Over the past few months I have noted an explosion of this James Stewart signature style on eBay. It seems as if some sellers have an endless supply of these signatures and they all have the same unusual characteristics.

• A sharp, "jerky" appearance
• Letters smashed together with poor letter definition
• Odd spacing between letters
• Never personalized
• Many of them do not appear to be on glossy photos... they are on cardstock prints

I…

This is the most ridiculous Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson set of forgeries I have ever seen!!!

I don't even know how to describe this piece of garbage.  We've all posted some ugly forgeries on this site, but this one takes the cake.

It's from Ebay seller bigfoot471.  Looks like a three-year old penned these forgeries.…

HATHAWAY.JPG  CAROL%20ALT%20SHANG.JPG Very good day to be in NYC today. Got up at 4 am to get Anne Hathaway at Today show. Had her before but I am a huge BATMAN fan. Also walked over to GMA and got Carol Alt. (notice the blue pen because she already had my buddies in her hand.)…

Any opinions on this Judy Garland photo?

Thanks for any help.

I collect autographed golf balls as a hobby. I would like to get movie actor Morgan Freeman's autograph on a golf ball, but need his home address. I know that Morgan is an avid golfer. Even if someone knows where Morgan golfs, would help me. Appreciate any help I can get from Autograph Magazine subscribers.  Joe Galiardi, author, Hooked on Autographs.

I've been fortunate enough to meet several members of the Dukes cast over they years.  The first was John Schneider, a personal hero.  I waited for two hours for him, and he was great.  With a hearty hand shake and intense eye contact, he smiled and thanked me for waiting.  He posed for pics and was great.  The next year I met Sonny Shroyer and James Best.  Rosco made a pretty bad impression on me.  He wouldn't look up for pictures, let alone pose.  He was abrupt and just very impersonal. …

I bought a 'signed' 'Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' from them seven years ago.  I was fairly impressed with their feedback and seller rating at the time.  I haven't liked what I've been seeing about them lately. The signature looks good, but Bob seems to have a lot of inconsistency in his signatures.  If it isn't real, I'm out $200.  I figured the price was too good to be true anyways.  So I have a few questions.  Has anything they've sold been authenticated?  Should I assume I've been had?  Is it…

DEAR AUTOGRAPH COMMUNITY I  AM AN AVID COLLECTOR, IF ANY OF YOU KNOW THE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING ACTRESSES PLEASE LET ME KNOW . I  HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM FOR YEARS,  MAUD ADAMS, TANYA ROBERTS,( BOND GIRLS) . WEIRD SCIENCE'S KELLY LEBROCK, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST DEBORAH SHELTON FROM THE MOVIE BODY DOUBLE AND THE SERIES

This site it selling thousands of fake autographs, take a look for yourself.

www.spotlightauthentics.com

Here's a piece I found on the Coach's Corner Auction site headed by Scott Malack & Lee Trythall.

It's a 8X10 piece that includes autographs of the original eleven (11) members of the "500 Homerun Club."  The piece is authenticated by Drew Max (AAU).  Mr. Max calls himself a Forensic Document Examiner.

All eleven (11) autographs are horrific forgeries. …

Hi there I wanted to ask if anyone has an idea of when someone could have signed using a pencil? I have seen Babe ruth Pencil sigs from around (1940) but also seen a Harry houdini that was supposedly signed in the early 1920's

does anyone know when pencils were starting to be used ? ive heard of fountain pens for old sigs but wanted to know for sure

thanks

I recently purchased a binder with ball cards and some photos from a  lady whose son attended the basketball camps Achievements Unlimited here in NC in mid 1990s where Michael Jordan was there.  I also have a photo from the camp with MJ in middle.  There are 4 Jordan autographs ...2 on white pieces of paper given to campers where the NBA players signed...these have got to be legit... The 2 nicer pictures ..I think might be facsimiles  but am unsure how to tell...The autographs look too…

Over the past few days I have been re-reading Operation Bullpen, the story of the Marino Family Forgery Ring and how the FBI took them down. The last time I read it was several years ago.

Something that really struck me this time around was how self-conscious the ring was about their product being “high quality” and how nervous they got when “someone…

I was layed off from my job about 3 months ago, so I have plenty of spare time to surf ebay for autographs. Now I don't claim to be an expert but I doubt it takes an expert to recognize that these sellers are selling fake autographs on eBay.

Here is the list, and a brief description of what they are selling, check the sellers current and completed auctions for plenty of examples. No COA's are ever shown in these auctions and if they are, they are on eBay's banned list or a made-up…

CIMG0678.JPGHello everyone,

I have just signed up to this magazine, more out of curiosity, but also with the hope of

finding someone here in the UK (or worldwide) who may be able to assist me.

Many years ago I lived in Austria and in 1978 went to a concert with the famous pianist Oscar Peterson.

After the concert I met up with the artist and he kindly signed…

I sent a autograph to get a C.O.A  to PSA/DNA . It came back with 9 things they said were wrong with it and it was not good .I personally had this item autographed 5 years ago by the athlete. The only reason I sent this was I would like to sell it and thought it would be easier to sell and worth more  with a C.O.A., boy was I wrong!!!! It cost me close to a $100 and got nothing!!. Has anyone else had this problem or am I the only one? Or was the guy who signed this at a local Radio station…

check this out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roy-Campanella-Signed-Cut-Pre-Accident-PSA-DNA-/270996302438?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f18a36a66

I saved a screen shot if the auction vanishes.

Markus Brandes motorsport hunting report

reference: http://www.autograph-market.com/articles/item/collecting-autographs-at-f1-grand-prix-at-monaco-2012

Sebastian…

Hi everyone. I also wanted to share my autograph blog as well. My blog address is www.firstrow.ca . I am a long time autograph collector from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I collect in-person and through the mail autographs from celebrities, musicians, athletes, etc. Come check out my blog www.firstrow.ca I update it on a daily basis.