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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 16, 2012 at 10:41pm

Hi Qamar,

I think I'd pass on it. Here's Springsteen's autograph and a little handwriting:

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Permalink Reply by Bjarne Soderholm on March 24, 2012 at 3:52pm

I pass too.

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 19, 2017 at 4:46pm

Not so weird. He's a huge surfer. I like it mucho. 5 years too late I guess.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 19, 2017 at 10:38pm

Consider yourself lucky.

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 20, 2017 at 6:26am

Why? It looks good to me. Hard to imagine someone would forge not only his signature but also the handwriting of the inscription to match his actual handwriting -- especially on a surf board -- and then inscribe it to the name of a shop that's located just a few miles away from Bruce's house in Wellington, Florida.

He loves to surf. He's always surfing in NJ as well.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on February 19, 2017 at 9:18pm

pass

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 20, 2017 at 8:11am

If you want a professional opinion may I suggest Roger Epperson. He provides quick opinions for $15. This is a unique item and possibly this is why the signature is quite a bit different than his usual. 

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on February 20, 2017 at 10:18am

At first glance it looks good to me. The "B" in BRUCE looks a bit "off" but I think that is because of the slick nature of a surfboard and what it does to a sharpie. A forger probably would not inscribe it as that makes it worth alot less -- plus surfboards aren't cheap. 

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on February 20, 2017 at 10:46am

Yup, you're right. The "B" is off... I assumed it was a slip up, too.

The rest is really solid though.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on February 20, 2017 at 11:10am

Not a signature I know and I'm not commenting on authenticity one way or the other... but one thing to bear in mind...

Sometimes when signing an over-sized item and writing much larger than usual, the signature may be atypical.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on February 20, 2017 at 12:13pm

Just realized this is a 5 year old post that got restarted because of a recent comment and put to the top of the list!  

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on February 20, 2017 at 6:12pm

I can see this being real with his smaller lettering and the Guitar sketch looking good. The signature is a little older. I wonder what it sold for?

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