Should I Buy Autographed Rolling Stones Photograph?

[Empowerer]

I am on holiday in the Lake District and have visited a charity shop which is selling an autographed photograph of the Rolling Stones for £120. I am thinking of buying this as hopefully its value will increase in future. Should I go ahead and buy it or not? (There is no Certificate of Authenticity with it.)

[construct1245]

If you're not sure that it's official it's probably not worth it, but that's just me

[roopower]

There are a lot of fakes about, photos signed by roadies etc. If there's no note about provenance I would be wary. 

[TheWinner]

Absolutely not.

[Ellipsis]

If you're happy to give the £120 to charity anyway, then go for it.

If you want to see some idea of value, see these Google results:

https://www.google.com/search?q=rolling+stone+autographed+photo+value

 

[douglas9401]

You can't always get what you want.

[tomus42]

Without a certificate of authenticity it's worthless as an investment.

[237SJ]

Why would there be a certificate of authenticity though?  Some teenager in the 1960s had a phtotograph at a concert or party or wherever and asked the band members to sign it.  Who would have authenticated it?

[tomus42]

It's in a charity shop. Just saying.

[237SJ]

Not sure that the charity shop could have authenticated it.  Buyer beware and all that.

[jno]

who's in the group?

[tomus42]

It won't be an old photo that some young girl got signed at the stage door in 1964.

It will be one of those in a frame that you buy in the local mall which come with a certificate, except they've obviously lost the certificate.

[237SJ]

I`m just curious how it was certificated