"As a citizen of the US, Eddy, you may not be covered but my instinct (I would have to look into it more) is that the law applies to European retailers regardless of the physical location of customers.
If you use eBay at all - I’m sure most…"
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UK seller penguinbooks2011Shameless, laughable fakes and people are queueing up.It beggars belief.…Continue
2024 - YOUR BEST "VINTAGE" ACQUISITION
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I saw an earlier thread on this topic but can't find it.I would really like to know your best "pick" this year, with some explanation about why it is important to you. A picture would be good.While I…Continue
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L'Autographe - Anyone know this outfit?
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"Hi Michelle,
I am afraid to say that it does apply in the UK as well even though no longer a member of the EU.
It sounds like you have been bullied into accepting that particular transaction. They can threaten all they like but they cannot do…"
"The Who Live at Leeds is in my top 5 albums list but I never liked this guy - and that was before the (alleged) Pedo thing.
Forget it."
"Eddy, this is true in the US but not within the European Union where consumer protection is more...protective.
You have a 14-day "breathing" period during which you can return an item you have already received from the seller…"
"If the auction house is in Europe you do not need to proceed with paynent if you do not wish to.
EU law trumps Auctioneers Terms and you have a two-week window to withdraw from the transaction. There will be consequences - you will be banned from…"
"Sadly, this is a fairly routine event in provincial auction houses across the UK. There is no end of them and the stories are remarkably similar, usually - I am not suggesting there is any kind of conspiracy going on. It's a generational…"
"I would say trust your instincts on this."
"I have no expertise on the signatures.
I have no experience of the seller - they sound like they would be a learned and prestigious outfit by name alone. And yet, their description of the item reads more like an over-enthusiastic and amateur…"
"Never heard of them but they look legit.
Not a lot of autographs there that I would be willing to give an opinion on but the pricing seems sensible. They also point out that the certificates of authenticity that accompany some items are incidental -…"
"If Sting signed that then he must have done so with his ovipositor - his hand was not engaged in the procedure."
Yet Another Vile Ebay Forger Raking in the Money - Buyers Beware
UK seller penguinbooks2011Shameless, laughable fakes and people are queueing up.It beggars belief.https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=146371123561&rt=nc&_ssn=penguinbooks2011&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1See More
"Tom Wolfe. author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Bonfire of the Vanities and The Right Stuff.
One of the most stylish of autographs in any field!"
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"First up is an IP example of Garland from the 90's.
Within a few years, however, it seems to have evolved into the second example - not IP but from a signed limited edition. I see similarities between this and your first example (your second…"
"I've been dithering about this one for a while now but finally pulled the trigger and I couldn't be happier!
Quality item although I was a bit confused about the references to football in the listing.
Figure it will be an easy flip at…"
"I don't know about ebay but maybe the FBI would be a better destination for a complaint.
One wonders about the advertising memorabilia - could these be fake as well (i.e. reproductions). They would seem to be doing well enough from sales of…"
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