"I second what marc e says about having a purchase sent to a friend in the States or one of the shipping companies that forward overseas. I've sold a small handful of items on eBay that were purchased by international buyers and have had…"
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Third Party Authentication Companies Advertising For Auction Houses
Started Jul 23 0 Replies 0 Likes
Over the last two days in my Gmail "promotions" folder, I've received advertising from both PSA (yesterday) and Beckett (today). Yesterday the PSA email was promoting a major upcoming memorabilia…Continue
Joe Orlando Resigns; Nat Turner Now CEO of Collectors Universe/PSA
Started this discussion. Last reply by Etienne Jul 17. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I saw this news yesterday on Joe's twitter account. Although I have not used third party authentication very much, I've read Joe's blog for years and always have had the impression that he's…Continue
WHO'S ON FIRST? - Signed Record Albums
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Keith Longo Jul 16. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I'm curious if members can give some thoughts on a few Abbott and Costello signed WHO'S ON FIRST souvenir record albums from 1956... when the routine was enshrined at Cooperstown. These three came…Continue
BOWIE signed TONIGHT lp
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Keith Longo Jul 14. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I was wondering how this signed lp from David Bowie looks? The dealer claims it was signed in Montreal during the period of THE HUNGER tv series in 1999 to a publicist for the series. He has some…Continue
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"I remember seeing these awhile back....my thought still is that they don't look quite right....close though. I think the flow seems off. Here's a signed album page:"
"Would you like to post a scan of your Bing Crosby? He's a bit tricky because most photos are secretarial. "
"Never had any dealings with Walter Burks. Looks like one of the old timers. Elliott Autographs is as well....he used to advertise in AUTOGRAPH MAGAZINE with full page ads back in the day and would have some higher end material featured."
"Yes, I did quite a fair amount of business with him about 20 years ago. I did not know he was still an active dealer. He was very focused on historical material....with an apparent emphasis on presidential material."
"True.
Looking right now on eBay you can find tons of autographs with older COAs or LOAs from dealers that, if you try to search for them, show no sign of having existed."
"If somebody would forge or sell a forged signature then what would keep them from forging a COA. If they lie to sell something thats bad do you really think they would have a hard time lying on a COA?
They are a waste of time."
"From what I can see of the photo, the two you posted do look very, very similar....that's why I asked if they were from the same source. "
"Here's another Heinred....."
"Here's a nice signed CASABLANCA image:"
"Too neat and tidy in my opinion. Are they from the same source? "
"It's got to the point that forgers don't bother to simulate an autograph. Many forgeries on eBay bear no resemblance to the Autograph they are selling. They know there are people who do no research."
"@Martin: A term I picked up from a content creator that describes someone so focused on chasing the current hype/trend that they don't bother to do the research, and are more concerned with short-term gain than actually doing their due…"
Third Party Authentication Companies Advertising For Auction Houses
Over the last two days in my Gmail "promotions" folder, I've received advertising from both PSA (yesterday) and Beckett (today). Yesterday the PSA email was promoting a major upcoming memorabilia auction by a sports auction house. Today the Beckett email was promoting a different auction house's big upcoming event. Each of the respective auctions featured slabbed items with the corresponding TPA that is doing their advertising.We've mentioned these kind of advertisements by TPAs for auction…See More
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If selling - "Do you offer a COA ?"
Posted on July 21, 2021 at 3:30pm 17 Comments 2 Likes
Like many, I do some autograph selling on eBay. Today I had an inquiry about a signed document I have listed. It's not a major piece....an agreement between Paramount Pictures and Joel McCrea to reference his name in a scene of an upcoming picture of theirs...a perfectly verifiable example of his signature.
The person interested wrote me asking a few questions about condition, if all of the pages of the legalize were included, where I had acquired it, etc.. Also: "Do…
ContinueHow do you ultimately decide on authenticity with your collection?
Posted on June 5, 2021 at 3:48pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Greetings!
I don't know if this has been covered explicitly as a blog topic...but I thought I would roll it out and seek some thoughts and opinions.
What does it ultimately take for you to be comfortable with a particular autograph if you encounter divergent opinions on it?
I've been thinking on this a bit for some time. Quite awhile ago, I purchased a signed item from a person who had had it in their possession for about 20…
ContinueTyped Letter Signed (TLS) - Any Collectors?
Posted on April 10, 2021 at 5:17pm 3 Comments 1 Like
I've recently become more and more attracted to letters from persons that I have an autographic interest in. I now have an Alfred Hitchcock typed letter from 1940 in which he discusses his budding American film career with an assistant director. It's simply signed "Hitch" in black fountain pen ink.
Some may not be interested in something like a TLS since there is not much "ink" on the page but I am fascinated by the content. I also have my eye on a TLS from John Ford from the same…
ContinueAlfred Hitchcock Self Profile Sketches
Posted on February 19, 2021 at 12:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
We were discussing on the IS THIS AUTOGRAPH REAL section an exemplar of a self caricature profile sketch and signature attributed to Alfred Hitchcock. TPAs Beckett and PSA gave a thumbs down to it on their quick opinion signature reviews while JSA had issued a full LOA for it earlier.
As I have looked around online, it seems there have been tons of these sketches that claim to be from Hitchcock's hand that have been bought and sold over the years. Examples of past sales from various…
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