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U2 by U2 Signed

Hi guys.

I have a favor to ask. I am considering buying this book privately. I was wondering if I can get an opinion on this signed book U2 by U2. Is there any experts who can render an opinion on it. It seems okay to me from looking at other examples but I realize that this is also a band that we would see forged.

Roger if you see this can you please give me your thoughts.

Thanks for your help.

David

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 14, 2011 at 8:46pm

I'm not an expert but it looks like all signatures were signed by the same person. You'll get some good opinions here, but for $15 Roger Epperson will give you one you can rely on if he says it's good. It's worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 14, 2011 at 9:31pm

For comparison, this is the only U2 Epperson had for sale on his site, signed by Bono, Edge and Adam.

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Permalink Reply by DP on April 15, 2011 at 2:56pm

Hi Steve.

I appreciate the feedback. I will just pass. I am glad I asked first. The modern material - Rock & Roll, Sports and Actors & Actresses are very tough to authenticate.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 21, 2011 at 11:40am

Yep. I always found it surprisingthat Bono and Edge were much more accessible than Clayton or Mullen. Mullen is consistently cited as the most difficult band member to get, though not entirely impossible.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2011 at 9:48am

I wouldn't touch this.

Pretty medicocre forgery - not the most incompetent I've seen, but still pretty poor. And it even looks like it's crumpled! I'm a huge U2 fan and have seen dozens of authentic in-person examples, and this doesn't even look close. None of the signatures strikes me as possibly authentic.

Strange - most forgers try selling books signed on the inside, using the examples from the late 2006 Barnes and Nobles signings as a template for their own forgeries.

I'm sure Roger will concur that this looks shady at best.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2011 at 9:55am

Out of curiosity, what's the seller's story behind this? I'd love to hear it . . .

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Permalink Reply by DP on April 15, 2011 at 3:15pm

I don't recall to be honest. I thought they indicated it was from the NY B&N signing but I may be mistaken. It has been too long. I just had this in my computer and was thinking of looking into the piece.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2011 at 7:42pm

If they did say that, they may have some explaining to do. The band only signed on the inside title page in gold paint pen.

Good call passing on this one. There are plenty of authentic examples out there, and this isn't one of them.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2011 at 10:03am

Authentic example of Bono I obtained in boston during the Vertigo Tour:

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/rich_viola/Bonosig.jpg[/IMG]

Bought this one off Autograph World a couple years ago (from the NY B&N signing):

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/rich_viola/u2Book.jpg[/IMG]

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 15, 2011 at 8:32pm

Major cool, the AW one. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2011 at 8:43pm

I always especially appreciated the signed CD cover, mostly because it required my sister shoving the thing in his face and demanding him to sign for me.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 15, 2011 at 3:15pm

These are from www.hollywoodmemorabilia.com, which looks very much like www.sportsmemorabilia.com. Just took the first ones that weren't PSA/DNA or JSA that had easy to see signatures. Any opinions?