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Permalink Reply by George Karr on January 14, 2014 at 9:18am

It looks very strange that he has so many Roy Lichtenstein's signed items. He is selling more then 10 at the moment, and has sold dozens of them before. Maybe he is selling prints. I think it's impossible to obtain such an amount of the signature from one famous artist in person. You should post a photo of your autograph in here, maybe someone'll tell you more. 

Permalink Reply by George Karr on January 16, 2014 at 3:11am

If you are really interested in this autograph, I reccomend to send it to PSA/DNA, untill it's not too late. I think they'll take less then 100$ for the authentication. If it turns out to be a forgery, you could get the refund from the seller- Ebay usually protects buyer in such cases. If it turns out to be genuine, you could get the certificate from PSA/DNA and your autograph will become more valuable.

Permalink Reply by George Karr on January 16, 2014 at 8:09am

Yes, PSA/DNA is the most respectful company in this field. I think they didn't give you the quick opinion, because your autograph isn't typical and it's hard to say whether it's genuine or not without proper examination. You may read about their quick opinion service here http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/psa-quick-opinion-is...

With PSA/DNA certificate your autograph will become more valuable and the price in future will only increase.

As for PAAS: they have different reviews- both positive and negative, but  I don't know much about them. They are less reputable than PSA/DNA for sure. You may also read about them on the site.

Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on January 16, 2014 at 8:36am

I'm skeptical, to put it lightly, of the sheer number of Lichtenstein & Warhol signed items this person has available and has sold; often at a fraction of the price items with a strong provenance are going for.

Edited to add: Looking at their feedback, there seems to be an absolutely limitless supply going back to 2008!

Ebay is absolutely infested with forgeries of the modern pop artists, though they tend to come from mostly international sellers. And sorry to say, but the seller sending you a random picture of Roy Lichtenstein really means less than nothing here. There's barely a description of the items in the listings, let alone any kind of proof.

Sorry, but this just doesn't pass the smell test to me.

Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on January 16, 2014 at 8:50am

If you look at his completed listings and his feedback, he has sold dozens and dozens of signed Warhol items.