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Nelson Mandela signed Madiba book real?

Hi I'm new here and just recently acquired a book from ebay possibly with Nelson Mandela's signature in it signed with felt tip marker. It's called Madiba: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela A Celebration. It's a look through of his life and the inscription inside says it was presented during a De Beers golf tournament in 1999 to support his Children's fund. However I couldn't find much about this book or the event online. I also read here that ebay and abebooks has sold forged books before. I was wondering if any of you could help me authenticate this or who I should go to. I'm willing to spend some on appraising it. Just don't know where to start. Let me know if i need more pics or info.

Thanks for your time!

kenistod

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Permalink Reply by keni on August 19, 2018 at 4:26pm

Will do.

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on August 19, 2018 at 3:41pm

Good replies from everyone here

And everything needs to be scrutinized before purchasing

Even a COA won't be the final assurance. Jeez here we go discussing COA's again. Ken, have a look thru old threads here and see the mountain of discussions about COA's and the scams associated

On the Abe books Mandela.... It's a red flag for me if the signature is not posted. Maybe they will send it via email upon request?

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Permalink Reply by keni on August 19, 2018 at 3:44pm

Oh wow didn't know about the whole COA scams. yikes. Do you think i should try to get a pic from abebooks?

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on August 19, 2018 at 3:51pm

yeup

now is the time to do some reading about COA's and the associated scams

Have a look at Steve's "is there a forgery business" thread

There is so much information on this site about the forgery business it will blow your mind

You're going to be reading for days on end haha

I would personally never buy something without a close and clear photo. So yes, it would be a good idea to ask for a photo. See what they say and do

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Permalink Reply by keni on August 19, 2018 at 4:02pm

Just sent a pic request on abebooks

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 19, 2018 at 4:07pm

Good. I would suggest opening a new folder on your desktop or wherever and save all Mandela pics, prices (w/dates) etc for reference. In time, patterns will show.

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Permalink Reply by keni on August 19, 2018 at 4:15pm

Good idea. I will!

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Permalink Reply by keni on August 19, 2018 at 4:03pm

LOL I will definitely read the articles on this site!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 19, 2018 at 3:59pm

Hi Kenistod, I would suggest reading threads here and wherever you can - last thing to do is actually BUY. Collect knowledge first - it is much cheaper :)