Elvis army photo

[Thorsten Knublauch]

I am surprised this allegially passed Epperson.  This has a lot of Bakker traids.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/126478019803?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid...

[Steve Viola]

But when did it pass?  Bakker fooled a lot of people in the 90's until Epperson exposed him.  I even bought one in the 90's from R&R but got refunded after the truth came out.

[Thorsten Knublauch]

It is stated in the auction that it passed qo by him.

This one - and several others signed on similar photos in similar fountain pen - have traids of Bakker but not 100% like him.

So possibly this is one of the rare good ones?

[terrier8HOF]

not a fan of this one. 

[Steve Cyrkin, Admin]

No way Roger OK'd this. And it's supposedly an online opinion, which they should not use, but they didn't post the email. I'd be surprised if that's a Bakker BTW. Too lousy.

They supposedly showed a Lennon they're offering to Tracks and got the thumbs up. No email there either.

[Thorsten Knublauch]

I am not sure - the Bakker traits are the fountain pen and the shark like r - but overall it is different. Here are some similar that I personally would rate authentic. But who knows. Not everything could be Bakker and there must be authentic ones that served Bakker (or whoever signed for him) as a basic.

[Steve Cyrkin, Admin]

If they're real they're a style I've never seen before.

[Thorsten Knublauch]

The problem with QO is always that the item in discussion is not shown. If Roger - or whoever is offering such service would answer:

"I think the autograph on the private Elvis photo outside Goethestrasse written in black fountain pen is authentic" it would be helpful for both sides. The collector who pays his share has a proof for the requested item that could not be withdrawn or denied afterwards (had happened before) and the authenticator could be sure his opinion could not be misused.

A simple "yes" or "no" in an email for 15 Bucks is very simple.

Surely it could be the other way around if the collector describes the item in the email as suggested above - then a simple yes or no is suitable.

[Markus Fischer]

Hello Steve, dear all,

oh yes - Roger did OK this!!! I wrote to the ebay seller of this very autograph and he sent me two screenshots with the e-mail from Roger stating "looks authentic in my opinion" together with the candid photo. The Quick Opinion dates from April 19, 2024! So brand-new...

(For data privacy protection reasons I will not post the photos here.)

So Gentlemen - the world seems upside down somehow...

One of the world's leading authorities in Elvis autographs thinks this is REAL - whereas the majority here seems to think differently --- and vice versa in other cases...?!

I guess it is about time to reconsider the prevailing opinion that almost every German autograph is a "Bakker"!!!

Any thougths about this?

Best regards
Markus

[Karsten]

I don’t think this is real. A ‚No' from me.

[Eric Keith Longo]

I don't like this either.