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U2 Bono signed Sketch real or FAKE?

HI FRIENDS, can you help me for this BONO signed Portrait ? Real or FAKE?
Grazie!

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on April 18, 2016 at 12:10am

We have discussed this seller before. The ones he sell looks good, but it's the fact that he has several that makes me a bit suspicious...

Below is a link to mine for reference. I bought it from a german in-person collector who had gotten Bono many times, but only got one sketch (the one I now own) during 15 years of collecting! And the seller on ebay that has "your" sketch has sold at least 4 if I'm correct...

http://live.autographmagazine.com/photo/bono-sketch-signature-u2?co...

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 18, 2016 at 8:19am

I'm kind of in the same boat. Honestly, it does look authentic, as do his other items (I noticed the ticket stub last night). But the sketches are a bit puzzling. I don't really see any fans asking for sketches on blank paper, so I don't know how often he really does it. Most of the sketches I see on Ebay are pretty bad fakes. Again, the one you showed does look legit but I'd ask a few more questions from this seller. Mullen aside, U2 are good signers so it's conceivable he'd have a more than one, even in-person.

I'd still treat this with caution and skepticism. Maybe join the U2 Eastlink group and ask some other knowledgable fans. https://www.facebook.com/groups/175579025807080/

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on April 18, 2016 at 8:27am

The german in-person collector I bought mine from said that he had tried to get more sketches, but Bono is often unwilling to do these. He signed photos "without any problem", but denied basically every request for a sketch. My seller tried for 15 years, and got one...