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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2019 at 2:37pm

It looks like a photo but the image you posted is a highly degraded JPG. Are there any crisper photos?

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Permalink Reply by Invest_In_Graphs on August 28, 2019 at 3:00pm

These are the only others I have. I was given a close-up of McCartney, which is why I titled this as I did. I figure they're all hand-signed or none of them are. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2019 at 3:24pm

The photos are too low quality to tell, really low-quality JPGs. I think that they could be actually signed but the degraded quality of the image makes it too hard to reliably tell.

If you buy it, pay with regular PayPal so you have the guarantee.

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Permalink Reply by Invest_In_Graphs on August 28, 2019 at 3:39pm

I agree - low quality. PayPal is a good idea.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2019 at 3:42pm

Good. Images like that are usually a bad sign. Can you ask for better ones first? They can save them as anything but a JPG and they'll automatically be sharp as long as they's large. If they can save as a high quality JPG that's fine too.

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on August 28, 2019 at 4:53pm

I’d say definitely not pre printed - it would be odd to only pre print Paul and Ringo?  The image quality is poor but it does look like a ball point over a glossy surface.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2019 at 5:34pm

It's not rare for scammers to make copies of genuine pieces and try to sell them as real.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on August 29, 2019 at 12:57am

Only after physical inspection you will be able to tell if it's real ink or preprinted. It looks like real ink to me, but my guess is as good as your guess. 

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Permalink Reply by Invest_In_Graphs on August 29, 2019 at 7:47am

First, thanks to all for your responses. 

Secondly, I got some additional pictures in. I think the surface of the front is not flat and smooth. I think the ballpoint or rollerball ink sunk into the surface, making the ink appear pixelated (?) as if lasered on by a printer. At this point, I think they're hand-signed. 

(Hopefully the zip file uploads properly.)

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 29, 2019 at 7:57am

Open the zips and upload the images. Zips require downloading and can contain viruses. This is how to place images:
https://live.autographmagazine.com/video/how-to-post-a-discussion-a...

You don't need to create a new discussion, just place images. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Invest_In_Graphs on August 29, 2019 at 8:07am

Pictures below...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 29, 2019 at 8:13am

Those are still fuzzy and degraded but there is a decent chance that they're not in the photo, they're on it. That the seller is still sending you highly degraded photos concerns me a lot, but if you use PayPal and make sure you're covered under their buyer protection, you should be covered.

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