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Is this Scarlett Johansson real?

Hi everyone, I'm new and this is my first post.  I've been getting pretty discouraged looking for autographs at a reasonable price on Ebay since I've used the PSA quick opinion service about 10 times and all 10 have come back likely not genuine.  Here's the latest item that caught my interest.  I figured I'd get some opinions here before I waste another $7.49.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221054366474?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&...

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on June 27, 2012 at 2:21pm
There was a discussion about Scarlett, which said that Scarlett's signature tends to slope downward. Im not an expert in celebrities, but im sure others will chime in. I could be wrong, but the picture looks as if it was printed on computer photo paper. To myself, and a lot of others, photo paper items seem to be low in quality. Hope others can help as well. -mike
Permalink Reply by Joshua Frew on June 27, 2012 at 5:34pm

Thanks for the reply Mike.  I'm new to the hobby and never thought to ask sellers if it's on computer paper or an actual lab quality photo.  That advice really helps.

Permalink Reply by Trapper9990 on June 27, 2012 at 6:36pm

Well it looks good to me. And its already certed by JSA.  PSA and JSA are the two big authentication companies out their and with JSA certing this item im almost positive you will find its real. Their probably is no need to run it through psa at all. PSA and JSA are both equal in my opinion when it comes to authentication.  I agree about the photo paper thing  but if that doesnt bother you, and for that price, id go for it. I believe its authentic, but it does appear to be on photo paper, so  i guess the good with the bad.

Permalink Reply by Joshua Frew on June 27, 2012 at 6:39pm

I'll probably pass on this one then.  She's one of my favorites and I'd like a very high quality autograph. What do I need to look for to determine if an autograph is on cheap computer paper or a lab quality photo?  I look at it and can't tell if it's on computer paper or not.

Permalink Reply by Mike P on June 27, 2012 at 6:53pm
I learned to distinguish the two when my wife got our vacation pictures developed. She had purchased computer photo paper from staples (about $10) and simply used the office jet to print it herself. I used it myself when my 4yr old wanted me to print out a picture of sesame street for his bed room wall and I noticed that when you printout a picture from online, there tends to be this excess white border around the picture. The gloss from the photo paper brings it out more so than regular standard computer paper. If you look at the pictur of Scarlett you showed us, you can see that white border. Also, some in person dealers found ways to expand the picture so it looks as if they purchased an official photo-lab paper print. But if you look at the water mark you can easily tell it's not high quality. Most in person dealers walk around with blank photo paper and make the celebrity sign the blank paper; they later scan an image on top (this is how you see some lude pictures of celebrities with signatures on them; most celebrities wouldn't sign if they saw the image beforehand). This whole process apparently saves dealers money, but makes the signature look low in quality.
Permalink Reply by Joshua Frew on June 27, 2012 at 7:06pm

Very useful information!  Thanks a lot Mike and trapper, you've both done a good deed and helped a rookie learn something about the hobby.

Permalink Reply by Geoff LaVeine on June 27, 2012 at 10:55pm

Sorry but the one you linked is fake.  I actually started a Scarlett thread a few days ago, because I bought one that had the characteristics of being authentic - if you find that thread - you'll see an example of one that I believe is real.  I haven't received it in the mail yet, but as long as it's not a preprint, I believe it's real.  The one you linked however, is definitely not real. 

Permalink Reply by Geoff LaVeine on June 27, 2012 at 11:01pm

This one looks like it might be real, but if it is, it was signed a long time ago.  It sort of resembles her signature style from a pic that I believe mike aring posted in another Scarlett thread from a month or so ago. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320877604391?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2...


Edit - here's a link to the old Scarlett thread - http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/scarlett-johansson-auto  The ebay link i posted almost looks like a combination of the signature styles that Mike posted in that thread.  I"m not 100% sure it's right after looking at those pics - but maybe some others can chime in.


Here's a picture of the one I bought a few days ago that I believe is real.  This is her current signature style.  You'll notice how it slants downward (She's a lefty). 

Permalink Reply by Geoff LaVeine on June 27, 2012 at 11:59pm

I just bought this a minute ago.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/370625516893?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_...  

Figured getting a super early auto from her might be decently rare - I feel sort of wrong since she's so young in this picture though.  I think this is definitely real though

Permalink Reply by Travis Christenberry on June 28, 2012 at 12:09am

I don't think the JSA one from the original post is real. In fact, I'm fairly certain it's not.

Permalink Reply by Trapper9990 on June 28, 2012 at 1:13pm

I dont see the jsa stamp on any of those, are they lettered? Or from a mass lot?

Permalink Reply by Travis Christenberry on June 28, 2012 at 2:09pm

The two that Mike posted above are the real deal and they haven't been authenticated by anyone.

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