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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on December 13, 2014 at 7:32pm

I don't think it's authentic. Why would he write his jersey number when it's already apart of his signature? Even if he did, I'd assume it would be for Upper Deck rather than for some random guy.

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Permalink Reply by geraldzheng on December 13, 2014 at 7:42pm

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Permalink Reply by geraldzheng on December 13, 2014 at 7:42pm

yes I agree that it is fake ...

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Permalink Reply by David S on December 13, 2014 at 9:52pm

Thanks for your feedback, guys.  Really appreciate it... I did a little more research and found other examples on the same medium, and they look pretty similar.  I guess I should have searched google & bing before making my original post....This isn't just a random piece, it's a $1500 piece of artwork (when not signed by Lebron).  

http://malcolmfarleyfineart.com/product/lebron-james/

I think it would be odd for someone to put a fake signature on something that expensive...But hey, i've seen odder things. LOL.

Here is one that sold at Huggins & Scott with JSA Auction letter, zoomed in on signature.  It sold for $800:

http://feb09.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-bin/showitem.pl?itemid=11446

Interestingly there is another one for sale on Walmart, this one says it is licensed by the NBA & Mounted Memories authentication.  zoomed in again on signature, for comparison.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/11445597?www=true&productRedirect=true

apparently, this exact item used to be for sale on the NBA website, as it's listed in Bleacher Report as a Bizarre item, LOL  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1133194-10-most-bizarre-items-th...

One on ebay, again with Rookie of the year inscription:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000s-Lebron-James-23-Signed-Stretched-Canv...

Finally another on ebay...this one like the one in the original post, with no "rookie of the year" inscription

I'm just not familiar enough with his signature to determine if these are all very expensive fakes, or legit.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

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Permalink Reply by David S on December 14, 2014 at 1:07pm

any other thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Randy on December 14, 2014 at 2:07pm

Legit IMO.

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Permalink Reply by David S on December 14, 2014 at 9:24pm

Thanks Randy...I believe so too.

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Permalink Reply by Null on December 15, 2014 at 7:21am

Authentic IMO

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Permalink Reply by David S on December 18, 2014 at 3:08pm

Just wanted to provide an update...and conclusion to whether it is authentic or not

I ended up bidding on this on Sunday afternoon and won it for a very good price, especially considering what other ones have sold for.

Picked it up today, and found a nice surprise on the back of the canvas (not mentioned by Auction house)...a tiny little hologram that reads BAK07394.

In the Upper Deck database, this comes up:

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Permalink Reply by Randy on December 18, 2014 at 5:07pm

Congrats on a nice pickup.

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