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Jim Croce Signed album?

Anybody have enough experience with Jim Croce to tell me if this is legit?

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Permalink Reply by hitmanten on July 13, 2014 at 2:50pm

Post a picture of it?  For once, would enjoy seeing an authentic example, in a sea of forgeries!

Permalink Reply by A.J. Burnett on July 13, 2014 at 4:10pm

Permalink Reply by A.J. Burnett on July 13, 2014 at 4:11pm

I just posted this on Facebook.  It turns out my friend who was there with me and my mother that day, sold hers a year ago, as a $100 Buy It Now on ebay!  When I told her how rare it was, she was dismayed to say the least.

Permalink Reply by hitmanten on July 14, 2014 at 7:57am

That's fantastic, what a treasure. Would really enjoy acquiring it, but unfortunately, I have only enough money for the "refuse" part of "...an offer I couldn't refuse"! Thanks for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Alice Miolee on April 23, 2018 at 6:15am

My Jim Croce looks a lot like A.J Burnett's. Signature written on auto repair invoice August 1973. Opinions as to authenticity?

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Permalink Reply by Alice Miolee on February 11, 2018 at 6:05pm

Hi. I hv a very similar looking autograph. JC signed in GA Aug. 1973

Permalink Reply by MattyJ12280 on June 24, 2022 at 5:35am

Hi AJ,

I know this post is from a few years ago, but do you still have the Jim Croce/Maury Muehleisen autograph that you got in person? Super cool.

If yes, would love to connect - thanks!

Matt

Permalink Reply by RD on November 7, 2013 at 8:54am
That's a deal breaker there for me. I'd love a real Jim, but literally 98% of the crap they sell in Vegas (especially inside stores in the high end hotels and casinos) is just that: crap. That sharpie looks pretty clean for having been signed in the 70s, but I've learned not to go by just ink alone. If really cared for RIGHT when the thing is signed, most things can be kept looking brand new. However, I highly doubt that the album itself is showing its age that dramatically while the marker ink still looks like it was signed last Tuesday. One would think the ink on an album that used would look like it was signed years ago. Red flag for me.
Permalink Reply by RD on November 7, 2013 at 9:11am
I was recently in Vegas, and stopped by one of those art of music stores inside the mirage I want to say. They had a Disney drawing and Sig there so far off that I took pics even though they ask you not to. I sent it to a friend that collects golden era Hollywood, and he laughed. They were asking like 1k for it. I saw a we are the world album up on the wall for less $ (red flag) and it was "signed by all the stars that sang on the single". The Steve Perry awful, Oats was wrong. Diana Ross was not only wrong, but misspelled. Yes- they actually did that. Lionel Richie wasnt even in the ballpark. I tried to snap a pic but I was burned by the employee on standby. So I asked why pics aren't allowed (as if I didn't know). He gave me some bull excuse and I asked how else anyone could go about getting them checked by pros without pics to show. He tells me that's not needed because all the items in the store come with a coa from their own authenticators. I asked if these authenticators are the same people who are forging the pieces bc these are all fake. I guess my speaking out loud was a potential threat to business because I was politely asked to leave the store and come back later when the boss was in. But funny thing, boss never came.
Permalink Reply by roger epperson on November 7, 2013 at 9:15am

The easiest way to tell that this is not authentic is that the freshness look to the ink is not right and it is signed quite slowly.  There are so very few exemplars out there too to get a true overall perspective of his signature style changes over the years.  Did that make sense?

Permalink Reply by RD on November 7, 2013 at 9:30am
Roger do you think it's possible, or rather , a good idea to go after his autograph since there's so few examples around? If so, do you know of any place or dealer who may have a good Croce? I've checked your site and there aren't any for sale currently. I'd imagine there's only a few hundred genuine Croce autos in existence
Permalink Reply by Clive Young on November 11, 2013 at 5:59pm

I'd definitely be curious to see what a real Croce signature looks like, as I found a signed album in a pile of records I got at a garage sale last spring. It wasn't sold as signed; rather, they had a batch of old records out from that era, it was in there, and I got the pile of 8-10 for something like $2 in total. I'd doubt what I found is the real deal, but you never know.

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