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Rita Hayworth - GIDA portrait bargain on Ebay?

I posted this on the classic film autograph group I admin. but also thought it might be interesting here. Would love to hear any AL members thoughts:

This closed this afternoon on eBay with only two bidders and a low price of $272. I would have expected to have seen more activity in the final moments if it was a slam dunk as far as being real. This is THE film noir signed image to have from Rita Hayworth in the title role of GILDA.

It's a vintage portrait of Rita but said to have been signed in the 70s. It doesn't quite look like the looser handwriting she typically had IMHO. Looks a bit "tight" and "drawn" to me ... and the black felt tip ink is rather fresh appearing in the scan.

Any thoughts? Did higher of the two bidders get a real bargain here?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226854104169?itmmeta=01K05A28N5P1GMSRMA0SF...

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Permalink Reply by eddy on July 14, 2025 at 2:19pm

Here's a sample of her autograph which would have been from the same later era:

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on July 14, 2025 at 4:29pm

I am by no means an expert but have seen solid Rita Hayworth's over the years. I would not want that in my collection. The following I believe to be good. The pink card is 1974. All are from Verzi Collection.