We are an eBay affiliate and may be compensated for clicks on links that result in purchases.
Authenticity is Everything
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (Bookplate)
I just purchased this on Abe Books from a bookshop in Australia for, frankly, a ridiculously low price (to the point where it’s worth taking a risk for me).
Picture of what I ordered is attached here.
Hardcover with a bookplate, which I figured was less likely to be a forgery. It looks very similar to another bookplate version I saw online. https://www.backstreets.com/newsarchive85.html
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by KP on
-
Just under $40. I’m very interested to see what happens - if I got lucky and this is what I end up getting I’ll be thrilled, but even if not I bought through Abe and used a credit card, so I should be protected on those fronts. The fact that it was through what appears to be a real store makes me a bit more hopeful. None of their other listings are out of the ordinary or suspicious to me either
-
Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on
-
Bruce signed well over 10,000 of these books and now more are at his live shows for $200 -- so the value for these has been going down over the years. Bookplate signed ones are worth less than the ones signed directly on the book page.
-
-
Absolutely - but I paid about the same as the book by itself costs for this. I’m more just wondering if I receive it at this point. I bought through Abe and used a Credit Card so I’m doubly protected there, but hoping it’s just a fluke thing and I got really lucky.
-
Permalink Reply by David Munch on
-
In the link I don't see any options for purchase. Am I missing something? And is it real the bookplate or is an autopen?
-
Permalink Reply by crazyrabbits23 on
-
The link in the post was referring to a blog post that showed a similar example of the bookplated version, not offered a link to buy copies.
The blog post references a signing event that was held at the Indigo Yonge/Bloor location in 2018(?) -- looks like books were pre-signed. Had I known about that event, I might have tried for a signed copy. Then again, I wasn't collecting as heavily as I have been the last five years.
Really good scores on Abebooks aren't completely uncommon -- I've found the successes I've had ordering from that site (notwithstanding the handful of fakes) have been from sellers in Ireland (where shipping to Canada is dirt-cheap) or stuff that was erroneously priced and didn't have seller-supplied pics, but were worth taking a gamble on. Completed my Atwood run of "Burning Questions" recently with a signed U.S. copy that only cost me $10 CAN (total, including shipping) from a U.S. seller. It was worth taking a gamble at that price, even if it turned out to be fake, but luckily, it had all the correct "proof points".
-
Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on
-
Is this a softcover? If so, these were the books he was selling at his Springsteen on Broadway show for a limited time. Its real
Blog Posts
Ebay Seller Tsuch67 Sells Forged Mickey Mantle Duke Snider Willie Mays Baseball
Posted by CJCollector on October 30, 2024 at 3:13pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
COA Mr. D's Collectibles Forged Derek Jeter Baseball
Posted by CJCollector on October 28, 2024 at 6:29pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
COA Showcases USA Forged Derek Jeter Photo
Posted by CJCollector on October 27, 2024 at 5:37am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Photos
© 2024 Created by Steve Cyrkin, Admin.
Powered by
Badges | Report an Issue | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
