hi Bill,  I enjoy reading your comments.  I have an AC/DC Highway to Hell Autographed album - I was only able to get Bon Scott and Angus Young.  I was fortunate enough to be back stage with a radio team and got them to autograph the album.  Two questions, 1) is it worth anything? 2) how or where would I sell it - are there collector shows, etc.  I don't want to sell it on ebay, and I want to get it in the hands of someone who would appreciate it.  If it is not really worth much I am going to get it professionally framed and hang it in my game room.  It has sentimental value to me and a great conversation piece.  thanks in advance.

Rob

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Hello Rob,

Thank you for your question.
Congrats on meeting Bon and Angus and having them sign your album in person!
As for selling it, and the value, the value would greatly depend on a few factors- the clarity of the signatures, and whether or not anything additional was added to the autographs other than the names, as well as the condition of the piece as a whole.
Something with both Angus & Bon's signatures of this nature would likely be worth in the range of $400-650USD all depending on those factors as described above.
As far as where to sell it, outside of Ebay, you can try a few collector publications (such as GOLDMINE magazine (US) or Record Collector (UK), and some AC/DC fan forums (I host an AC/DC collectors forum myself with members who are avid AC/DC collectors from around the world).

Best Regards,

Bill

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I am an AC/DC history, discography and collectibles expert, and can answer any question about the band, it's members past and present, as well as questions related to bands that members were in previous to being in AC/DC. I am well versed in the bands history, album and single releases (vinyl, CD), and worldwide discography and collectibles/memorabilia, past and present AC/DC news, album sales, tour dates and tour history, and anything else about the band. I am also an AC/DC (Especially Bon Scott) autograph expert.

Experience

I have been a fan and collector of AC/DC for 30+ years and have written published articles about the band for Goldmine magazine, as well as several publications. I have interviewed past members of the band, and attended the bands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a press guest. I possess one of the world's largest AC/DC collections, and plan to have my own publication about the band in the future. I was hired in 2008 by a marketing firm to help promote and market AC/DC's "BLACK ICE" release and the AC/DC "Rock Band" game in New York City. I also have participated in several other marketing and promotional campaigns for AC/DC. Most recently, I have contributed to a new book by Phil Sutcliffe "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History" as well as penning an AC/DC Collectibles article for Record Collector magazine (UK).

Organizations
I run the AC/DC fan & collector's site "Highway to Hell" and am the webmaster and designer. I am the official Sony/Columbia records AC/DC forum moderator for their record companies website, and content manager for acdc.com

Publications
GOLDMINE (Krause Publications)(USA) Daily Dirt (Germany) Record Collector (UK) Contributed to "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History", by Phil Sutcliffe (Voyageur Press, Oct. 15, 2010, Hardcover, 224 pages, 300+ illustrations)

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AC/DC Expert

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I have interviewed: Mark Evans (AC/DC Bassist 1975-77), Simon Wright (AC/DC Drummer 1983-1989), Dave Evans (AC/DC singer 1974), Noel Taylor (AC/DC Drummer 1974), Neil Smith (AC/DC Bassist 1974), Larry Van Kreidt (AC/DC bassist 1973-4), John Bissett (Fraternity (w/Bon Scott) keyboardist), Vincent Lovegrove (Valentines (w/Bon Scott) singer & former AC/DC manager), Bob Defrin (AC/DC Logo designer & album cover designer for Atlantic records), Mike Fraser (AC/DC Mixing engineer), Joshua Levy (AC/DC Black Ice album cover designer) and many others

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