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

[Dan]

I'm no expert, but is someone just trying to cash in on the low supply here?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/181985704012

[Br!an]

I'm no expert, but is someone just trying to cash in on the low supply here?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/181985704012

Looks bad to me.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'm no expert, but is someone just trying to cash in on the low supply here?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/181985704012

Looks bad to me.

Not only does the signature look bad, it should also be noted that the seller has already received 3 lots of negative feedback on eBay for selling FAKE autographs....

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=alltimegreataut hentics&myworld=true&items=25&iid=-1&de=off&which=negative&interval=365

So yeah, that's one seller to avoid for sure!

[ke7285]

I'm no expert, but is someone just trying to cash in on the low supply here?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/181985704012

This is the same seller David from Bett's said he bought one from. Intriguing king pg749 post 18724, any difference between the two.

[webstar1000]

I'm sceptical on this sig.... Don't like it.

[idlewarnings]

I think it's rushed and ugly but authentic.

[at_one]

Even if it is legit, would you really want a sig that ugly?

[tippy4]

I think it's rushed and ugly but authentic.

Agreed.

[frik]

Even if it is legit, would you really want a sig that ugly?

I would!

sk

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Even if it is legit, would you really want a sig that ugly?

More to the point, would you want to take the risk by buying it from a seller who has already received 3 lots of negative feedback on eBay, for selling fake autographs?

For me, the issue of whether that signature is ugly or not becomes irrelevant. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!

[jhanic]

Even if it is legit, would you really want a sig that ugly?

More to the point, would you want to take the risk by buying it from a seller who has already received 3 lots of negative feedback on eBay, for selling fake autographs?

For me, the issue of whether that signature is ugly or not becomes irrelevant. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!

Agreed. I'd really like to have a signed Bazaar of Bad Dreams, but I do have my limitations. For me, the "red flag" was the COA.

John

[tippy4]

Even if it is legit, would you really want a sig that ugly?

More to the point, would you want to take the risk by buying it from a seller who has already received 3 lots of negative feedback on eBay, for selling fake autographs?

For me, the issue of whether that signature is ugly or not becomes irrelevant. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!

But they have received 934 positives.

Look....you cannot make all the people happy all of the time.....this seller has done a pretty good job in my opinion....in fact a great one.

[Randall Flagg]

With 3,700 or more transactions, a few negatives are bound to happen. 99.6% is 4 complaints per 1,000 transactions.

[alltimegreatauthentics]

Hello all,

I'm the seller of this book, I was given a heads up about this thread today, and felt the need to join and defend myself and our reputation.

This signature is 100% authentic, just as the one I sold another member was last week. With the help of my family, we obtained four Stephen King signatures on December 27th, 2015. He was standing up and it was dark outside, which I'm sure partially explains the lesser quality signature than members receive at his book signing events. My brother and I obtain autographs part time to pay for school, and while that business is frowned upon here, sometimes rightfully so, these books are legit.

My feedback speaks for itself, although I am still working with eBay to admonish the negative comments claiming autographs we sold were counterfeit. Every signature we have listed we witnessed being signed, so even if you're not interested in purchasing, please consider that before reporting the King signatures I've obtained to eBay.

Thanks,

Matt

[jhanic]

Hello all,

I'm the seller of this book, I was given a heads up about this thread today, and felt the need to join and defend myself and our reputation.

This signature is 100% authentic, just as the one I sold another member was last week. With the help of my family, we obtained four Stephen King signatures on December 27th, 2015. He was standing up and it was dark outside, which I'm sure partially explains the lesser quality signature than members receive at his book signing events. My brother and I obtain autographs part time to pay for school, and while that business is frowned upon here, sometimes rightfully so, these books are legit.

My feedback speaks for itself, although I am still working with eBay to admonish the negative comments claiming autographs we sold were counterfeit. Every signature we have listed we witnessed being signed, so even if you're not interested in purchasing, please consider that before reporting the King signatures I've obtained to eBay.

