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I have just bought this McCartney! Did I do good?

The seller is from Russia, but I paid with PayPal.

What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Jim McFiver on January 6, 2020 at 8:53pm

The time to share with the forum is before purchasing an autograph, not after.

And while this item appears good, there are too many flags, negating buying with confidence. The frame, seller from Russia, no feedback, etc., whatever the concerns, they're legitimate flags worthy of consideration, especially when money is involved.

Let's hope it passes muster and you dodged a bullet. But con artists are never going to quit - especially with The Beatles - and with the stakes so high.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on January 6, 2020 at 9:14pm

Good news! Look what the seller wrote me:

Good morning. I have a scanner only at work, I will be able to make scans only on February 9. Now I can only take additional photos from both sides. What should I do? It's not a copy, don't worry.Of course, I'll send it without a frame. Do you need a picture of Paul, or can I keep It? There are some more interesting autographs by Paul. I'll put them up for sale later. There is one Lennon autograph, but I am not sure of its authenticity.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 6, 2020 at 9:23pm

Well, that helps! Look at the two Pauls on notebook paper that one of the sellers he bought from is offering. Both written to women. Odd.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on January 6, 2020 at 9:36pm

why is it odd that both are written to women? Just a thought.......

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 6, 2020 at 10:02pm

Maybe not. Just 3 on notebook paper at the same time.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on January 6, 2020 at 9:44pm

Steve, that seller is Pete Nash (username on Ebay: horizontalman). He is one of the biggest Beatles collectors in the UK. He runs the British Beatles fan club.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 6, 2020 at 10:02pm

Thanks. Is it odd that there are 3 McCartneys on the market right now on notebook paper and signed to women?

Your autograph looks great to me. Just strange.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on January 6, 2020 at 11:40pm

Here are good photos of the front and back outside the frame. What do you think? Is it live ink or a very good copy?

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on January 7, 2020 at 1:41am

I think it looks good. It looks like live ink. I can see the pressure of the pen on the back. What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 7, 2020 at 2:30am

We talked about it on FB, and as I said, I think it's great! When you said he wouldn't take it out of the frame, I thought there was some sort of scam. But it turns out he would take it out, and the back has pen impressions, so it sure looks like live ink to me.

The autograph itself—signature, caricature, and salutation—look no question real to me, so I think you got yourself a great McCartney autograph for a lot less than it would bring if sold from the US or Europe.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on January 7, 2020 at 2:49am

YES! I'm so excited! I can't believe I finally did it! I'm so happy now that I have this beautiful autograph with this rare happy face drawing, after I lost the autograph on the Unplugged CD booklet a few weeks ago.
It's so hard to find a nice full autograph of Paul for a fair and low price. The only way to do it is taking calculated risks. That's what I did here and probably succeeded :-)