Hello Everyone,

I recently purchased a 5 by 7 picture off ebay supposedly signed by Jeff Beck. Their was no authentication, but their were some good signs. This particular seller was selling a couple dozen items from the music photographer Joe Sia. Most had been autoraphed. I found out about this when i did a random search for guitarist signed things. The seller was  selling a Taj Mahal 8 by 10 singed photo from the same joe sia collection and didnt know who it was, so i bought it for a few bucks. And it was authentic. I then looked at his other items and they all looked authentic to me. Some he definetly knew what he had and was asking quite a bit for, but others he had some great deals on. One such photo  was of Jeff  Beck. I didnt pay alot for this autograph so im not out a whole lot if its fake, but i thought id take the gamble based on the great taj mahal photo i got. I have compared the photo to many authentic examples and their is only one problem i can find and thats the J in Jeff. It typically doesnt seem to start in this fashion, but i have seen a few very close as ive searched. The rest of the signature matches dead on to several authentic examples in my collection. So im hoping its real but wont be upset if its not. Im curious as to what the more experienced guys think? Thanks for looking

Chris