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Topic: 250791036442: Virgil Grissom-signed cover
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fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 03-24-2011 03:48 PM
   
I am not looking to buy this, but does it not look like a bad attempt at tracing a signature. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 03-24-2011 05:01 PM
I agree...it looks too much like someone's mediocre attempt at a forgery, possibly by tracing.Covers, in particular, lend themselves to attempts at tracing. Potential buyers should always look for hesitation marks on signed covers. A traced signature will often lack the natural flow of an authentic signature. |
SpaceSteve
Member Posts: 428
From: San Antonio TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 03-24-2011 07:40 PM
My first thought upon seeing it is that it looks like it's signed by "Gun Gronison".I don't recall ever getting that initial impression when seeing any authentic Grissoms. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 03-25-2011 09:05 AM
I see someone paid $217.50 for it. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 03-25-2011 01:10 PM
Maybe they really needed a gun gonison autograph. If you noticed the bidders identities were hidden. I know Ebay does some measure of this, but when I question a piece, I look at what the other bidders have bid on in the past. If they have only bid on baseball cards, and football helmets or have a 13 feedback score then I tend to back away. If the people have been bidding on space items, I look at it more closely. |
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