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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on January 11, 2023 at 8:27am

This looks absolutely fine to me.

Your third photograph is the best, btw.  In almost every circumstance, you really want to show autographs directly from above, rather than at oblique angles.

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Permalink Reply by martass on January 11, 2023 at 8:52am

Thank you very much.

Nice to hear it.

I read about some affair with autopen with the cd before (ordinary man) and was quite scared.

I only tried to ask one cd-shop and they had last one left on one their stone shop and sent it to me, so I am super lucky to buy it.

Ok, good to know. I just tried to add also more close detail pictures from different angeles too.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on January 11, 2023 at 10:01am

You’re very welcome.

Ozzy has previous with autopen, so many here were cynical in advance of the last album, but they turned out to be the real deal.

The thing with angled photographs is that they tend to distort the view of the autograph.  It’s difficult to assess the authenticity of a signature when you can’t see it from the perpendicular perspective.

Here is my Ozzy for comparison.  He used a couple of different pens for these, including the finer tip example used for your copy.

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Permalink Reply by martass on January 11, 2023 at 2:59pm

Thank you for advice. 

I like yours cd.

May I also ask your opinion of the value.. It is good investment if I would managed to get another one..?

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on January 11, 2023 at 10:05pm

Mine is a good one, I think.  I got a slightly more legible version of his surname than is typical these days.

With regard to resale value and investment, I’m not an Ozzy expert, but sold eBay listings are your best yardstick in this instance.  Between £30 and £40 looks about right.  Buying another isn’t going to make you rich in the future, but you certainly won’t lose money should you come to sell it.

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Permalink Reply by martass on January 12, 2023 at 1:57am

Yes, yours one maybe look little bit better, but I am rather music than autograph fan. So I am just happy to have something what Ozzy had in his hand and do not care about the quality off signature or something like that so much..

I firstly bought it just to keep it (I will frame this one and put in on my wall). But now it seems there is a chance one local shop will restock them for "retail" price (converted about £20). So I am considering to buy more off them to sell in future.

This is a good idea to list the sold items on ebay. I did't know baout that option. Thats great. I just tried to look at offers (but didn't know if somebody buy it).

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on January 12, 2023 at 4:15am

We’re all music fans.  Being a fan and being a collector are not mutually exclusive.

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Permalink Reply by martass on January 16, 2023 at 4:39am

Here is my second one:)

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bilbrey on May 14, 2023 at 5:54pm

I ordered this one a while back. I've always been on the lookout for an Ozzy autograph. I read a lot about the autopen thing with the ordinary man album..and I am pretty confident this one is real and not autopen..but who knows. 

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bilbrey on May 14, 2023 at 6:12pm

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