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Questionable Stan Lee signed comics

Well, there's actually nothing questionable about them to me; I'm just being polite. Among the problems are the completely wrong 'S' and the fact that he simply doesn't write such a large signature.

ebay seller: jwantitihaveit 98.3% Positive feedback

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stan-lee-autograph-SPIDERMAN-WOLVERINE-/251...

Here are 2 completed items from the same seller that I reported when they were first listed. Nothing was done and they were sold to unwitting buyers.

Here's the nice generic signing picture used for "proof", which was appropriated from this blog about the London Super Comic Convention

http://www.liveforfilms.com/2012/02/28/london-super-comic-conventio...

Here are a couple of legit Stan Lee CGC Signature Series autographs for quick comparison.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on January 23, 2014 at 1:09pm

And the mystery sig

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on January 24, 2014 at 9:22am

I have no idea who the mystery signature is. You might want to start a new thread asking about it.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 7, 2014 at 3:59pm

Had a good chuckle at this one from seller jarrodstreasures -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPIDERMAN-35-MOLTEN-MAN-1964-signed-by-Stan...

"We just got this in from a seller in Portland and it comes with a letter from the owner, and we have researched the item and the signatures compare favorably with know true examples"

Um, no. Also, it's been covered in this thread why you're not likely to come across any comics signed by Steve Ditko.

Checking completed listings, some lucky bidder got the following monstrosity for $149.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fantastic-Four-31-Early-Avengers-X-Over-196...

You'll also find plenty of other nonsense from all genres in the active and completed listings of this seller.

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Permalink Reply by 2si9gjw9em85g on February 19, 2014 at 6:30pm

If you want a Stan Lee signature and want to help out a good cause head to:

http://www.heroinitiative.org/

The store they have can be reached through their website or directly through:

http://www.grahamcrackers.com/heroinitiative.htm

They have autographed Stan Lee prints like this for $ 100.00:

http://www.grahamcrackers.com/products/hulk_by_larkin_2013_signed_b...

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on March 10, 2014 at 5:49am

Like a bad penny, this Lee/Kirby monstrosity shows up again. After selling for $150 the first time, the bidding for this hot potato is up to a whopping 11 cents as of this writing. I may bid 12 cents just so I can have the pleasure of putting it through the shredder where it belongs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FANTASTIC-FOUR-31-SIGNED-JACK-KIRBY-N-STAN-...

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 26, 2014 at 9:42am

Saw this laughable garbage today

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOLVERINE-1-SIGNED-STAN-LEE-FRANK-MILLER-/1...

“This is the kind of book we HIGHLY suggest that you get this graded once you win it. You will be happy you did!”

I don't know how happy you'll be since the grade should come back at about a 3 because somebody scribbled all over the first page. It's a shame because it was a pretty nice looking key issue otherwise, instead of the usual 25 cent bin rejects.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 26, 2014 at 12:02pm

Item has been pulled. Thank you ebay. I don't know what's better, that one of the bidders didn't end up with this garbage or that they were saved $9.64 "economy" shipping for 1 comic book.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 26, 2014 at 10:11am

Prolific Stan Lee forger goonart, whose exploits have been excruciatingly detailed in this thread, has popped his head up again.

Hopefully this is just a couple of leftover inventory items and not a test for another run of thousands and thousands of dollars worth of forgeries sold while ebay looks the other way.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Singed-Stan-Lee-ICEMAN-Bobby-15-Trading-Car...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Singed-Stan-Lee-Beast-2-Trading-Card-Skeybo...

Still "close but no cigar".

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on February 26, 2014 at 12:11pm

I have to respectfully disagree William. The Beast card is a textbook silver-penned Goonart forgery, complete with the couple of flaws that he just can't seem to get right. Compare it to similar ones posted earlier in the thread.

The two cards above, as well as a couple other unsold ones, are also from the same worthless set. I don't know how likely it is he would have stumbled upon a legit one from the same set. Both have been thankfully pulled by ebay. I just don't understand how many chances someone like this gets before they're permanently banned though.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on February 26, 2014 at 11:15am

Disgusting fakes. I'd love to know how goonart explains getting mass volumes of "Stan Lee" signatures on cheap items like worthless trading cards or 90s comics from the ten cent clearance bin. If you had an inside connection to Stan Lee to get lots of free signatures, wouldn't you get something of value signed? Who uses worthless trading cards unrelated to the signer except for forgers?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Schwartz on March 23, 2014 at 10:26am

A quick garbage sweep today nets us more from persistent Stan Lee forger goonart. Looks like he won't stop until he's signed every trading card in this worthless 90's set.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Stan-lee-Sauron-Sky-Box-Trading-Card...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Stan-lee-Blob-Sky-Box-Trading-Card-1...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Stan-lee-Jaggernaut-Sky-Box-Trading-...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Stan-lee-Quicksilver-Sky-Box-Trading...