Tried to let the seller know that this signature is a common early secretarial but like all others he is denial. He says he's 99% sure its real because his late father had a friend who was a Memphis Appeal reporter who was friends with Elvis. Apparently this guy must have "authenticated" the signature. Also because this belonged to his sister, and it was given to her in the late 50's-early 60's it must be real. Beware fellow members!
Here was his reply, sorry I misread......supposedly the reporters daugher name was Brenda, or some girl he knew. I guess he doesnt get the fact that even daughters of "friends of Elvis may simply have been given a secretarial signed photo.......oh well....:
Sir thanks for your note..My uncle Malcolm Adams (deceased)former editor for the Commercial Appeal was probably the only reporter in Memphis that actually was a friend of Elvis. His daughter (Brenda) received numerous photos of Elvis with and without his signature. Not disputing your claim..but like I stated I am 99.9% sure Elvis signed this for my uncle to give to Brenda. If you check your sources you will see Mack in several early pics of Elvis, including the one in his uniform at the train station in Memphis. I am currently trying to find Brenda..to get verification...and another friend, George Klein, will most surely have several signatures to compare. If the signature is not real I will pull it from the auction. Thanks again..
I told him to submit the photo to PSA and of course he said he would look into it. People want to own things that under normal circumstances they can't afford. So when a "great price" comes along they love to believe they pulled one over on the seller, getting the deal of the century.