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Permalink Reply by Gregory on July 6, 2022 at 3:19am

I saw this listing and I too have doubts about the authenticity of the signature.  As I look through the seller’s other items—mostly vintage, inscribed, fountain pen-signed, original press stills at reasonable or even TOO reasonable prices, I fear the worst.  The few other signatures that I’m familiar with among this sellers items also look slightly off—not completely off, but slightly off.  Viewed in isolation, I might conclude they were authentic.  But when taken in the context of everything else I’ve seen from this seller, it feels like something is fishy.  I hope I’m wrong.

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Permalink Reply by WHuffman on July 6, 2022 at 8:00am

It's gone now. 

I almost took a chance, and figured I'd hold off on payment until I got some input on here. I haven't done that before and didn't want to go down that road. My opinion is the same as yours. I felt something was off with certain letters, but overall in isolation, it had a shot. I should know better though...  A year and a half ago, I was purchasing quite a few items from this seller. It wasn't until I bought a very expensive one and asked opinions on here that I became concerned. I started comparing different celebrity signatures, and found similarities that made me believe nothing was authentic. So, I submitted 1/2 dozen to Beckett, and another handful to PSA for quick opinion (which doesn't mean a lot, Lol), and everything came back bad. Contacted the seller and they took everything back (items purchased months prior) and gave full refund. I learned my lesson and stayed away, but will sometimes will see something I think is good (wishful thinking), like this piece. There's that thought of hoping there's good with bad...  and that's dangerous. Lol

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 6, 2022 at 8:57am

You can clearly see so many spots where the person (not Connery) slowed down and hesitated.  There is not a smooth flow to the signature at all.  The letter s is written 4 different ways on top of everything else that is wrong.

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Permalink Reply by WHuffman on July 6, 2022 at 9:24am

Thanks. I'm glad my gut instinct was to avoid.

I had issues with the inscription, and certain letters in his name, but still felt it was close. As I said, wishing something to be right is a bad thing. Lol.

Now that you pointed out the flow, etc., I see what you mean.  Appreciate the expertise. 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on July 6, 2022 at 9:47am

The “h” appears to be crossed.  Very odd.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Morris on July 6, 2022 at 3:34pm

Agreed, not authentic IMO

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