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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 keni on
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That's very interesting. This is the best pic I got of the vid. I'm no Mandela expert so hopefully someone here can chime in. I definitely see similarities but it looks mirrored.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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Hello, GC asked me to take a peek - I don't know the signature but what I do see in the glare is a lot of odd splotches and stops/starts etc. Look at the last "a". I don't know what signed this but I do not think it was human.
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Thank you for all your help goodcat! Hope to see you in the future. I really like this forum. Very helpful. I think if i decide to get an authentic mandela I'll go for the signed dates as well :)
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Thank you for your input Eric! I think it's looking more like autopen to me.
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Permalink Reply by goodcat on
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It does seem to be the conclusion here as James initially stated
Can you apply for a refund thru Amazon?
$150 is pretty darn cheap for an authentic Mandela I would think
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It was actually an eBay auction. The seller stated it was valued at $900. So I pounced at that auction and was happy it sold for $150. Think i got dooped. Oh well lesson learned.
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I think you did get dooped too
Who would accept $150 for a $900 valued item
You can still apply for refund at ebay
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That is true I would have put a reserve price on it. What still gets me is that abebooks is selling the same 'signed' book for $890
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Abe books is a reliable source and priced at market values
I would be confident in that the Abe book is 100% authentic
Can you post a photo of that signature here for comparison?
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That's good to hear! I just went to the site and there's no image. Here's the link: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=18454720422&s...
Their description of the book seems to match what I have: First Edition. Signed. Signed by Nelson Mandela in felt tip pen on raised plate on front free endpaper The plate thanks the first owner of the book for contributing to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, and reads "Thank you for supporting my Children's Fund. With best wishes N Mandela. Founder and Chairperson".
So I'm just wondering why one book has a real sig and mine is autopen. Did the ebay seller forge my version?
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