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Billy Joel signature - good ??

Do you think this signature is authentic ??

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Permalink Reply by matthew george on February 20, 2017 at 11:35am

IMO not authentic, he signed 4 times in one night for us and although all the signatures looked different the L in joel were all the same, as in this picture for comparison...

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Permalink Reply by Brian Burger on February 21, 2017 at 6:30pm

That ticket stub autograph is terrible I would question that one. The ones I got in person two years ago look similar to the one on the album above but yes I would question 50 Billy Joels I tried again a month ago when he came back and had no luck he never came out and signed for those waiting and his manager ran interference so yes 50 is very questionable.

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 20, 2017 at 5:00pm

Hi Josef,

This Joel has multiple characteristics of an authentic Joel, however the problem is that the seller offering this item on eBay has now sold 50+ Billy Joel autographs and, as you can see, they all appear to look very similar in style to this one.

Billy's actual signature varies a lot from one to another, and it would be EXTREMELY unlikely for any 1 person to have 50+ Joel signatures that all appear very similar to each other like this seller's do.

Also note that this seller's history of 50+ previous Joel sales were sold in the range of only $35-$80 per autograph, while Joel's true value is significantly higher.

My suggestion would be to avoid this one and find a seller with a strong reputation within the autograph community.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on February 20, 2017 at 6:07pm

That L is weird like Matthew says and with the expert investigating by MR. Steffman. No good.

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Permalink Reply by Josef Wurzer on February 21, 2017 at 10:31am

Thanks for your opinions guys, good to save Money !!!!

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Permalink Reply by marc e on February 22, 2017 at 5:21pm

being from nyc a local we would see billy alot and he would always sign tons. so getting alot from him was nt a problem,he did posters albums ,tambourins , guitars ,u name it.

so some one haveing a lot off billy sigs wouldnt be a red flag too me.

his b and j's are basically close to being the same , the rest does vary deppending on crowd , drunk, rushed or were or when he signes

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 22, 2017 at 5:41pm

My flag on thst was specifically due to all 50 being extremely similar looking to each other, and also the giveaway price as well. Otherwise I totally agree with you -- a seller having 20+ Joel isn't outrageous.

Billy is one of the all-time top signers. :)