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Bob Dylan AUTOPEN Info To Help With Returns / Refunds - Simon & Schuster, Premiere, and Coles
***URGENT UPDATE
Previous update
Some users have uncovered potential autopen use within Bob Dylan's expensive art prints. Please check your prints if you own one and post a picture on this thread if you have any concerns.
here is a link to one of his art prints in question
https://www.castlefineart.com/art/bob-dylan/cactus
*UPDATE - Let this be a warning to ALL publishers and celebrities in the future. We are sick and tired of these autopen releases. Our community has had enough and absolutely will not stand for this practice to continue any longer!!!
I want to point out that Coles Books needs to be commended. They made sure to look out for their customers and refused to ship these out if they came from the same S&S stock, which they did. It was also an easy process to cancel orders beforehand if you wished. Coles. on behalf of everyone, I want to thank you for having integrity and watching out for all of us.
I can NOT say the same about Premiere Collectibles. They refused to honor cancelation requests until it was known these books were in fact autopenned. They advertise themselves claiming they are collectors themselves. This is not true. They are a retailer first and only care about your money. There have been other autopen incidents where they absolutely refused to accept blame, stating items were real when they were clearly deemed autopen by the community. Be careful with future purchases with Premiere Collectibles.
This email came directly from Jonathan Karp at Simon and Schuster. If anyone still wishes to send him a message, here is his email address as well.
jonathan.karp@simonandschuster.com
We apologize for the mistake that was made and are offering a full refund of your purchase. Please keep your copy of The Philosophy of Modern Song at no cost. We hope you will enjoy reading it.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Karp
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ORIGINAL POST
I am creating this thread as a comprehensive all in 1 link for returns, refunds, chargebacks and claims made regarding the "signed" edition of Bob Dylan - The Philosophy Of Modern Song. Please use this link to email Simon & Schuster, Coles, and Premiere Collectables as 100% proof these were signed using an autopen machine.
I would like to say right off the bat, Coles Books in the UK is handling this professionally and seem to care deeply about their customer base. They have stated that, once they are in hand, If they find evidence of them being autopenned, they will cancel all orders.. Kudos to Coles.. I wish all retailers would follow their lead. If you wish to cancel your order with them immediately instead of waiting, It seems to be an easy process.
This post will be continuously updated with new information over the next few days
Please refer to this article for the time being until more information is added
https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1290-cjbk/news/collectors-quest...
Here is the post I created a few weeks ago with info regarding the Indigo incident.
https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/indigo-bob-dylan-po...
So far, there have been a total of 17 confirmed different templates for the autopen machine used for Bob Dylans signature. I am in the process of creating video comparisons for all 17 sets. Please post full page photos of your item as they are delivered to aid in this process
Here are all 17 templates used by Bob Dylan - I am still looking for full page photos for numbers 8,13 and 15 thru 17 but its still best to post whatever you receive
Be aware when checking against your own copy, it has come to light that they are possibly using 1st and last names interchangeably. Bob in #2 matches perfectly with Bob in #13 while Dylan in both are different
14th variation confirmed
15th variation
16th variation - Seems to be almost an exact combination of #11 and #13 with a different vertical line in his "D"
17th variation
Video and photo comparisons created so far
Video of set 1 Dylan1.mp4 - Photo of set 1 Dylan1.JPG
Video of set 2 Dylan2.mp4 - Photo of set 2 Dylan2.JPG
Video of set 3 Dylan3.mp4 - Photo of set 3 Dylan3.JPG
Video of set 4 Dylan4.mp4 - Photo of set 4 Dylan4.JPG
Video of set 5 Dylan5.mp4 - Photo of set 5 Dylan5.JPG
Video of set 6 Dylan6.mp4 - Photo of set 6 Dylan6.JPG
Video of set 7 Dylan7.mp4 - Photo of set 7 Dylan7.JPG
Video of set 9 Dylan9.mp4 - Photo of set 9 Dylan9.JPG
Video of set 10 Dylan10.mp4 - Photo of set 10 Dylan10.JPG
Video of set 11 Dylan11.mp4 - Photo of set 11 Dylan11.JPG
Video of set 12 Dylan12.mp4 - Photo of set 12 Dylan12.JPG
Video of set 14 Dylan14.mp4 - Photo of set 14 Dylan14.JPG
Here are the COAs stating these books were in fact hand-signed
Suzanne Baboneau for UK - Certificate Of Authenticity UK.jpg
Jonathan Karp for USA - Certificate Of Authenticity USA.JPG
Coles listing before it was removed - Coles Website Listing.jpg
Important emails:
Jonathan Karp US - CEO of Simon & Schuster
jonathan.karp@simonandschuster.com
Duane Ward of Premiere Collectables
duane@premierespeakers.com - Others have tried duane@premierecollectables.com
Suzanne Baboneau, Managing Director
suzanne.baboneau@simonandschuster.co.uk
Ian Chapman, UK - CEO
ian.chapman@simonandschuster.co.uk
Bob Dylan's Manager
Jeff Kramer
OK Management
275 South Beverly Drive
Suite 215
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310-535-1647
Bob Dylan's Agent
Brian Greenbaum
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424-288-2000
Bob Dylan's Production Agent
Sony/Columbia/CBS Records
550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-833-7305
