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Topic: 261394057677: Gene Cernan-signed large photo
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moonnut Member Posts: 248 From: Andover, MN Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 02-15-2014 11:06 AM
Saw this Gene Cernan signed large framed photo and thought this looked way bad! But 10 bids later it is over $100. Tell me if I'm wrong. |
328KF Member Posts: 1234 From: Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-15-2014 11:11 AM
The signature itself is somewhat atypical, but the handwriting underneath looks very authentic from Cernan. Maybe this was signed when he was having trouble with his hand/wrist? I know for a short time there he signed in a completely different style when he was in pain. |
moonnut Member Posts: 248 From: Andover, MN Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 02-15-2014 11:12 AM
I especially love the framing job! Two pieces of black construction paper lapping over each other for the background. And even one of them has a paper hole punch. At a hundred dollars, I'm shaking my head, who are these people bidding. |
chet Member Posts: 1506 From: Beverly Hills, Calif. Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-15-2014 12:48 PM
I doubt wrist pain made him forget how to spell his own name, and the word "Apollo"; this one's garbage if you ask me. |
Greggy_D Member Posts: 977 From: Michigan Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 02-15-2014 05:42 PM
Agreed. No way I would touch this. |
328KF Member Posts: 1234 From: Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-15-2014 10:00 PM
While I'm not defending this seller, and would not have bid on the item...I have several signed photos in my collection where the astronaut misspelled words, even seemingly obvious ones like "Apollo." Often it is the speed and/or frequency at a particular signing that can cause this. Didn't Aldrin sign someone's Franklin Mint LM base with an "Apollo XII" after his name?I also noticed that in this example, Cernan did not cross the top of the "XVII," as he often does after his signature because the long "C" underlines his name and doubles as that top line on the Roman numeral. It seems this was done here even though the inscription was added. I guess if someone was going to fake something, why would they put together such a unique combination of simple misspellings, and obvious characteristics of Cernan's signature? I'm not an autograph expert by any means, but these are just some observations on my part to add to the discussion. Like I said, there were enough questionable things about it that would have kept me away, too. |
moonnut Member Posts: 248 From: Andover, MN Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 02-15-2014 10:04 PM
Well, six people bid on this and it sold for $238. I've seen authentic without a doubt, exact photos with the same inscription go for less. I'm standing beside myself in disbelief right now. If you go the the seller's other items and look at their recently sold items, you will see most of the signed items are highly questionable. |
chet Member Posts: 1506 From: Beverly Hills, Calif. Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-16-2014 01:25 AM
I agree astronauts make occasional signing mistakes, like any human would - I've even got a few such signed items - but I know Capt. Cernan's signing habits well enough to know he'd have crumpled something like this up and thrown it away himself if he'd botched something as badly as this (and would've made good on any item he might've ruined or devalued due to error, I might add, because that's just the kind of class act he is.) |
Steve Zarelli Member Posts: 731 From: Upstate New York, USA Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-17-2014 03:25 PM
In my opinion, this Cernan is junk as is the seller's other autographed items. Aldrin, Wade Boggs Nolan Ryan and Mark McGwire are all bad.The style looked familiar and then I noted the Texas location. I think it is a safe bet this is the same seller (under a different eBay name but from Texas) that has been outed here previously. If people continue to pay $238 for ghastly forgeries, this seller will continue to do what he does. Just my opinion of course... |