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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 19, 2011 at 2:11pm

Stunning that someone would drop $2,200 based on the authentication of an unnamed "reputable dealer."

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 19, 2011 at 4:46pm

Sometimes they just don't know Zippy.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 19, 2011 at 4:58pm

I understand. But it still boggles my mind that someone would drop over 2 grand on something that a) they obviously have no knowledge of and b) based their decision on something as vague and nebulous as "an expert has said this is good."

I put more due diligence into a $25 baseball autograph.

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on November 19, 2011 at 5:41pm

It boggles my mind that someone would spend $2,250 on an autograph they obviously have no familiarity with and not get a $7.49 quick opinion. They must just not know. Perhaps all autographed items over $500 or maybe $1,000 should have a PSA option in the thread. I wish eBay would just get better at patrolling their site, at least for the most expensive blatant forgeries on there. The only way I'd ever believe Elvis signed this item was the time he took LSD. This stuff is just that bad.

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Permalink Reply by Markus Brandes on November 21, 2011 at 2:03am

It's sad that nobody claimed this item through the "Auction Abuse" at www.isitreal.com as we could have tried to suspend this forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on November 21, 2011 at 9:17pm

There are so many, Markus. Most don't even resemble Elvis' genuine signature.

Here's a Dwight Eisenhower signed photo which matches a pre-print signature on isitreal. The $500 it sold for on eBay would be on the high side even if it were authentic.

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Judging by all the autopen Reagan signatures selling on eBay, I think buyers are only utilizing one half of Reagan's mantra. They have the trust part down pat but seem to forget about verify.

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Permalink Reply by DP on November 22, 2011 at 3:18pm

I am interested in one day getting an Elvis signed piece. Are there any good values for authentic pieces on there right now. 

David

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on November 22, 2011 at 9:27pm

Brandes Autographs have two currently up for sale at a fairly reasonable price on eBay. I'm unaware if the price is at all negotiable. signedsealeddel.com has a couple Elvis pieces on that website as well.

There were two pieces on eBay in recent weeks that I liked in a decent price range. One, the seller took the listing down and the other sold.

It depends really on what you're looking for, David.

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