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Is this JFK signature/inscription authentic?

I'm very interested in this JFK inscribed/signed photo currently listed on ebay. Just wondering if it is authentic? Please check out the attached images.

Kind regards

Garrett Meadows

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Permalink Reply by James on February 15, 2017 at 12:06pm

Sorry, this is secretarial.

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Permalink Reply by BG Meadows on February 15, 2017 at 12:39pm

I thought as much. Thanks for validating what I initially thought.

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Permalink Reply by James on February 15, 2017 at 2:24pm

You're welcome. I know the seller has had it up there for awhile. I'm pretty sure I sent him a message maybe a month ago or so telling him it was secretarial. I don't think he responded. He either knows it's secretarial and doesn't care, or he just wants to believe it's real. If it were real, it would be closer to $3000 to $3500 in value, possibly more. I've seen some signed photos go for close to $5000.

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Permalink Reply by BG Meadows on February 15, 2017 at 4:42pm

I figured the reason such a nice photo portrait of JFK was so inexpensive was because it was secretarial. I did the same exact photo with an authentic inscription/signature for $5000 several years ago.

I guess some sellers are in denial that they may have gotten snookered into buying a secretarial piece.

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Permalink Reply by James on February 15, 2017 at 6:44pm

Oh, you sold one for $5000? Nice. Signed photos generally don't come cheap. I have a signed "Profiles in Courage" book that I really like. Personally, I'd rather have it than a signed photo just because "Profiles" is such a well-known book which he won a Pulitzer for. But, of course, that's up to personal preference.

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Permalink Reply by BG Meadows on February 16, 2017 at 4:48am

Yes, I had to sell my prized JFK signed photo several years ago when I hit on "hard times." That was an extremely bittersweet experience. I have yet to be able to replace it. Now that the market has gotten so saturated with fakes and secretarial pieces, a potential buyer has to really be on his toes.

BTW, I took a $2000 loss on the JFK photo I sold. Originally, I paid $7000. Oh, I just hate thinking about it.

Do you collect JFK pieces? Or autographs in general?