The value of genuine, certified autographs have soared since 2000, as the following industry index shows:
| Name | Type | (£)2000 | (£)2011 | Inc % |
| Ali, Muhammad | Signed photo | 250 | 995 | 298.0% |
| Apollo XI | Signed photo | 2,000 | 9,500 | 375.0% |
| Armstrong, Neil | Signed photo | 550 | 5,950 | 981.8% |
| Astaire/Rogers | Signed photo | 595 | 1,600 | 168.9% |
| Beatles, The | Signed album page | 2,950 | 8,950 | 203.4% |
| Beatles, The | Signed photo | 5,500 | 24,000 | 336.4% |
| Bonaparte, Napoleon | Signed letter | 995 | 4,500 | 352.3% |
| Carpenters. The | Signed photo | 295 | 1,750 | 493.2% |
| Castro, Fidel | Signed photo | 325 | 2,950 | 807.7% |
| Chaplin, Charlie | Signed photo | 1,250 | 3,950 | 216.0% |
| Churchill, Sir Winston | Signed photo | 2,600 | 5,950 | 128.8% |
| Dali, Salvador | Signed photo | 325 | 1,100 | 238.5% |
| Dean, James | Signed photo | 1,600 | 12,500 | 681.3% |
| Diana, Princess of Wales | Signed photo | 1,250 | 8,950 | 616.0% |
| Dickens, Charles | Handwritten signed letter | 795 | 3,950 | 396.9% |
| Disney, Walt | Signed photo | 450 | 4,250 | 844.4% |
| Dylan, Bob | Signed photo | 895 | 1,950 | 117.9% |
| Einstein, Albert | Handwritten signed letter | 1,750 | 6,950 | 297.1% |
| Harrison, George | Signed photo | 195 | 2,500 | 1182.1% |
| Hendrix, Jimi | Signed album page | 995 | 4,950 | 397.5% |
| Hepburn, Audrey | Signed photo | 895 | 1,750 | 95.5% |
| Houdini, Harry | Signed photo | 1,200 | 4,950 | 312.5% |
| Jackson, Michael | Signed photo | 175 | 1,200 | 585.7% |
| Kennedy, John F. | Handwritten signed letter | 1,850 | 7,500 | 305.4% |
| King, Martin Luther | Signed photo | 795 | 3,950 | 396.9% |
| Laurel & Hardy | Signed photo | 450 | 3,750 | 733.3% |
| Lee, Bruce | Signed album page | 1,750 | 9,950 | 468.6% |
| Lennon, John | Signed album page | 695 | 6,250 | 799.3% |
| Madonna | Signed photo | 375 | 950 | 153.3% |
| McCartney, Sir Paul | Signed photo | 175 | 1,500 | 757.1% |
| Monroe, Marilyn | Signed album page | 2,950 | 6,750 | 128.8% |
| Moonwalkers | Signed photo | 1,950 | 12,950 | 564.1% |
| Nelson, Lord Horatio | Signed letter | 1,800 | 9,500 | 427.8% |
| Picasso, Pablo | Signed photo | 1,400 | 3,950 | 182.1% |
| Presley, Elvis | Signed photo | 750 | 3,250 | 333.3% |
| Rolling Stones, The | Signed photo | 995 | 5,950 | 498.0% |
| Rowling, J.K. | Signed book | 395 | 1,500 | 279.7% |
| Starr, Ringo | Signed photo | 195 | 995 | 410.3% |
| Warhol, Andy | Signed photo | 195 | 1,950 | 900.0% |
| Woods, Tiger | Signed photo | 750 | 1,750 | 133.3% |
| £ | 45,305 | 207,740 | 358.5% |
Figures correct as of 09/05/12 – with thanks to http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com