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Mark Hamill trying to stop all the fake autographs. Interesting LA TImes Article

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-celebrity-autographs-201...

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 17, 2016 at 8:32pm

One of the best way to successfully slow down this forgery racket is for the stars themselves to step up and get involved. Wish more had Mark's attitude toward this. It's much easier to make a case when the signer says it's not their signature.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on January 17, 2016 at 10:17pm

Great that he is getting involved and hopefully more follow. It would be good if the law forced eBay etc to be responsible for what they sell

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on January 18, 2016 at 4:55am

I will never knock a celeb for trying to help this hobby, but with the logistics of this attempt to "protect the fans," it is bound to fail.

Nearly 100% of the bad Hamills out there are coming from individuals, not autograph dealers. Sellers across ebay worldwide are the culprits, not just California dealers.

Mark should sit down with David Duchovny and Dean Cain if he wants to see where this all leads, they tried it back in the 90's.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on January 18, 2016 at 5:26am

Perhaps Mark Hamill will occasionally join us in our Star Wars discussion whenever the authenticity of one of his autographs is being questioned. Thanks for posting the article Bruce. Very interesting.

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/star-wars-collectors...

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on January 18, 2016 at 7:46am

The best thing a celeb can do to combat forgeries is to make their autograph available. Sell it on your website, do signings, sign more than your initials for 3 fans at premieres.

If Mark Hamill set up a Store on his website, people would have an official channel to purchase his autograph and would not turn to eBay. People go to eBay when there are no other options.

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 18, 2016 at 8:00am

I have always said that the #1 thing we need to do to fight forgeries is to raise awareness. An article in the L.A. Times, news segments, etc, are great starts.