(a) As used in this section: (1) âAutographed collectibleâ means an item bearing the signature of a particular person that is sold or offered for sale for fifty dollars ($50) or more, excluding sales tax and shipping fees, when the dealer offers the signed item at a higher price than the dealer would charge for a comparable item without the signature. (2) For purposes of this section, an autographed collectible shall be limited to the following items: (A) Sports items, including, but not limited to, a photograph, ticket, plaque, sports program, trading card, item of sports equipment or clothing, or other sports memorabilia. (B) Entertainment media items related to music, television, and films, including, but not limited to, a picture, photo, record, compact disc, digital video disc, ticket, program, playbill, clothing, hat, poster, toy, plaque, trading card, musical instrument, or other entertainment memorabilia. (3) For purposes of this section, and notwithstanding paragraph (2), an autographed collectible does not include the following items: (A) Works of fine art, as defined by paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 982 that are originals or numbered multiples, and signed by the artist or maker. (B) Furniture and decorative objects, including works of pottery, jewelry, and design that are signed by the artist or maker. (C) Signed books, manuscripts, and correspondence, as well as ephemera not related to sports or entertainment media. (D) Signed numismatic items or bullion. (4) âConsumerâ means any natural person who purchases an autographed collectible from a dealer for personal, family, or household purposes. âConsumerâ also includes a prospective purchaser meeting these criteria. (5) (A) âDealerâ means a person who is in the business of selling or offering for sale autographed collectibles exclusively or nonexclusively, and sells three or more autographed collectibles in a period of 12 months. âDealerâ includes an auctioneer or auction company that sells autographed collectibles at a public auction. âDealerâ includes a person engaged in a mail-order, telephone-order, online, or television business for the sale of autographed collectibles. (B) âDealerâ does not include any of the following: (i) A pawnbroker licensed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21300) of Division 8 of the Financial Code, if the autographed collectible was acquired through a foreclosure on a collateral loan, provided that the pawnbroker does not hold himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to autographed collectibles. (ii) The person who autographed the collectible. (6) âLimited editionâ means any autographed collectible that meets all of the following requirements: (A) A company has produced a specific quantity of an autographed collectible and placed it on the open market. (B) The producer of the autographed collectible has posted a notice, at its primary place of business, that it will provide any consumer, upon request, with a copy of a notice that states the exact number of an autographed collectible produced in that series of limited editions. (C) The producer makes available, upon request of a consumer, evidence that the electronic encoding, films, molds, or plates used to create the autographed collectible have been destroyed after the specified number of autographed collectibles have been produced. (D) The sequence number of the autographed collectible and the number of the total quantity produced in the limited edition are printed on the autographed collectible. (7) âPersonâ means any natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, company, trust, association, or other entity, however organized. (8) âRepresentationâ means any oral or written representation, including, but not limited to, a representation in an advertisement, brochure, catalog, flyer, invoice, sign, radio or television broadcast, online communication, Internet Web page, email, o
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