This REALLY disturbs me....What are your thoughts?

Maybe this has been happening for a long time, but I've just recently noticed it. People are having celebrities sign a blank sheet of photo paper, then they take this signed photo paper and print a picture on it. They are then selling the photos as signed. However, I think this destroys the integrity of the autograph as the picture is printed OVER the autograph. Here's some pics:






I, for one, would feel cheated if I knew the image had been printed over the autograph.

BTW, those I've spoken to say they've had these authenticated by PSA/DNA after the picture has been printed over the signature.

What are your thoughts?

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Comment by Stephen Duncan on January 5, 2010 at 9:14am
http://www.rockandrollcollection.com/catalog/index.php?act=viewProd...
Sometimes a signed index card is the way to go. You can do so much with them.........

As far as my Colin Powell "signed" book, I am not a historical autograph guy, but it was there, he was VERY popular at the time, and I figured where can I ever get him anyways. So, I purchased it.
Comment by Brandon Mysinger on January 5, 2010 at 11:15am
As authenticators, our job is to determine if the signature is real..That's it. PSA/DNA did the right thing by authenticating the signatures that they deemed authentic. Nothing else matters but the signature....Now, were someone to grade it, that would be a different thing.

It does place a lot of responsibility on the seller though to make sure that it is described properly
Comment by Eric Fields on January 5, 2010 at 2:41pm
Brandon... that makes sense. I guess it would be the same if they authenticated a shellaked (sp?) baseball, or a laminated photo. Determining if the signature is authentic - that's what they are there to do. I still don't like the practice though. I'd hope the sellers would describe these properly when selling them. I'd think (I've never seen a finished one in-person) that it would be difficult to tell these from pre-printed photos. Maybe not. Anyway, it was an interesting eye opener for me to see this being done.
Comment by Stephen Duncan on January 7, 2010 at 6:59pm
On the same subject, how about these people who get a pick guard signed then attach it to a guitar and "claim" they have a signed guitar? Your seeing that more and more now. To me, thats no signed guitar........

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