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There's no such thing as "too cheap." If things are selling for less than you want, that means their value is going down (or, potentially, the seller is screwing up). The reason people are selling books for less than you want them to is that no one is buying the books at the price you want. That doesn't mean the market's wrong, it means you are.

Well, the trend DOES show that VERIFIED (CGC or CBCS) autographed books do garner a higher payout. Some key things about autographed books to consider:

1. Who signed it?
The signer needs to have something to do with the book. I really only get cover artist, artist and writers. I did get Chuck Dixon sign a book he did not have anything to do with, but he is the creator of Bane and I had him sign my Batman 497 (Bane breaking Batman's back). I am also getting Batman #200 signed by not only Neal Adams (his first art in Batman run), but Adam West & Burt Ward. I have heard someone getting an early Walking Dead comic signed by Norman Reedus even though his character is not in the comics and people having Stan Lee signing a Batman book; now these I would say would devalue the book.

2. Not only is the auto pertinent to the comic, but is the name worth the value?
Hence, is the name a notable name? There are plenty of names in the comic world people would love to have an autograph by such like Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller (Rare), George Perez, etc. Having the Inker sign the book will not do anything (unless the artist is the inker). Same goes for the editor. The only editor I can think of may be an exception is Jim Shooter.

3. Where is the auto?
This may come into play if the auto is not in an aesthetically pleasing place or in black ink in a dark spot. I saw a Hulk 181 signed by Stan Lee where he signed on Hulk's face!! I always prep my books with them being in a bag with board with a masking tape box where I want the comic signed (the square cut out with a razor (book removed) so the book doesn't have to be removed to sign) with who I want to sign and what color marker written on the tape. I have had compliments by artist on how convenient this is as it saves time and protects the books.

4. Is the book a "key" book?
Now, I would say that how key the book is directly correlates to how much more valuable a signature makes it. So, a ASM 300 with a McFarlane auto gets a bigger jump (considering the grade) than him signing a Spawn #74.

5. Certification!!
You can say what you will about CGC (I can get all my comics digitally to read) but they do NOT certify it unless they witness it. Now, for older books that were signed back in the day, CBCS does do signature verification. CGC will not hit you on grade if it is signed, but will give it a green label. This happened to me before I knew about CGC and had a Dredd Comic signed by Karl Urban. It cam back as an 9.8, but a green label. Now, if I got it signed again to get that gold label, then the old signature would be no different that your kid coloring on it. So from now on I will send these books to CBCS. I have a She-Hulk 50 (not a key book) signed by John Byrne (rare signature as he refuses to do cons now and this was his last book in the run) and a Caliber Presents #1 (First Crow) signed by Tim Vigil which does not sign. I can send these to CGC but they will not be verified. I am also getting James O'Barr to sign the Caliber Presents #1 so I would be wasting my time sending it to CGC as the Vigil auto would hurt the grade.

6. Lastly, what does the signature look like?
This may just be me, but I would NEVER have Rob Liefeld sign a Deadpool comic as his auto looks like crap. It literally looks like a scribbled check mark. And this is where CGC comes in to play as his signature is SOOO easy to fake. I bought an Avengers 181 (first Scott Lang) signed by George Perez with no certificate. I bout it because I got a great deal on it, it is a key book and his signature is unmistakable and beautiful. I met him before and had him sign some other Avenger stuff and pretty confident that it is his auto. Placement for him is tough as his art never has any dead space to put it. Other artist with beautiful signatures are Bob Layton, Mike Perkins, Mike Zeck and Walt Simonson, among others. I even don't mind artist that just write their names in block letters such as John Beatty, Todd McFarlane and Ethan Van Sciver (with a bit of a design), but this again where CGC comes in so you KNOW that they signed it.

I enjoy comics for the art. Others enjoy for the writing. To each their own, but these are the things I have deduced from collecting comics and getting signatures. I actually collect comics JUST to get autos. In today's age of the internet, if you have the money any comic is easy to get. Getting a signature in now my hunt. Thanks for reading!