Prime Autographs - THE TEAM!
Prime Autographs started as a team of 3 people who came together from a result of the passion and love of autograph collecting. For each and everyone one of us, we started as mere autographs hunters, some as early as 6 years old. Our CEO, David Mason, got his very first autograph in Las Vegas, Nevada from none other than Elvis Presley himself.
“I was staying at the International Hotel on February 18, 1970. After a stellar performance from Elvis, 8 people from the crowd were chosen at random to go backstage to meet The King himself. I was one of those lucky few. I spent 5 minutes with him and got his autograph on a piece of hotel stationary. I was hooked from that moment on. I knew autographs were going to be a big part of my life from that day forward.”
David was right! He has been collecting autographs ever since, amassing a collection of over 5,000 autographs since that special day on Feb 18th, 1970.
In June of 1982, David turned his passion into a business, opening “Dave’s Memorabilia” in Los Angeles, California. He quickly found thousands of other people who shared in his passion. After 7 years of business, he opened a second location in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Continued success has brought other people into the business who are just as passionate as he is.
In an ever expanding world, Dave decided to take the business global, opening a website to offer everyone on the globe his authentic products.
Amanda Bernard
"Joining David and the team at Prime Autographs was an easy decision for me. We all share a passion for this hobby and we're all clearly committed to keeping it alive. I am looking forward to serving all of our wonderful customers"
Amanda grew up in Dallas, Texas, a big fan of collecting autographs, mostly from Sports figures and any musical talent that came to the area. After collecting thousand of autographs in over 20 years, she decided to turn her passion in to a career. She joined our team in 1999.
Bill Mason
Bill, younger brother of David, has been collecting and selling autographs since 1985. His love of autograph collecting quickly turned into a career, joining his brother in business in October of 1987.
Jason Fisher
Jason is our newest team member, joining us in 2014. Jason keeps our books clean and our pencils sharp. He takes care of our order processing and five star customer service. We wouldn’t be where we are today without him.
Charles Harrison
Charles is our go-to guy. The man with all the connections. He spends thousands of hours at comic-cons, private and public signings as well as in the company of other dealers. Without Charles, our business would not be possible. The entire collecting world needs more people like Charles. We’re fortunate to have him a part of Prime Autographs.
David Mason
David, the man who started it all. Through his professional experience and business dealing over the decades, he was able to culminate what we have here today, Prime Autographs. He and his team of professionals are dedicated to providing you with authentic autographs and serving you with the greatest and most courteous of customer service.
Doug Martin
Doug is the prime authenticator for our company. Some of you may remember him from the rare Collectors Digest from 1989-1990 and the Autograph Bonanza segment that he was responsible for. Doug ran his company “Capital Authentics” from 1994-2012, examining over 100,000 items during this time. He worked alongside celebrities at comic cons such as San Diego comic con, Walker Stalker and many other conventions. Doug has years of education and formal training to back up his work. His opinion and expertise has been used by law enforcement agencies in the USA on many occasions. Doug is also a court certified questioned document and hand writing expert, whos opinion is accepted at a judicial level. Doug now works exclusively for Prime Autographs and we’re proud to say, we wouldn’t be here without him. His education, experience and professionalism is absolutely critical to our business.