The eBay BS Game: Questionable items, Stephen King signatures, sellers

[Merlin1958]

Well if I am ever asked if they should buy from you Redsoxfan... I can tell you I will be telling them to stay the hell away. And if you don't like that.... How do you say... So sue me.

Considering your first time obtaining a King signature, in front of him, was less than 3 months ago, how can your opinion be trusted by anybody? And what do you base that opinion off of?

Seems to me that the problem you have is the team you root for. Come on over to the "Dark Side" and support the "Yankee's"!!! Trust me, your life will be much improved!!! LOL

27 World Championships is much more satisfying than, what is it three (four) since 1918 (and a 86 years drought to boot)? LOL LOL Even, King is a realist and knows the Sox suck!! LOL

You're really still doing this?

You really still breathing? LOL J/K LOL What can I say? I'm a creature of habit.

Bill.. how bout dem Jays?

Now that's just plain mean!!! LOL

[Room 217 Caretaker]

I believe this is flat out copy infringement:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item280958019d

Mulleins

[zelig]

Abhorrent is the word that comes to mind. All these 'custom' cases/bound books from this seller are just plain awful in my opinion.

[Merlin1958]

I believe this is flat out copy infringement:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item280958019d

Mulleins

In my professional opinion (lol) "What a fucking mess"!!!

[Drake69]

I was gonna say... that's Gawd-Awful.

Barnum said it first and best... "There's a sucker born every minute..."

[jhanic]

John

[Merlin1958]

I was gonna say... that's Gawd-Awful.

Barnum said it first and best... "There's a sucker born every minute..."

John

The seller actually has some other "Custom Bound" offerings that ain't half bad, which begs the question, "WTF was he thinking"???? LOL The DJ doesn't fit, I mean, really??? really??? LOL

[AKC]

Legit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item33aa9d94ff

[carlosdetweiller]

Legit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item33aa9d94ff

No. I don't think so.

[Merlin1958]

Legit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item33aa9d94ff

FWIW I think it looks good.

[jsmcmullen92]

It was weird. Went up for $ 450 then taken down then up for $500 then taken down now back up. Seems a little shady to me I woukd stay clear. JMHO

[idlewarnings]

Legit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item33aa9d94ff

I don't like it at all.

[webstar1000]

Legit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...item33aa9d94ff

This is good. Not even sure why some are worried...

[TrueNorth]

I would worry. Compare it to the 1986 signature here.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...s+1980-Present.

[webstar1000]

[QUOTE=TrueNorth;952053]I would worry. Compare it to the 1986 signature here.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...s+1980-Present.[/Q

I think it's legit... I do..

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I have my doubts. The last curl/loop of the K is too wide and misplaced. It is usually close to the start of the i.

[carlosdetweiller]

In my experience about 90% of "signed" copies of IT on eBay are forgeries. And I think that this one falls into the forged category as well. The signature seems too "neat" and the letters, especially in Stephen, are too evenly and widely spaced. Here are a couple of signed copies of IT from my collection that I feel to be legit and dated close to the one in question. Quite a bit of difference in the appearance of the signature between these two copies and the one on eBay (which has mysteriously been terminated yet again).

[carlosdetweiller]

Also, and I am just going on memory here and I may be wrong, I don't think that King started getting cutesy with the balloon drawings and inscriptions like "Wanna balloon little boy?" and stuff like that until later. This one is dated in the year of publication which I find worrisome and more likely to be forged.

[WeDealInLead]

My first thought about it was that was very similar to the forgery that sold through Betts a year or two back. It even has the balloon.

[jsmcmullen92]

It has now gone up and down 3 times. Either the seller is struggling with learning how to post or he keeps getting offers under the table.

[webstar1000]

I still find it real. I respect your opinion Bob but believe this to be real. Although rushed it is real IMO

[Br!an]

There are too many things wrong with it IMHO.

He has previously listed other items I don't like either. http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?=primusfan1

[Randall Flagg]

I don't like the signature.

[webstar1000]

In my experience about 90% of "signed" copies of IT on eBay are forgeries. And I think that this one falls into the forged category as well. The signature seems too "neat" and the letters, especially in Stephen, are too evenly and widely spaced. Here are a couple of signed copies of IT from my collection that I feel to be legit and dated close to the one in question. Quite a bit of difference in the appearance of the signature between these two copies and the one on eBay (which has mysteriously been terminated yet again).

More importantly... Bob do you have four signed copies of a 1st IT? WOW!

[goheat]

I agree with Bob and the others, especially on the K in King (although the whole Stephen looks too clean for me). The listing has been pulled, so Josh may be right about 'off-Ebay' dealings.