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Nelson Mandela signed Madiba book real?
Hi I'm new here and just recently acquired a book from ebay possibly with Nelson Mandela's signature in it signed with felt tip marker. It's called Madiba: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela A Celebration. It's a look through of his life and the inscription inside says it was presented during a De Beers golf tournament in 1999 to support his Children's fund. However I couldn't find much about this book or the event online. I also read here that ebay and abebooks has sold forged books before. I was wondering if any of you could help me authenticate this or who I should go to. I'm willing to spend some on appraising it. Just don't know where to start. Let me know if i need more pics or info.
Thanks for your time!
kenistod
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Permalink Reply by goodcat on
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Good replies from everyone here
And everything needs to be scrutinized before purchasing
Even a COA won't be the final assurance. Jeez here we go discussing COA's again. Ken, have a look thru old threads here and see the mountain of discussions about COA's and the scams associated
On the Abe books Mandela.... It's a red flag for me if the signature is not posted. Maybe they will send it via email upon request?
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Permalink Reply by keni on
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Oh wow didn't know about the whole COA scams. yikes. Do you think i should try to get a pic from abebooks?
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yeup
now is the time to do some reading about COA's and the associated scams
Have a look at Steve's "is there a forgery business" thread
There is so much information on this site about the forgery business it will blow your mind
You're going to be reading for days on end haha
I would personally never buy something without a close and clear photo. So yes, it would be a good idea to ask for a photo. See what they say and do
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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Good. I would suggest opening a new folder on your desktop or wherever and save all Mandela pics, prices (w/dates) etc for reference. In time, patterns will show.
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Hi Kenistod, I would suggest reading threads here and wherever you can - last thing to do is actually BUY. Collect knowledge first - it is much cheaper :)
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Thanks Eric I will! I'm glad I found you guys. Wish I had seen this earlier. But at least my last purchase sent me here. Now I know you guys exist!
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Permalink Reply by James on
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Kenistod, always keep in mind that ANYONE can print up a COA. COAs are only as reputable as the person or company that printed it.
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