"You're right. For CD's, I'd be happier with the actual signed insert instead of a separate artcard, or a signed digipack... LP's I'd preferably go with the signed outer sleeve."
"There is a sticker over the original UPC so that's the only way to tell it apart from the regular version without opening it. I agree with you about missing the actual item being signed, but the artcard seems the only way to get a signature…"
"This is the preprint her management sent in the mail from over 20 years ago. I wonder if the difference in the artcard scans could be attributed to her signature wearing down as she signed more, or if multiple hands might have been involved.…"
"Got my second one from the Canada store today for comparison. It's the left sided one in the scan and it too looks different. The right sided one is from the US store, and it more closely resembles what I've gotten from her via…"