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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 26, 2017 at 4:23pm

Definitely signs of inscription removal there.. can't believe that classifies as "fine" condition with no notation of the removal.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 26, 2017 at 4:39pm

I have been seeing some auction houses use "Fine" as a safe catch-all. Frequency of use says a lot. Of course, I am told sometimes I write way too much about an item and its description/condition etc. I like the clarity as a buyer, so I do so as a seller.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on December 26, 2017 at 7:58pm

Thanks guys, your knowledge is much appreciated.

A Beatles member with a broken foot, that’s pretty funny... :-)

I will contact the seller and ask, no mention about any removal in the description. If you’re talking about the mark above the ”way” part in ”always”, couldn’t that just be a crease/bend? Here’s a better pic:

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on December 26, 2017 at 9:33pm

According to the seller there is no inscription removed.

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 28, 2017 at 10:43am

Someone disrupted the ink in the photo, in a position where a personalization would be. I don't believe its a coincidence. That blemish is exactly what happens when someone takes a blender pen to a photo and overdoes it, it actually removes the printed photo ink. I've done it before.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on December 28, 2017 at 10:51am

Thanks Mike once again. I’ll listen to your knowledge and avoid this!

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on December 28, 2017 at 10:53am

It's up to you if you want to live with the blemish and discoloration or not. Personally I would skip it. There's no shortage of Mark Hamill autographs out there.

Permalink Reply by Jamie Weringo on December 28, 2017 at 10:08am

Thoughts on this Ray Park?

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on December 28, 2017 at 12:40pm

That is how Ray used to sign, and one of his table photos from 1999. It may have even been signed at the Chiller show that year.

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Permalink Reply by Jamie Weringo on December 28, 2017 at 12:45pm

Thanks, as always, Pete! I thought it was bad for a while because I'd just seen more recent examples, then recently someone in a Facebook group was commenting about how they wish he'd still sign the way he used to so I figured I'd throw it up here for an opinion.