Thoughts on Lugosi

This is up on ebay. Any thoughts. https://www.ebay.com/itm/124724044731?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26ai...

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Permalink Reply by JGreen on December 12, 2023 at 4:13pm

Yes, I couldn't help myself. He's offering 90 days on a COA through ebay, so I'll have JSA or someone look at it too. It was a little bit over what I wanted to pay on a photo in that condition, but I wanted an 8x10 in somewhat later years to better fit my Wood collection.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 12, 2023 at 4:16pm

Yes. I figured. I hope he came down a bit. I would go with an opinion from Dr. Brucato it were me.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on December 12, 2023 at 6:11pm

JGreen -

I agree with Eric on this. Definitely have an authenticator you trust give it a look in person when you receive it if you don't feel comfortable trusting your own judgement alone. I do like what I see from the scans of this particular piece, but nothing compares to having the item in hand for examination.

I just looked at the seller's other items ... and this Lugosi (hopefully) is one of their exceptions as far as being real! Sorry I didn't look earlier.

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Permalink Reply by JGreen on December 12, 2023 at 6:15pm

Will do! and no worries! We shall see ...

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on December 12, 2023 at 6:18pm

Yeah...it certainly looks to be a mixed bag to me. Still, a stopped clock is right twice a day!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 13, 2023 at 4:38am

As you know, Dr. Brucato can work from a scan. I would definitely get an opinion ASAP. There appear some things the OP is not doing that the others are. Best to be safe. I am very cautious with this name.

Below are authentic exemplars with the OP .

Another version of this C. 1940 SP from Sanders, The OP, the signature from his Motion Picture ID (1944), another signature from the late 40's/early 50's and then two 1950's from TheCead and one 1956 as well (blue ballpoint).

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Permalink Reply by JGreen on December 13, 2023 at 7:43am

Thanks for all the research that's gone into this, unfortunately the seller wrote me late last night and said the item was lost and issued refund! Maybe I dodged a bullet ...