Bob Dylan's Law Firm
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-312-4000
Bob Dylan's Twitter
Tweet or privatly message Bob on his verified Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/bobdylan/
Bob Dylan's Facebook
Post or message Bob on his verified Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/bobdylan/
I also found this email associated with Bob Dylans store. Its worth a try
BOBDYLAN@EPICRIGHTS.COM
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Dolly Parton is also guilty of using multiple autopens in the same fashion with multiple templates over the years but with a slight twist where they manipulate the page as the autopen machine writes her signature. If we are looking to stop all future attempts at autopen usage, she needs to be held accountable just as much as Bob Dylan and S&S. Link to threads below
Here is a great example provided by Eric Keith Longo
Dolly Parton Autopen Example.jpg
http://www.feelnumb.com/2022/03/09/dolly-parton-fake-autograph-song...
https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/dolly-parton-signed...
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Nichole on
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I honestly don’t think secretaries are signing these. I reaaaaaalllly don’t.
It’s not beyond the realm of possibility but I don’t think they are. Let me see what the higher up says from the gallery.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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As far as possible and then some.
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Permalink Reply by PFCollector on
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I'm unsure if there's any specifications for the collector market as far as laws go... but I'd just assume not since I don't think anyone has ever gotten in trouble for secretarial signed stuff... but possibly going by what Eric posted above, "The legal rule is that unless a statute specifically prescribes a particular method of making a signature it may be made in any number of ways."
I'd think saying it's hand signed by Dylan would be "prescribing a particular method of making a signature".
I could see a lawyer arguing that it only needed to be hand signed by someone authorized by Dylan though. Since a signature by Dylan could include any signature authorized by him. So the only qualifier would be the "hand signed" part. "Hand signed" meaning, signed by someone's hand... and "by Bob Dylan" meaning authorized by Dylan or actually done by him... I'm no lawyer, and I don't know if there's any case law that sets precedent for something like that, but I'd think a good lawyer could make that argument successfully. I could also see it going the other way though since it's fair to assume that means what is specifically written.
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It seems to be a grey area that will see some light perhaps.
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Yeah, I'd think Dylan's team for sure, and maybe others paying attention to this will learn a big lesson here on how to word plausible deniability into every COA from now on, unfortunately for us.
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Permalink Reply by Jason H on
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you guys make great points but reality is starting to sink in now.. I'm sure Dylan cant sign at the same speed as Taylor Swift but as far as stats go, signing your name every 7.2 seconds consistently for an hour will produce 500 signatures. I would think its still doable for Dylan depending on the item, how its all set up and what help he had. After all this media attention, would Celebrities really get lawyers involved to discuss ways of getting around a couple hours worth of work? Would Dylan still find a way to continue this practice? its seems like it would be less complicated to just sit down, pump out the signatures and move on with life.
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Unless you have an easy legal out which I have suspected for years.
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Quick Random Question. Did anyone on here buy an original drawing in 2020 or later under the heading of Postcards from America? If so would you like to post a photograph?
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Permalink Reply by Lars Olav Karlsen on
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I dont belive there are a secretary signing these - it just dont give any sence.
If he used a secretary before there was no reason why he should start using a autopen during his illness, he would just continue using the same secretary to sign. It would take much less work to complete than making 17 different tamplates and sign by machine.
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It depends on the situation.. what if the "secretary" that was signing by hand for a year, decided they wanted more money per signature.. would they change his signature style again that quickly or pay the person to create 17 more to use as an autopen.. there are too many scenarios where it could be a possibility. this is all assuming Dylan just flat out refused to sign anything for whatever reason.
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My attention has just be drawn to an auction site that is selling a vinyl Rough And Rowdy Ways which states that this item was signed specifically for this auction in November 2022. I genuinely hope it is signed by Bob as it’s Sale will benefit a charity. Take a look at the signature as this should be the most recent Bob Signature available
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