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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 26, 2017 at 11:04am

Even if it is, it is so rushed and abbreviated, on an over-enlarged over-contrasted grainy copy image which is just a money grab (11x14 size - this is not 1930's Hollywood and I bet that is not double weight quality stock)...I hope it was very discounted. I gotta say I would stay focused on older more complete signatures on official items that have intrinsic value - this recent 11x14 grainy copy stuff with "rushed" "IP" signature scribbles is just a money grab in my opinion. End game, sell out - whatever. And there is that vandalism/sticker whose value one might question as you just did. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 26, 2017 at 11:36am

Roger has a vintage PROMO LP, nearly 40 years old, with vintage much fuller readable (fairly) signature in black felt for $90. Not the greatest contrast in the scan anyway but the other qualities, an official LP, a huge "not for sale" promotional sticker...and you get Roger's papers...

Roger Epperson Pete Townsend Signed Promotional LP 1980 $90

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 26, 2017 at 1:10pm

A quick scale comparison.

PSA/DNA Copy unlicensed over-contrasted/over-enlarged 11x14 photo playing an SG rushed recent scribble. $ unknown

REAL certed Gold stamped and marked promotional ILimited) premier solo LP, vintage 1980 w vintage signature in black felt. Cover art by Bob Carlos Clarke. Album rated number 5 by Gibson as "The greatest albums released by an artist who was previously in a successful band" and 57 on Rolling Stones top 100. Deals with Moon's death, addiction and a lot more. $90 with Roger Epperson/REAL papers.

Please click for full image.

Which do you like as a collector? Which has more tangible qualities?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 26, 2017 at 2:25pm

Another example of the same sort of thing. Click to enlarge.

Modern copy 11x14 on right - $549 with papers. 1980 8x10 on left - $49 raw.

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Permalink Reply by nicholas pansini on August 26, 2017 at 7:12pm

I'd rather have mine of course the other looks like the ink is so old it is disappearing.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 26, 2017 at 7:25pm

Well, one is a very limited gold stamped promotional official licenced product, the other likely exists in much greater, if not quality. One of these can be replaced immediately and repeatedly, one can not. One is rather legible, one is not. One is by a known artist, one is unknown at this point and seriously over-cropped/enlarged.Each has a sticker - one has much more value then the other, to me anyway.

So - to each his own! :D

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on August 27, 2017 at 2:23pm

I like the unlicensed photo better, if it was a better-looking signature.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2017 at 2:32pm

John, If it was a better looking signature on the copy/cropped photo, you'd choose it over a 40 year old vintage signed gold stamped promo LP?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2017 at 2:37pm

This is about contrast, right?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2017 at 2:39pm

Or general resale? I might well agree. 

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on August 27, 2017 at 3:00pm

I collect as home decor rather than as a store-away collector or with value in mind.

For me, it's just about what I would like to put on my wall. I like framed photos for display, personally. Especially if they are iconic images. I dislike the SG aspect of this photo, but the image and the pose looks good to me. Between these two items, the photo just looks a lot more clean than the vinyl If an album is clean-looking and the signature is nice, I would probably choose a signed album over a photo though and frame it up for display.

To each their own, of course.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 27, 2017 at 3:06pm

And I of course agree. I was just thinking of what you told me about gold stamped promos being so limited. Perhaps I have over-weighted this.  

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