Authenticity Opinions - Autograph Live2024-03-28T21:32:36Zhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/authenticity-opinions?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you Gerard, you are ver…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-29:3524372:Comment:7997012015-07-29T10:24:03.968ZRobin McKayhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RobinMcKay
Thank you Gerard, you are very kind.<br />
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I wish I could have gotten photo proof of Michael J Fox but the best I could offer was my photo shoot with him - I could post a photo of my diamond pass as well as this would give extra credibility to the signature. Thing is, I could post a load of images from the event itself,mouth the photo from the event should suffice as people here know me and what I look like. I am very serious about autographs and would never knowingly accept s forgery into my…
Thank you Gerard, you are very kind.<br />
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I wish I could have gotten photo proof of Michael J Fox but the best I could offer was my photo shoot with him - I could post a photo of my diamond pass as well as this would give extra credibility to the signature. Thing is, I could post a load of images from the event itself,mouth the photo from the event should suffice as people here know me and what I look like. I am very serious about autographs and would never knowingly accept s forgery into my collection.<br />
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Anyways, you are very welcome for the support, Gerard. Please do take a look at my autos and let me know what you think. As I say, some are for pure reference purpose to educate collectors to not fall into the same trap as I did and it still annoys me now that I got burnt but the way I see it, people could potentially pay thousands on a forgery so it's all in comparison.<br />
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It's a sad world when people forge autographs.<br />
Long live genuine pieces and genuine collectors and dealers! Hi Mike... Not a problem... I…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-29:3524372:Comment:7996352015-07-29T03:57:29.343ZGerard Angioyhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/GerardAngioy
<p>Hi Mike... Not a problem... I am realising that people like yourself, terrier8HOF and Robin are very good people to have around and your opinions are well versed when asked for genuinely.</p>
<p>Like I said to Robin... Thank you for all your support and expertise... and when I genuinely want opinions on autographs, I know where to come.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Hi Mike... Not a problem... I am realising that people like yourself, terrier8HOF and Robin are very good people to have around and your opinions are well versed when asked for genuinely.</p>
<p>Like I said to Robin... Thank you for all your support and expertise... and when I genuinely want opinions on autographs, I know where to come.</p>
<p>Thanks</p> Wow Robin... I love the way y…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-29:3524372:Comment:7996972015-07-29T03:51:45.955ZGerard Angioyhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/GerardAngioy
<p>Wow Robin... I love the way you express your writings... I could read them forever.</p>
<p>I will take a look at your Autos.</p>
<p>Thank you so very much for all your support.</p>
<p>Wow Robin... I love the way you express your writings... I could read them forever.</p>
<p>I will take a look at your Autos.</p>
<p>Thank you so very much for all your support.</p> Yes terrier8HOFtag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-29:3524372:Comment:7996962015-07-29T03:42:14.099ZGerard Angioyhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/GerardAngioy
<p>Yes terrier8HOF</p>
<p>Yes terrier8HOF</p> Hi Mike
Hope you're well. Tha…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7993592015-07-28T18:12:28.405ZRobin McKayhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RobinMcKay
<p>Hi Mike</p>
<p>Hope you're well. That's why now I only buy from a very select few websites and always try and do a signture study before I commit myself. However, I have fallen victim to buy from websites that were deemed reputable that have been brought into question and I have been burnt a few times too, but I have had much more success with genuine autographs than forgeries, thankfully.</p>
<p>Sadly, its something that mostly everyone will experience in this hobby.</p>
<p>Hi Mike</p>
<p>Hope you're well. That's why now I only buy from a very select few websites and always try and do a signture study before I commit myself. However, I have fallen victim to buy from websites that were deemed reputable that have been brought into question and I have been burnt a few times too, but I have had much more success with genuine autographs than forgeries, thankfully.</p>
<p>Sadly, its something that mostly everyone will experience in this hobby.</p> I agree with you. However, th…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7995462015-07-28T18:06:20.157ZMike Phttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/MikeP
I agree with you. However, the term "reputable dealer" is very cliche in this hobby. We all have bought from dealers at one point in time (unless everything we have is obtained in person) but forgers and novice collectors alike use the whole "obtained from a reputable source" bit to peddle their junk.<br></br>
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Just like in journalism, you need to be a good source of information and provide details if you want to prove the validity of something. Mention: who the dealer is, their website, ebay,…
I agree with you. However, the term "reputable dealer" is very cliche in this hobby. We all have bought from dealers at one point in time (unless everything we have is obtained in person) but forgers and novice collectors alike use the whole "obtained from a reputable source" bit to peddle their junk.<br/>
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Just like in journalism, you need to be a good source of information and provide details if you want to prove the validity of something. Mention: who the dealer is, their website, ebay, etc. Otherwise, it isnt very convincing and not worth mentioning There are a few ways to ensur…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7993572015-07-28T17:58:47.880ZRobin McKayhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RobinMcKay
<p>There are a few ways to ensure autograph authenticity</p>
<p>1 - In Person</p>
<p>2 - From a reputable dealer</p>
<p><br/>I've probably missed something ^^</p>
<p>There are a few ways to ensure autograph authenticity</p>
<p>1 - In Person</p>
<p>2 - From a reputable dealer</p>
<p><br/>I've probably missed something ^^</p> Gerard, people have different…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7994592015-07-28T17:55:06.894ZMike Phttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/MikeP
