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Another Springsteen/E. Street Band LP from Billy Smith

How does he keep obtaining these -- all signed the same way?? Suspicious minds want to know!

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Permalink Reply by J. Mikael on June 22, 2015 at 3:56pm

If I misinterpreted your meaning, please forgive my mistake. Like yourself, I too am passionate about helping this hobby to be as clean as possible.

I have stated my opinions and asked my questions in all sincerity. Perhaps what caused me to over analyze your words was the fact that they were written in defence of an established seller of forgeries. Mea culpa.

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Permalink Reply by Trond Johansen on June 22, 2015 at 4:13pm

That is ok, we all are passionate when it comes to find the real deal and the good stuff, and expose the bad guys. I am never defending what I think is forgeries. But I still think you are a bit hard when it comes to Billy Smith, he has probably sold some that may not have been real. He has always refunded if questioned. I am 100% sure he never made a forgery himself.

But, my last word here. If you take any of the signatures on this piece, and put them on a separate piece, and people who don`t trust Billy hadn't known where they were from, I am quite certain that most people would say they were good. (Ok, granted, Springsteen`s is a little unusual as I said, but I have seen similar real ones) By the way, checked Ebay now, and it`s sold, probably nobody from this forum though...LOL

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Permalink Reply by Trond Johansen on June 22, 2015 at 4:39pm

I just want to show you my tour programme from 1999, which nobody have ever questioned. If you wonder, it is not from Billy Smith. Even Roger has seen this one and said it is good. Look at the autographs, and tell me if they are similar to the ones in question here. There are probably 10-15 years time difference here though.

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Permalink Reply by Arie-Jan 11 hours ago

Billy Smith seems to be at it again (still?).

I recently purchased what I believed was a vintage signed album, only to discover afterward that the seller's account belonged to Billy. I then came across another vintage signed album that was almost identical, which is a serious red flag. I contacted Roger, who replied: "This looks like a Billy Smith forgery in my opinion"

This was the listing:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Rare AUTOGRAPHED "DARKNESS" LP -HAND SIGNED IN-P...

I also contacted Billy, but I haven't received a reply yet.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice 6 hours ago

You are responding to a conversation that is 11 years old. I suggest you start a new one in the Bruce Springsteen forum. And yes, Billy Smith has never stopped forging Springsteen autographs. His account name is: entertainment-sports1968