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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 28, 2019 at 8:41pm

You can find genuine ones. The jacket you posted isn't real in my opinion though. Right now, feel free to post examples you're interested in for opinions. That's the best way to learn.

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Permalink Reply by Asks on January 29, 2019 at 2:28pm

Thanks for your answer!

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Permalink Reply by wascher on January 29, 2019 at 10:20am

Not legit, there is no "magic spot" to find real ones, unfortunately.

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Permalink Reply by Asks on January 29, 2019 at 2:30pm

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

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Permalink Reply by Big Saturn Comics on January 29, 2019 at 10:38am

Not authentic in my opinion. The ‘M’ is too small, the ‘C’ is too big, the ‘L’ loop doesn’t go over the ‘J’ and the star at the need is rarely used by Michael actually. There might be some genuine examples out there of Michael actually ending his signature with that star, but it’s not as common as forgers think. 

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Permalink Reply by Asks on January 29, 2019 at 2:30pm

Thanks for that. 

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Permalink Reply by Asks on February 2, 2019 at 5:56am

What do you guys think about this one? Cheers 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 2, 2019 at 6:12am

I don't like it. Let's see what others say.

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Permalink Reply by Big Saturn Comics on February 2, 2019 at 10:41am

This signature is showing possibilities of an authentic Michael Jackson early signature. I would however say that this was signed somewhere between 1980 and 1985. We tend to see that before the 80’s, Michael would write out ‘Jackson’ fully with every letter being clearly written. The ‘I’ starts between ‘M’ which is good. The ‘C’ is good. The ‘H’ is not abnormal as we do see examples of both the connecting loop in the upper part of ‘H’ connect and not connect with the bottom part of the ‘H’. We do see the usually ‘A’ shape appearing as a ‘U’. The only part that would make me question the signature is the last part being at a strange slant. That error could be caused by the item being so small. With that being said, it’s not a Michael Jackson signature I would like to have in my collection. It’s hard to frame, it’s fragile (the booklet itself) and its not an everyday Michael Jackson signature. I believe this is going for $900 on eBay? For $900 you can find better examples. 

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Permalink Reply by Asks on February 2, 2019 at 4:10pm

Thanks for your answer! You are definitely an expert! Really appreciate it. 

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Permalink Reply by Big Saturn Comics on February 2, 2019 at 4:51pm

Thank you for the compliment, but I am no expert. Even with my knowledge of Michael’s signature styles, I have been fooled before. There are some forgers that almost get signatures 1:1, which is incredibly scary to think about. While this is a great place to get opinions, the next step should always be to get a perfessional expert opinion from either PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett. 

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Permalink Reply by Asks on February 2, 2019 at 8:52pm

Yeah I have heard about this forgers before. One thing that surprises me (as almost new on this) is that all the autographs onsale I have found dont come with a pic of MJ signing it... I understand in different situations this could be impossible as probably somebody got the autograph in a second with no time to do anything else, but I was expecting to see some with a “proof” like those ones where the seller says gotten for somebody that was working with him or so. Also I have heard that too many autographs with PSA and that are not leggit according to many experts but still have the stamp. I guess it’s challeging to find a genuine one at an “affordable” price.  

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