23 Feb
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Recognising Printed or Facsimile Signatures.For autograph collectors, few discoveries are more satisfying than finding a genuine hand-signed item. Whether collecting signed photographs, letters, books, first-day covers, or memorabilia, one of the mos..
09 Aug
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To begin with, it should be noted that there are a number of reputable autograph auction houses that specialise in this field and can provide a guarantee for the authenticity of their items. However, these trustworthy auction houses are not very com..
09 Aug
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At last, one of the monay sellers of fake signed posters has been jailed!Douglas Duren ran a number of autograph related websites, one of which was the well known NEautographs.com in the USA. In Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Duren was given a prison sent..
16 Aug
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Should You Trust a Certificate of Authenticity for an Autograph?One of the most common questions asked by autograph collectors is: "Can I trust a Certificate of Authenticity (COA)?"The answer is not always straightforward. While many buyers assume th..
04 Oct
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Every day I am asked to check items for via my "Quick Opinion" service. Over 50% always prove to be fake in some way, but many of the buyers will simply not accept that what they have purchased is fake, and send me all kinds of reasons why the item m..
25 Jul
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I know I have covered this before but its a question that is asked so often by customers "hello, is this autograph genuine" asked when looking to buy an item from our website, and a very common question asked of any dealer. Two old sayings come to mi..
04 Apr
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Every now and again we will all find a nice bargain on eBay. Sometimes, after it has turned up, it turns out to be not what we thought but on occasion we have something to celebrate! One of my best buys was a Muhammad Ali signed book which cost the s..
26 Mar
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If you have read part one you will now have a basic understanding of how an Autopen machine creates a signature, and if you have studied the John Lennon signature previously shown you should now be able to see that its not exactly as it should be, in..
28 Oct
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"Robographs" (a name I have coined for want of something better) are autographs created by a robot machine. These are now becoming the scourge of the autograph world, and are becoming increasingly difficult to spot as the forgers get more proficient..
26 Oct
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If you have purchased a signed item which you now believe to not be authentic, then you may want to get a refund! however, that is not always as easy as it seems as most forgers are clever enough to distance themselves from you in a number of ways. F..
30 Jul
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If you require verification of a suspect signed item, you will find several companies willing to provide a complimentary (free !!) authentication service. However, before submitting your scans or items, consider the reason behind their offer of this ..
26 Jul
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It is something that we regularly conduct for both our own purposes and for clients seeking insurance assessments, probate evaluations, or potential sales. However, please note that there is a fee associated with this service due to the time it takes..
06 Jul
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I get calls on a very regular basis regarding signed posters. These are almost always multi signed posters from the latest films and signed by all the biggest stars, Star Wars and The Godfather seem to be the most common. The question I get is always..
26 Jun
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That is a question I get asked almost every day, but when questioned about the autographs I will be told exactly where when and how they were obtained, and offered photos of them being signed. So the question should really be "why do you want me to a..
10 Jun
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These 'sellers' appear to be simply people who use the site for the usual social media reasons, and will offer items which they claim are obtained on their visits to premiers etc, often showing images of famous people signing items at these events. A..
13 Apr
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Have you ever bought a signed item on eBay and then found out that its printed, or simply not authentic? Then you will know just how difficult it is to obtain a refund, unless you know which buttons to press! As we all know, eBay do not like losing m..
24 Mar
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Here is a good tip if you want to bag a bargain at auction. I often visit auctions although nowadays most tend to be online, and so it was that I was watching an online autograph auction. I had already been along to view the 500 odd lots on the Wedne..
13 Mar
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A trip to Cardiff to film an edition of X-Ray for BBC wales in AFTAL dealer Robert Griffiths shop 'Carry On Collecting' with Omar Hamdi. X-Ray is a consumer based program and this edition was covering fake autographs, as the BBC had had a call from a..
13 Mar
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In short no! The number of collectors i see at stage doors etc just keeps growing and most are after signatures !Just recently i have been asked by various radio shows, Simon Mayo, Evan Davis and Jeremy Vine, plus a call form the Telegraph Newspaper ..
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