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Bob Dylan AUTOPEN Info To Help With Returns / Refunds - Simon & Schuster, Premiere, and Coles
***URGENT UPDATE
Previous update
Some users have uncovered potential autopen use within Bob Dylan's expensive art prints. Please check your prints if you own one and post a picture on this thread if you have any concerns.
here is a link to one of his art prints in question
https://www.castlefineart.com/art/bob-dylan/cactus
*UPDATE - Let this be a warning to ALL publishers and celebrities in the future. We are sick and tired of these autopen releases. Our community has had enough and absolutely will not stand for this practice to continue any longer!!!
I want to point out that Coles Books needs to be commended. They made sure to look out for their customers and refused to ship these out if they came from the same S&S stock, which they did. It was also an easy process to cancel orders beforehand if you wished. Coles. on behalf of everyone, I want to thank you for having integrity and watching out for all of us.
I can NOT say the same about Premiere Collectibles. They refused to honor cancelation requests until it was known these books were in fact autopenned. They advertise themselves claiming they are collectors themselves. This is not true. They are a retailer first and only care about your money. There have been other autopen incidents where they absolutely refused to accept blame, stating items were real when they were clearly deemed autopen by the community. Be careful with future purchases with Premiere Collectibles.
This email came directly from Jonathan Karp at Simon and Schuster. If anyone still wishes to send him a message, here is his email address as well.
jonathan.karp@simonandschuster.com
We apologize for the mistake that was made and are offering a full refund of your purchase. Please keep your copy of The Philosophy of Modern Song at no cost. We hope you will enjoy reading it.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Karp
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ORIGINAL POST
I am creating this thread as a comprehensive all in 1 link for returns, refunds, chargebacks and claims made regarding the "signed" edition of Bob Dylan - The Philosophy Of Modern Song. Please use this link to email Simon & Schuster, Coles, and Premiere Collectables as 100% proof these were signed using an autopen machine.
I would like to say right off the bat, Coles Books in the UK is handling this professionally and seem to care deeply about their customer base. They have stated that, once they are in hand, If they find evidence of them being autopenned, they will cancel all orders.. Kudos to Coles.. I wish all retailers would follow their lead. If you wish to cancel your order with them immediately instead of waiting, It seems to be an easy process.
This post will be continuously updated with new information over the next few days
Please refer to this article for the time being until more information is added
https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1290-cjbk/news/collectors-quest...
Here is the post I created a few weeks ago with info regarding the Indigo incident.
https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/indigo-bob-dylan-po...
So far, there have been a total of 17 confirmed different templates for the autopen machine used for Bob Dylans signature. I am in the process of creating video comparisons for all 17 sets. Please post full page photos of your item as they are delivered to aid in this process
Here are all 17 templates used by Bob Dylan - I am still looking for full page photos for numbers 8,13 and 15 thru 17 but its still best to post whatever you receive
Be aware when checking against your own copy, it has come to light that they are possibly using 1st and last names interchangeably. Bob in #2 matches perfectly with Bob in #13 while Dylan in both are different
14th variation confirmed
15th variation
16th variation - Seems to be almost an exact combination of #11 and #13 with a different vertical line in his "D"
17th variation
Video and photo comparisons created so far
Video of set 1 Dylan1.mp4 - Photo of set 1 Dylan1.JPG
Video of set 2 Dylan2.mp4 - Photo of set 2 Dylan2.JPG
Video of set 3 Dylan3.mp4 - Photo of set 3 Dylan3.JPG
Video of set 4 Dylan4.mp4 - Photo of set 4 Dylan4.JPG
Video of set 5 Dylan5.mp4 - Photo of set 5 Dylan5.JPG
Video of set 6 Dylan6.mp4 - Photo of set 6 Dylan6.JPG
Video of set 7 Dylan7.mp4 - Photo of set 7 Dylan7.JPG
Video of set 9 Dylan9.mp4 - Photo of set 9 Dylan9.JPG
Video of set 10 Dylan10.mp4 - Photo of set 10 Dylan10.JPG
Video of set 11 Dylan11.mp4 - Photo of set 11 Dylan11.JPG
Video of set 12 Dylan12.mp4 - Photo of set 12 Dylan12.JPG
Video of set 14 Dylan14.mp4 - Photo of set 14 Dylan14.JPG
Here are the COAs stating these books were in fact hand-signed
Suzanne Baboneau for UK - Certificate Of Authenticity UK.jpg
Jonathan Karp for USA - Certificate Of Authenticity USA.JPG
Coles listing before it was removed - Coles Website Listing.jpg
Important emails:
Jonathan Karp US - CEO of Simon & Schuster
jonathan.karp@simonandschuster.com
Duane Ward of Premiere Collectables
duane@premierespeakers.com - Others have tried duane@premierecollectables.com
Suzanne Baboneau, Managing Director
suzanne.baboneau@simonandschuster.co.uk
Ian Chapman, UK - CEO
ian.chapman@simonandschuster.co.uk
Bob Dylan's Manager
Jeff Kramer
OK Management
275 South Beverly Drive
Suite 215
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310-535-1647
Bob Dylan's Agent
Brian Greenbaum
