IMOOriginally Posted by artan
We have our first fake Under the Dome making an appearance on Ebay. It was just a matter of time.
If it is real, King was having a rough night.
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
IMO
We have our first fake Under the Dome making an appearance on Ebay. It was just a matter of time.
If it is real, King was having a rough night.
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
Pure rubbish.
I think it is real. Albeit real sloppy. There sometimes comes a point when an authentic signature is too sloppy to resell. This one may have crossed that point. The bottom line is that if I was looking to buy a signed UTD....I'd have to pass on this one.
Ahahahahha
Maybe the first one but not the last one I think....
Look this one...
STEPHEN-KING-SIGNED-IN-PERSON-UNDER-THE-DOME-1ST-EDITON_
That's a tough one. I'd say fake though due to the "g" being too swoopy and "complete". The underline is too long and signature too slanted.
A NEW GAME BEGINS
I agree, it's pretty bad. I'd ask the seller for more details and proof of when and where it was signed. Without a definite answer, I'd avoid it.
John
ETA: That second auction is suspect though, based solely on the 'g'.
None of the signatures I've seen on UTD are that great, IMO. Poor guy's gotta have writer's cramp with the signing tour, plus age, etc., are starting to take their tolls. Here are the 4 sigs I have on UTD copies - I think I might question some of them if I didn't personally know they were legit. Sorry about the crappy pic quality . . .
SK Trades - gray & white
S/L - UK & US
This collecting stuff is a sickness! ~Patrick
I would take any of your signatures over this one in the auctionETA: That second auction is suspect though, based solely on the 'g'.
None of the signatures I've seen on UTD are that great, IMO. Poor guy's gotta have writer's cramp with the signing tour, plus age, etc., are starting to take their tolls. Here are the 4 sigs I have on UTD copies - I think I might question some of them if I didn't personally know they were legit. Sorry about the crappy pic quality . . .
SK Trades - gray & white
S/L - UK & US
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
Yeah, that one's real...but I'd never want it.
Clearly both of those auction items' signatures are real. They each come with a COA.
OK. Real
Let me ask our members this
If you received this signature at a signing would you ask King to redo it or just walk away after standing in line for 3 hours?
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
I'd put it on ebay.
Haha...you'd be hustled along so fast you'd never have the chance to ask again...
However, I'd just take it and be happy...it would have been signed "to" me and that's acceptable.
Get back in line and try for another sig. Sell the worst one on ebay.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Ditto...
Life is a garden...dig it!
All good answers.
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
After standing in line for 3 hours...I could think...I could do it better
And at the end I don't like these signature....even if they are real...I think.
I know that some authors use STAMPS...
(i.e. Chuck Palahniuck)
...I think it could reduce the number of fake signatures...
Would you like the signature with stamp for a SK book?
IF an author is known to use stamps or some other type of mark to guarantee the signature is authentic, I don't think there's really any problem with that. For example, King had several books signed and sold through the Haven Foundation. If the Haven Foundation had used some sort of stamp or permanent sticker to mark them as authentic AND from the Haven Foundation, I don't think there would have been any real problem with it.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Ralph's question: I wouldn't think you'd have another chance, but if so, I would get a second book signed rather than the first one twice. Ultimately I would keep the book anyway if he signed it right in front of me - that in and of itself would make it special to me and I wouldn't care what the secondary market thought of it.
I think Palahniuk uses custom stamps because they are cool and fun. It's only a bonus side effect that they also help with authenticity.
Can anyone tell me if this is a legit Bernie Wrightson signature. I tried comparing it to others I found online but they all seem different. Any help would be appreciated.
That looks OK to me.Can anyone tell me if this is a legit Bernie Wrightson signature. I tried comparing it to others I found online but they all seem different. Any help would be appreciated.
Related questions: Does Wrightson's signature get faked much? Should that be a concern to watch for? I was not under the impression that his signature adds enough value to items to bother. Perhaps I am mistaken.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
these are not the original endpages... they have been replaced.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-RAR...item58858b4a6f
Thanks, Hutch. Of course, look who the seller is!
John
What an absolute attempt to mislead. Sorry Flatsigned, but in my opinion you are a person I would recommend avoiding.
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