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Schwarzenegger

This one has been in the basement for years, as it was one of the first autograph purchases I ever made circa 1995. I don't have a whole lot of faith that it's authentic, but I thought I'd just run it by everyone, just in case lightning struck. I'm thinking of reusing the frame :)

Purchased at a local charity auction in 1995. COA is generic and worthless, as items in the auction, I believe, were donated from various sources.

Lousy framing job courtesy of Michaels. Ick.

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Permalink Reply by richard james-scott easten on August 17, 2012 at 7:12pm

seen some very similar ones years ago,seller was chucked off ebay,bronze ink rather than gold,not judging at all,not into arnie much

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Permalink Reply by Rich on August 17, 2012 at 7:17pm

Same here - was never a huge Arnold fan. I think this was the second autograph I ever bought, definitely in 1995. Back when I thought that a COA was a magic wand. :\

I remember thinking that silent auction was a gold mine - that everything was authentic. They definitely had some fairly big ticket items (Elvis autograph among others). I'd say some items were probably real, but I didn't know what was what in retrospect.

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Permalink Reply by richard james-scott easten on August 17, 2012 at 7:20pm

sadly many still do

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on August 17, 2012 at 8:14pm

Actually, this is the standard TTM signature from Arnold. I have watched this topic close for years since I have several of these that I received over the years.

I'm waiting for someone to do a Heston style study on them as I have seen very knowledgeable collectors on other boards deem them likely authentic. Knowing the source, they are probably secretarial.

Almost always, whatever you sen to be signed was not signed. Instead, you received back a different photo. They are almost always signed in a metallic paint marker. If I get time this week end, I will show the ones that I received back.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on August 17, 2012 at 8:18pm

Thanks for the insight! I wouldn't have thought that Arnold would have sent anything this nice back through the mail. I've suspected it as being likely not genuine for years given the questionable source and how nicely it was signed.

On the other hand . . . did he really send Last Action Hero pics through the mail? LOL. Maybe his staff was just trying to get rid of the things.

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on August 17, 2012 at 9:08pm

I have seen photos from all of his movies come back. In fact, if you sent index cards, you received a 4x6 photo back signed in metallic.

I received very nice Terminator photos back and one funky photo of him kissing Sally Field.