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Mj Another real or fake?

hi there my fellow friends, wanted to ask if this is another fake or real one?

Thx

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on November 11, 2012 at 4:26am

I am not very keen on MJ but have seen many good and bad pieces...I think this one may go either way...but there seems to be some typical qualities to it...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 11, 2012 at 1:08pm

I've occasionally seen this style authenticated by legit TPAs, but I don't think they're real. BTW, notice the photo quality. It looks lower resolution, like it was a photo found online. I tend to avoid those photos period, because they're likely to be less and less desirable in the future.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 11, 2012 at 2:27pm

Was this posted on his site? I saw about 40 MJs and nothing set off an alarm. I would get Roger Epperson's opinion on it. A quick opinion will cost $15 and it's worth it. If he says, yes, I'm still concerned about photo quality. It looks so grainy. How much is it?

That piece you posted at $2,000 was expensive, but wow'd me.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 11, 2012 at 3:00pm

How big is it? If the photo is as grainy as it looks, I'd avoid it. If the graininess is in the scan you posted and the autograph checks out, I'd avoid it as an 8x10 but consider it as an 11x14.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 11, 2012 at 2:58pm

The autograph could be absolutely fine, but I'm not convinced. Find out before you buy, not after.

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Permalink Reply by John Kimball on November 11, 2012 at 3:05pm

Thx Steve , your help has helped endlessly :)

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 11, 2012 at 3:15pm

John,

Get a high resolution scan of this piece before you buy. I think it's likely Roger will think it's genuine, but when I looked at it again, I noticed a major ink skip going into the N. It could be ink that flaked or wiped off...hard to tell.