Help authenticate Led Zeppelin 7'' signed by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham

Dear friends,

I come to you seeking help in authenticating the signatures on a Led Zeppelin 7'' record I purchased in Japan yesterday. Allegedly, it is signed by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham. The seller claims that its provenance is 'From an in-person autograph collector. Based out of Netherlands/Europe, the collection stems from someone who collected autographs from 1953-2010.' According to the Google translation of Japanese text, he also adds that 'Ten years ago, I was asked by a German collection expert whom I met while studying abroad to sell my first autographed collection in Japan. ' Please see the image below.

Looking forward to your expertise and advice. I would really appreciate if you could share your opinions with me as quickly as possible. I won this item on Japan's Yahoo Auction but have not paid for it yet (the platform allows a few days for making the payment). From the same seller, I also won bids for 7'' or 12'' records signed by members of Pink Floyd, Queen, and The Rolling Stones. As you can image, these are not the cheapest items, so your advice could save me a little fortune.

Thank you in advance for your support.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

Sorry, all forged by one hand.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dimache yesterday

Thank you for taking the time to address my concern. Much appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

I am happy I can help you avoid this stuff. Most welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

Post the Queen.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dimache yesterday

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

Not Queen. Sorry.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

Will it be easy for you to back out of these purchases?

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dimache yesterday

At this moment, the most I am risking is a negative review for backing out. Still, much better than losing around $1,500 in total for these items.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo yesterday

Wow. I am glad you can get out of this. $1,500 is likely not enough to purchase any of these individually. The Floyd would be over $15,000. You were paying $500 each? That is a red flag. So good you posted here. :-) Happy Holidays.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dimache yesterday

Thanks a lot! Actually, the Pink Floyd was about $1,000. The rest amounted to $5-600. The record market in Japan where I currently reside is quite different to other parts of the world because there is way too much supply. So, usually records in fantastic condition are much cheaper than in the US or Europe. I thought (or naively hoped) this would be the case here.

Just out of curiosity and only if you have time and interest to write more, can you please provide examples which made you immediately realize these autographs are forgeries? I checked many examples of certified original signatures before bidding and - to my untrained eye - these seemed legit or at least not so bad to raise immediate red flags. Particularly in the Pink Floyd case.

Thank you again and Happy Holidays to you too!