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Permalink Reply by Vestland on November 2, 2012 at 8:20am

Authentic.... No doubts in my mind about that..

Permalink Reply by Cogo on November 2, 2012 at 11:53am

Thanks, appreciate your help!

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 2, 2012 at 12:15pm

Looks pretty darned good to me.  Not the best example I've seen, but it looks authentic.  I can ask some of the Eastlink guys for opinions if you would like.  Some of them have (literally) a hundred authentic examples, and a few of them have met Bono numerous times. 

Is that a pic with the lazer suit from the last tour?

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 2, 2012 at 12:38pm

I'll ask Max and Mark (superfans who've met Bono and gotten his autograph umpteen times) when I get home.  Mark should be able to answer quickly, but Max lives in Europe - so there may be a delay.  Jason Smith is also on this forum, and he's especially competent with U2 autographs.

Permalink Reply by Jason Smith on November 2, 2012 at 6:41pm

Looks good to me. My only doubt, is the ratio of the size of the signature versus the size of the item.

Please post a pic of the entire image.

Permalink Reply by Cogo on November 2, 2012 at 9:08pm

Thanks for your help!

It's a 10x8 photo. I"ll attach a cut photo, sorry for the poor quality...

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 2, 2012 at 9:23pm

That's just awesome.

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 2, 2012 at 10:20pm

It pains me to say it, but I don't think that's authentic.  In fact, I'm fairly certain it's not and have a theory about it.  I posted it on the Eastlink Facebook page for a more conclusive analysis, as they're better at IDing all the quirks for the band member's signatures.  It's possible I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure that I'm not.

Out of curiosity, what are the signings details - where, when etc.

Permalink Reply by Jason Smith on November 3, 2012 at 6:48am

98%+ sure the penmanship is authentic.  However if you're looking to purchase this item, color copies are so easily made, I would research the seller.  Making they have not sold this 8 x10 in the past.  I do not recall seeing this item in the past.  Good  luck.

Permalink Reply by Jason Smith on November 3, 2012 at 6:49am

My last comment was for the Bono  8 x 10.  The fully signed Promo is not worth the cost of shipping.

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 6, 2012 at 8:40am

Emsomaso - Looking at the U2 13x11, the closest one looks like the Edge autograph.  My first impression is that the Edge could be real and the others are not.  I'm probably wrong though.  I'm pretty sure that Mark Baker is much better at spotting a fake Edge than I am.  Otherwise, the Bono, Mullen and Clayton are the right idea but not exactly spot on and all look a bit slowly signed.

Permalink Reply by Rich on November 3, 2012 at 8:56am

Looking at the signature, I'm almost wondering if this is once of those "white sheet" examples, where the signature is signed on the photographic paper before the photo is printed.  

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