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Permalink Reply by Geoff LaVeine on November 7, 2022 at 3:36pm

If you are educated on a particular autograph, there are occasionally good items on eBay, but this is definitely a fake.

Take a look at Scarlett Johansson autographs on eBay. Virtually everything that is not a broadway Playbill or the Pete Yorn collaboration stuff (poster, vinyl, etc…) is fake. Like almost everything listed.

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Permalink Reply by Yony Mark on November 7, 2022 at 11:26pm

Its the same thing with Metallica signatures on eBay. Almost all the signatures I've seen on eBay by Metallica members are super bad forgeries.

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Permalink Reply by CollectorOfThings on November 7, 2022 at 4:34pm

Without the sticker and proof as well is a major red flag for books.

I've never purchased anything signed on eBay unless its really hard to replicate the item that it is even signed on to begin with.

I've sold signed books and cd's on eBay and always show it is either A sealed or B with receipt or purchase note or with signed sticker.

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Permalink Reply by Pistol80 on November 7, 2022 at 5:32pm

I also reported this to eBay yesterday.

Terrible forged signature.

The 'Signed' sticker is even fake!  If you look closely, the legit signed books through  Waterstones  have black stickers that say 'signed copy' in all lowercase. This forger has a sticker with 'Signed copy' with a capital S on the Signed copy sticker. 

From a quick search on eBay, you can purchase the same same Signed copy stickers this forger has used!

 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364011150272?hash=item54c0c15bc0:g:55UAA...

It's really scary what some people are up to trying to scam people.

I'm pleased these listings have been taken down.

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 7, 2022 at 6:22pm

My wife is an artist and graphic designer. We have a side business using many different types of machines. I wont go into detail on here but if you know what you are doing, its extremely easy to reproduce stickers using editing software. Machines make a perfect cut. Even barcodes can be replicated. No sticker is safe. Never ever rely on a sticker. Just know your autograph well before purchasing

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Permalink Reply by W.S. on November 8, 2022 at 4:58am

He has sold 3 copies on ebay so not sure if they got removed. Very calculating to buy stickers intending to forge. I know this happens but I'm still completely disgusted.

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Permalink Reply by Yony Mark on November 7, 2022 at 11:27pm

There are lots of great sellers who do the same :)

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Permalink Reply by the_flowers_are still_standing on November 7, 2022 at 7:05pm

You can buy the stickers from this seller below. And low and behold if you look at the dodgy Bono book sellers feedback buying history, you'll see that they got feedback from the sticker seller below. Not that anyone needed convincing this seller was a total piece of s##t.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364011150272?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk...

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Permalink Reply by Findbooks on November 9, 2022 at 2:47pm

i am not convinced by the recent David Jason in his "Sold" results, either. 

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Permalink Reply by W.S. on November 10, 2022 at 5:37pm

Just looked. This one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/134314789731

It got good feedback. Shocking.

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Permalink Reply by Jon on November 14, 2022 at 9:03am

I purchased sadly a preorder book from a seller that claims they bought a preorder from BAM.  Well when I did receive the book it absolutely looked fake just like the signature in this thread. The book didn’t have a sticker but came in BAM box. I really got ripped off. I guess you can’t really trust anyone unless you see them sign.  Can someone in this thread post a picture of his signature that were lucky to see Bono on his book tour?

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Permalink Reply by 5816nick on November 14, 2022 at 9:07am

Did you buy it off ebay? 

Can you post the link / photo? File a credit card or Paypal claimback - make sure they pay your return shipping and leave negative feedback, If he's near you pay him a visit with a few of your 6 foot plus friends in tow !!

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