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"signed bootlegs" sold by a frenchman... the signature isn't even close to Von's classic signature, the worst part is that he obviously make some money out of it :eek:

Ghostriderz http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SISTERS-OF-MERCY- ... dZViewItem

Disguised in Black http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SISTERS-OF-MERCY- ... dZViewItem
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:eek: :? :urff:

I don't even think he'd sign bootlegs.
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I have more than 3000 records and 600-700 are signed by many artists meet in Paris before or after their show.
He doesn't say the records were signed by those who made them. :innocent: :lol:
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xfloorshowx wrote: sold by a frenchman
:innocent: :lol: :lol:

but there is plenty sign by :von: on ebay, this guy went to a gig with TSOM vinyls flight case and ask :von: to sign all :lol: :lol:

any pics to prove it :lol: :lol:
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omg :eek:
this is terrible :?
call the police!
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lachert wrote:call the police!
:lol:
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..oops, sorry, regressed into psychedelia there. As you were... :oops: :lol:
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I've much the same sig on a copy of Obscure in Darkness (Frankfurt 85) - in pen on the inner sleeve - that I bought years ago. Luckily I didn't pay anything over the odds for it, but it does show that it's been going on for years now. :evil:
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Ozpat wrote::eek: :? :urff:

I don't even think he'd sign bootlegs.
he's signed loads of bootlegs :innocent:

the second one looks fairly close to me. possibly the E is a wee bit too short :?
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I think the sigs look OK. The second one is almost definitely fine. :?:
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>I think the sigs look OK. The second one is almost definitely fine.

have you ever seen an original ones ?
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paint it black wrote:
Ozpat wrote::eek: :? :urff:

I don't even think he'd sign bootlegs.
he's signed loads of bootlegs :innocent:
Was waiting for it... :lol: :lol:
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taylor wrote:>I think the sigs look OK. The second one is almost definitely fine.

have you ever seen an original ones ?
A couple. Plus there's the printed one on the sleeve to Some Girls Wander to compare
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lachert wrote:call the police!
Call the church!
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>Plus there's the printed one on the sleeve to Some Girls Wander to compare

look very different to the sgwbm ones, isnt it ?
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Would it be an idea to put some scans of known genuine autographs into the imagebank, just so folks can have a reference to compare with when thinking about whether or not to buy something like this?

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Edit: Incidentally, I've a signed copy of Gary's Pretty Black Dots sampler. Is this the norm or did I get something different there?
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this is my only one, on first page of "crime and punishment":
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This one looks as if he'd been seriously intoxicated :lol:
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mh wrote:Would it be an idea to put some scans of known genuine autographs into the imagebank, just so folks can have a reference to compare with when thinking about whether or not to buy something like this?
Or for reference when we'd want to boost the value of our own records :lol:

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_emma_ wrote:This one looks as if he'd been seriously intoxicated :lol:
it was 2 hours after krakow gig. he was tired. and my scanner dosn't work properly at last ;D
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sisterstekland wrote:
xfloorshowx wrote: sold by a frenchman
:innocent: :lol: :lol:

but there is plenty sign by :von: on ebay, this guy went to a gig with TSOM vinyls flight case and ask :von: to sign all :lol: :lol:

any pics to prove it :lol: :lol:
come on now, you wouldn't really expect him to spend 3 hours taking pictures just to prove something, would you :lol:
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FWIW IMO all these signature / autographs (including the SGWBM sample) lie within a reasonable range for being genuine.

OK I'm not a handwriting expert. But a signature is a lot harder to do a convincing fake of than it looks. Just try for yourselves...
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paint it black wrote: the second one looks fairly close to me. possibly the E is a wee bit too short :?
The end part of Eldritch in the first one looks spot on to me.
I have a couple of signed original albums.
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