Gerard, people have different opinions and like Robin said, nothing is 100% certain. Those AC milan autographs you have on your website are suspect in my opinion based on my experience with those autographs. I personally have met the team on several occasions and have many autographs from each player. Ive obtained El Shaarawy's signature several times and every time he has signed there is a distinct characteristic his signature has that yours lacks. It isnt a matter of making you distressed,…
Gerard, people have different opinions and like Robin said, nothing is 100% certain. Those AC milan autographs you have on your website are suspect in my opinion based on my experience with those autographs. I personally have met the team on several occasions and have many autographs from each player. Ive obtained El Shaarawy's signature several times and every time he has signed there is a distinct characteristic his signature has that yours lacks. It isnt a matter of making you distressed, but rather wanting you to own a legitimate autograph rather than a forgery/secretarial. Maybe El Shaarawy had an off day? Who knows, but the one on your site is atypical from anything I have seen signed in front of my face in my opinion<br/>
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With regard to the person who posted your autographs originally, you provided a link to your website in the comment section of the post. The Maradona was questionable but I didnt want to judge a website based on one autograph. I checked autographs I am personally very good with identifying based on my experience and they looked atypical. Sorry if you didnt want to get an opinion on your autographs; that is the price we all pay if we put anything on the internet. very interesting Gerard. I a…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7995852015-07-28T17:34:00.114Zterrier8HOFhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/terrier8HOF
<p>very interesting Gerard. I am putting the pieces together. I assume you are referring to the person that posted the Clinton photo for opinions.</p>
<p>very interesting Gerard. I am putting the pieces together. I assume you are referring to the person that posted the Clinton photo for opinions.</p> Hi
I have been a collector on…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2015-07-28:3524372:Comment:7993292015-07-28T12:33:07.292ZRobin McKayhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RobinMcKay
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I have been a collector on and off for many years, as long as I can remember, since I was a child. I was collecting autographs at stage doors mainly. Later on, I did TTM autographs, which was a success in many respects.</p>
<p>In the last about, roughly 10 years, maybe a little longer, I have collected images through dealers and where I can possibly do so, get IP autographs as well. Mainly, I bought through dealers. However, last week's con has reminded me how important it is to…</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I have been a collector on and off for many years, as long as I can remember, since I was a child. I was collecting autographs at stage doors mainly. Later on, I did TTM autographs, which was a success in many respects.</p>
<p>In the last about, roughly 10 years, maybe a little longer, I have collected images through dealers and where I can possibly do so, get IP autographs as well. Mainly, I bought through dealers. However, last week's con has reminded me how important it is to try and get your autograph IP, though that's not straightforward at all.</p>
<p>I have collected many years to know the tricks of the trade and I have been burnt a few times here and there, but as long as you follow the autograph code, you are protected - sometimes honest dealers inadvertently sell you a fake as they too rely on other people to get autographs for them. I take autograph dealers who offer COA's and are a member of a recognised organisation with a pinch of salt as there has been issues in the past. I tend to rely on signature study, buy from a dealer I trust and get a COA and a receipt that are reputable. Then, I put them in archival folders with polyester pockets.</p>
<p>To be honest, the conversation should've ended when you told this person your stock is not for sale - at the same point, your items shouldn't have been asked for authenticity since you weren't making any intention to sell them. Those are in your personal collection and as long as you know you got them from an authentic source, that's all that matters - I just thought, from my own personal opinion, that the one(s) I commented on looked a little off, not by much, just a little, but then, signatures can be in all varieties of formats, depending on the situation.</p>
<p>I mean, look at my Michael J. Fox - his signature was largely a small one on my 8x10 and that was a sit down signing from the LFCC, so opposed to sitting down and doing a rushed autograph outside hotels/airports etc., I'd imagine it to be different, but when I compared my authentic one to ones that dealers said they got from him in London, I did notice considerable difference as the autograph was considerably larger, so I think that this makes a difference, too, though I was a little bit thinking 'red flag' when I saw some dealers said they obtained from Fox, when he was in London - for me, something didn't seem right. Its entirely possible his signature could've gotten bigger for the dealers, but why sign small and then large? Seems weird, even under differing circumstances, to me.</p>
<p>I do think it wasn't fair of a certain person to question your authentic autographs - hell, I did, but I didn't know that this was from someone else's collection. Autographs have the right to change as no autograph will ever be the same and there are exceptions to known signature studies, but ones that even look the slightest bit unlike an authentic piece will always raise the red flag regardless, its just the nature of collectors as they want to ensure they get the real deal. Then, something could almost perfectly resemble the real deal, which is how good forgers have become, so getting an autograph IP is always the best way.</p>
<p>I haven't done too many IP collections - my most recent is David Attenborough, the naturalist and Michael J. Fox, Frances Lee McCain (lovely woman) and Zach Galligan, plus Robert Englund too. Almost forgot about dear Rob. I have two from Rob now and the only reason I picked one up was because it was part of the package I paid for. It was lovely to meet an iconic legend though.</p>
<p>You're welcome for the replies as well. We all strive to help each other out on here where we can and if you get time, do take a look at my collection and let me know what you think. BTW, some of my collection I know not to be authentic, but I have put them on here, purely for reference and to help collectors not to fall into the same trap because I am an honest collector and one day, I may even become a dealer myself or just sell off my stock to put towards a holy grail autograph.</p>
<p>Cheers, Robin :)</p>