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424-288-2000
Bob Dylan's Production Agent
Sony/Columbia/CBS Records
550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-833-7305
Bob Dylan's Law Firm
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-312-4000
Bob Dylan's Twitter
Tweet or privatly message Bob on his verified Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/bobdylan/
Bob Dylan's Facebook
Post or message Bob on his verified Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/bobdylan/
I also found this email associated with Bob Dylans store. Its worth a try
BOBDYLAN@EPICRIGHTS.COM
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Dolly Parton is also guilty of using multiple autopens in the same fashion with multiple templates over the years but with a slight twist where they manipulate the page as the autopen machine writes her signature. If we are looking to stop all future attempts at autopen usage, she needs to be held accountable just as much as Bob Dylan and S&S. Link to threads below
Here is a great example provided by Eric Keith Longo
Dolly Parton Autopen Example.jpg
http://www.feelnumb.com/2022/03/09/dolly-parton-fake-autograph-song...
https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/dolly-parton-signed...
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Permalink Reply by Marky Molloy on
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Condescending and fictionally fanciful ('huge increase') answer.
Watch what Eugene Monaghan now does legally re his Mondo 2020 prints after the holiday.
This set of six released in 2020, and the four Asia prints released in 2021, now contain the most suspicious signatures. Released in lockdown, signed when ...? Dylan's already confessed he used auto pen all of lockdown.
Can or will his team - son Jesse, whoever - prove in any shape or form that he signed these sets before March 2020? Almost certainly not. Castle - relationship apparently built purely on trust - could use the proof from Dylan's team since it's first in the legal firing line from buyers.
As many here have concluded, Dylan's word will not be accepted legally as his bond. Too much past history.
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The Fake /Autopenned Retrospectrum Print is currently £460 with 3 days to go. Strange they are not returning it to Castle as they have the Castle COA as it won't go for anything near the cost of it!
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How is Castle handling the returns - do they require that you be am original purchaser from them? If not, what is to stop someone from buying this one and then eturning the COA for a full refund and revised COA.
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Exactly what I thought, i'm not 100% sure, i wouldn't think it will sell for anything near what it originally cost, I think i read on here that you had to be the original purchaser, can anybody clarify?
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How would they know who the original purchaser was? They don't even know if Dylan actually hand signed any of the artwork, or even if he was the artist who produced them. They were making money - a lot of money - and really didn't care, IMHO. "Just keep 'em rolling, Bob".
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Maybe Bob Dylan can tell them you were the original buyer and they'll believe him.
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Let's write him a letter! Incidentally has anyone, anywhere, actually received a refund? A good check?
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Help me out here.....How many prints has Dylan produced over the years in total? 200 plus editions?
200 x 250 (number of prints in the edition) equals 50,000 prints. if each print was priced at an average of $2,000, that would be a total of $100,000,000 in sales. His net would have been approximately $50,000,000 to $70,000,000.
Am I missing anything? If that is correct, his fans are holding $100,000,000 worth of his "art", which he has devalued by his "error in judgement" by $60,000,000. That seems rather significant. Again, what am I missing here?
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I would also add that not only did Dylan and his team just get caught red-handed trying to sell $750,000 in fraudulent signed books (Indigo), they doubled down and tried to re-sell the exact same fraudulent books to other unsuspecting companies (Premiere, Coles, etc). Their greed and duplicitous behavior shows no limits, including their self policing actions over proven fraudulent art prints worth millions of dollars. They have all engaged in criminal behavior for years now, and given their track record, will continue to engage in criminal behavior. They are proven liars and thieves, with no concerns except for money. There is zero excuse for their actions.
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Permalink Reply by Al on
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The cigar store from the 'Retrospectrum collection' some of the guys were talking about, sold for a whopping $1052 in eBay auction
I look forward to getting 3-4x less than I paid for my prints when I eventually try and sell them - oh happy days, and a happy new year to all!
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Yes I e mailed the seller wondering why they didn't return it to Castle for the £3500.00 refund and to keep the print as they had the COA, I e mailed them several days ago - they never did reply ? Very Odd !
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