Thanks,

Matt

Welcome, Matt. Just who is producing your COAs and what guarantees do you provide?

John

[alltimegreatauthentics]

Welcome, Matt. Just who is producing your COAs and what guarantees do you provide?

John

We provide our own COA, which I acknowledge is only worth the reputation of our business. On top of that, we guarantee it will pass any third party authentication company such as PSA or JSA. I am confident they would be able to tell our SK signatures are authentic, but if they weren't sure, we offer a full refund.

We are planning on having many items in our inventory authenticated by PSA in the coming year, but I can't give an exact timetable for when that will happen.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Hello all,

I'm the seller of this book, I was given a heads up about this thread today, and felt the need to join and defend myself and our reputation.

This signature is 100% authentic, just as the one I sold another member was last week. With the help of my family, we obtained four Stephen King signatures on December 27th, 2015. He was standing up and it was dark outside, which I'm sure partially explains the lesser quality signature than members receive at his book signing events. My brother and I obtain autographs part time to pay for school, and while that business is frowned upon here, sometimes rightfully so, these books are legit.

My feedback speaks for itself, although I am still working with eBay to admonish the negative comments claiming autographs we sold were counterfeit. Every signature we have listed we witnessed being signed, so even if you're not interested in purchasing, please consider that before reporting the King signatures I've obtained to eBay.

Thanks,

Matt

Hi Matt,
Just because someone says something, it doesn't mean it's true. A COA is a waste of time unless it is linked to a video clip or unrefutable evidence of the actual item. Word-of-mouth is not an acceptable form of verification in the world of collecting.
The above applies to every type of collecting whether its antiques, artwork or collectables.

[idlewarnings]

Welcome, Matt. Just who is producing your COAs and what guarantees do you provide?

John

We provide our own COA, which I acknowledge is only worth the reputation of our business. On top of that, we guarantee it will pass any third party authentication company such as PSA or JSA. I am confident they would be able to tell our SK signatures are authentic, but if they weren't sure, we offer a full refund.

We are planning on having many items in our inventory authenticated by PSA in the coming year, but I can't give an exact timetable for when that will happen.

I've seen more garbage Stephen King signatures on eBay with PSA stickers than legitimate ones. In my opinion, a PSA sticker is more of a guarantee of fraud than authenticity. I wouldn't waste your money.

[Room 217 Caretaker]

If someone told me, in order for my collection to be legit I had to get JSA or PSA certifications, I would give my $250,000 valued art and book collection away. I've seen more fraud committed by JSA and PSA than I have seen forged signatures on Abe, Ebay, and Craig's List combined.

I respect your business, and have purchased from repuitable people like yourself, so I am in no way saying the signatures are forged, in fact, after looking at your current King offerings, they are legit. What I'm saying, don't put the reputation of your families business on JSA or PSA because serious collectors laugh eveytime it's mentioned.

With all that said Matt, welcome to our site. Please share with us your stories of how the signatures come about. Sometimes the stories of how obtained are nicer than the signature itself.

Ralph Mulleins
Virginia

[jhanic]

Matt, both those services put a sticker on the title page of the book. With most serious collectors, this defaces the book, seriously devaluing the volume.

John

[Fsmdr]

Matt, both those services put a sticker on the title page of the book. With most serious collectors, this defaces the book, seriously devaluing the volume.

John

I agree. I would never buy a book however desirable with such a sticker inside.

[Br!an]

COAs

100% guarantee

[Randall Flagg]

Matt, both those services put a sticker on the title page of the book. With most serious collectors, this defaces the book, seriously devaluing the volume.

John

I agree. I would never buy a book however desirable with such a sticker inside.

I third that. I don't want any sticker in or on a book.

[webstar1000]

Who would want that sticker on? Surely nobody would.... I also would like to know how they value the books they get signed.

[Randall Flagg]

Value would likely be what the market will bear.