We are an eBay affiliate and may be compensated for clicks on links that result in purchases.

Need your opinion regarding an autographed photo I purchased

Hello! I recently purchased this photo of Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway on eBay. It looked real at that time, but now that I received it, I have doubts. The autographs are not flawless, the person seems to have stopped at certain main spots, as if trying to copy a real auto. Of course, I'm just a beginner, so I can be wrong, but I would like to have your opinion. Thanks!

0 members like this

Attachments: No photo uploads here

CB-AH.jpg, 1.4 MB

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on September 15, 2012 at 5:38pm

Can you get a refund?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Manon Auger on September 15, 2012 at 7:08pm

Yes, it's still possible if it's not the real deal. But I would like to have opinions first. :-) Thanks!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by James Lafaman on September 17, 2012 at 8:09am

http://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/anne-hathaway-seli...

I posted a Hathaway that I got in person the week the film was coming out. Yours not only looks different as the pen looks like it stops and starts, while mine was all one motion straight through. Compare the two as I have doubts about yours. The Bale also looks like it stops and starts. Could be the pen, so just compare against a guaranteed real one that I got in person and make your own decision.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Paul Fox on September 17, 2012 at 11:17am

anne signs in 2 different ways, youll either get the more neater as if she has sat down and you can read the signature of the one wheres she is in a rush and does the looping short one, the one in question here is neither, the bale one is an attempt to copy but is flawed and that image was not release until after the release of the film so if they say the got it at the premier its a lie.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Manon Auger on September 21, 2012 at 7:10pm

Thanks a lot James and Paul!! After comparing the examples, I decided to return my photo to the seller and ask for a refund. I really think they are forgeries. :-( Oh well... when they say "If it's too good to be true, it usually is", I guess they are right! LOL!

Can I give names and seller IDs here? They even created a fake website to give more credibility to their autographs.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Michael T on September 22, 2012 at 1:02am

Please do so we can take a look and give our opinions.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Manon Auger on September 24, 2012 at 7:08pm

The first one sold me the picture above. The username is "double-down-market". He's the same as "ten*dollar*general". The website created to give more credibility to their COAs is www.grandstand-online.com

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Manon Auger on September 27, 2012 at 5:27am

Any advice/opinions?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Jason Thanos on September 22, 2012 at 4:00pm

Just so you know in future Bale never signs without dedications never !!
So with this been a silver you might be able to see a name somewhere really
Faint though not easy to spot but sometimes under the light you can .

Every bale I have ever got in my whole life last decade
Don't matter on situation they were dedicated always.
Jason Thanos

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Manon Auger on September 24, 2012 at 7:13pm

Well, maybe you can give me your opinion on 2 photos I REALLY would like to buy if they are real autographs, because I LOVE the pics. Here's the links:

Item 120969052891 http://www.ebay.com/itm/120969052891?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&am...

Item 220565908195 http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHRISTIAN-BALE-SIGNED-3-10-TO-YUMA-8x10-PHO...

Thanks!