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The Lugosi SPc I sold now with a different photo attached?. Disturbing pastiche warning. Originality & context cast aside, or is it entirely fake?

This makes me sick. To think someone would do this...to those that know it also looks ridiculous because this photograph was never used for these later cards! Now it is a modern pastiche with a challenged signature. But is it as challenged before? Nothing disclosed by the seller about that. :-(

There is one less original vintage unmolested Lugosi in the world. Now I wish I gave it to a young collector.

The original as held and signed by Bela Lugosi:

The modern pastiche/altered/"custom" card...is the signature "restored" as well? Altered and smudged is not a good combination I think. Originality over eye appeal any day of the week.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 2:33pm

Same seller as Jose's posted MJ, which is how I stumbled onto this "Frankenstein".

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 2:42pm

The link to this auction of altered/damaged goods:

No longer original Lugosi SPc

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 3:04pm

Seller apparently doesn't know or even care...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 28, 2024 at 3:32pm

Eric, please upload the reverse of the card you sold.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 4:12pm

I don't have that imaged. It is not as I recall. The card was creased as well, vertically, but certainly not fatal. The Reverse was a paper fiber as expected and double weight. I should have the image somewhere. The more I think about it - the two joined cuts will have very different gloss...I just don't get it apart from the perception of eye appeal.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 28, 2024 at 4:35pm

This is the reverse of the one being offered. I'll attach a larger front as well:dda

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 4:17pm

It think it is two cuts joined and pasted to a single backing. I do not recall those dark marks shown now.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 4:30pm

As I recall, the right edge was trimmed and not perfectly straight. I wish I could remember if there was tape on the back.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 28, 2024 at 4:35pm

Are you thinking we are looking at some sort of contrivance? Would the PSA cert # reveal if this was "restored? or "conserved"? Does PSA offer those services like PCGS does w coins? Both CU. The Dracula photo looks correct but the signature is quite washed out from when I saw it last.