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Permalink Reply by James on March 31, 2019 at 9:03pm

Bidding just concluded.  It sold for $1345.  

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Permalink Reply by Ivo on April 1, 2019 at 2:27am

The Autograph looks fine to me

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Permalink Reply by James on April 1, 2019 at 1:56pm

It looks pretty abbreviated to me.  I’ve never seen one quite like this, but maybe I’m wrong.

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Permalink Reply by VonHammer on April 1, 2019 at 5:25pm

Of course it would help if it were dated. IMO the MJs i have seen are usually fuller and more readable than this one. However; $1345 speaks well for it's authenticity

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Permalink Reply by James on April 1, 2019 at 8:19pm

Unfortunately, too many people have too much confidence in that TPA sticker.  They have confidence in the item’s authenticity solely because of the sticker that’s attached.  Some people know better, but even more don’t...unfortunately.

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Permalink Reply by Yannick on April 4, 2019 at 3:56am

Mine is very similar. Yours looks really good to me!

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Permalink Reply by James on April 4, 2019 at 3:15pm

I think yours has a better chance of being authentic than the one that sold for $1345 above.  I really do.  I just can’t say for sure.

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Permalink Reply by Yannick on April 5, 2019 at 10:18am

I got thumbs up from Wascher so you are right :)

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Permalink Reply by James on April 5, 2019 at 1:27pm

That’s great, Yannick!  That’s the best approval you can get in my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Yannick on April 6, 2019 at 12:18am

Absolutely, thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Big Saturn Comics on April 5, 2019 at 9:25pm

In my opinion, this Michael Jackson signature is Undetermined. This one is proving to be difficult for me to give an opinion on. Half of me is siding with PSA/DNA, as they are the more professional and experienced examiners. On the other hand, it’s a signature that I wouldn’t want for my own collection even if it were authentic. This signature is a little unusual. Michael at this time (2000’s) would really accentuate his signature style and would sign with extra quickness and flow. Michael would sign larger than ever before. With that being said, I don’t see it with this signature. I could very well be wrong (and I caution you, I am probably wrong). The signature is relatively smaller than the examples I have. The placement is correct, Michael didn’t want the background to hide his signature. Like you mentioned above, this was a time when PSA/DNA was at their highest capacity of Michael Jackson signed memorabilia and a mistake could have been made. 

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