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Permalink Reply by Null on October 27, 2012 at 4:02pm

I'm skeptical about that Bob, possibly a rushed one. I'm no expert, well see if anyone else has an opinion on it. Doesn't match up with other authentic sigs I've seen from him. IMO

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Permalink Reply by Karl Jeffs on October 27, 2012 at 4:05pm

Cheers Ryan, I worry when I see typo's in the description. If you're dealing with something that rare at least get your spelling right!

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on October 27, 2012 at 4:05pm

Welcome to the world of autograph collecting. My first piece of advice for you? Avoid rareandsigned at all costs and sites like them.

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Permalink Reply by Karl Jeffs on October 27, 2012 at 4:09pm

Thanks Brick. Apart from experience is there any way to buy with confidence? Are dealers such as Paul Fraser Collectibles and Roger Epperson the only way to be sure? It seems like these sites are considerably more expensive, so I guess that's the premium you pay for authenticated autographs.

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Permalink Reply by Drew C on October 27, 2012 at 4:12pm

The considerably more expensive isn't what you pay for authentic"ated" it's what you pay for AUTHENTIC

As Brick said, welcome to autograph collecting

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 27, 2012 at 4:17pm

Hi Karl,

Welcome to Autograph Magazine Live! You could sell decent band-signed Led Zeppelin albums with Page, Plant, Jones & John Bonham to dealers all day long for $7,500 or more (if you could find them!), so that may give you an idea of how likely those albums are genuine. And that's the story of RareandSigned.com. I would avoid them like the plague. Their also on eBay's banned COA list.

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Permalink Reply by Karl Jeffs on October 27, 2012 at 4:25pm

Thanks Steve, that's exactly what I needed to hear. It's such a shame that dishonest people are cashing in on enthusiasts inexperience. I wanted to believe there were great deals on eBay but it seems like they really are too good to be true. Glad I found this website and I appreciate the advice of you guys that have been in the business for so long.

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Permalink Reply by Null on October 27, 2012 at 4:33pm

It is a shame, I joined this site about 2 weeks ago and it truly is the best way to get an HONEST opinion on potential purchases. Until I get my eyes trained to 100% spot a forgery, I post potential purchases on here and the community has already helped me a ton.

 

Thanks for the site Steve!

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Permalink Reply by Karl Jeffs on October 27, 2012 at 5:00pm

Thanks Ryan. I'm a huge music fan and have been collecting vinyl for many years, and now I've been thinking about investing in autographed memorabilia, partly for the love of music but also as a future investment. My dream is to have a genuine signed Jimi Hendrix photo on the wall of my studio but looking at the prices I'd better start saving!

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Permalink Reply by Karl Jeffs on October 29, 2012 at 6:53am

Just a quick update if anyone is interested. I ran the Bob signed album link past Roger Epperson for a quick appraisal and he said it's not even close to authentic.

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