cschultz-2 wrote:Since the item is no longer available, my future advice to you is to look at the next potential seller's rating and how many transactions he's made through eBay. A high number of transactions and a high rating is a great indicator of the seller's reputation and dependability.

moonlight wrote:

cschultz-2 wrote:You're just not going to receive a definitive answer to your question, not on this board. There are people who post here on this board who flatly do not accept any proof less than an authentic, in-person, visual verification that the celebrity is autographing the item in question while the celebrity is signing it...and then would claim that as a means of defrauding and belittling the fan requesting the autograph, the celebrity went to far as to recruit a lookalike to endure plastic surgery to turn said lookalike into an identical twin, coached the twin in simulating as closely as possible the celebrity's handwriting, and then sent the doppelganger out on public to sign as many autographs as possible, simply to defraud and privately mock as many fans as possible.

Logic means nothing to such people, and I can't for the life of me figure out why in the world they post on this board. But such is life.

The Eastwood autograph looks authentic to me. Are you using autographed paraphenalia as an investment, or are you simply a fan? If you're an investor and the autograph-seller supplies a Certificate of Authenticity from a reputable dealer with the purchase of the autograph, that's good enough, isn't it?

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Very Well said Schultz. I agree with every word you have said. If you post your successes here you are asking for it. Even if you convince people here they would say it was not the real star and it was someone who was a replica of the star after plastic surgery. very well said Schultz. A very frank and honest assessment by you. say it like it is and keep up the good work.

cschultz-2 wrote:You're just not going to receive a definitive answer to your question, not on this board. There are people who post here on this board who flatly do not accept any proof less than an authentic, in-person, visual verification that the celebrity is autographing the item in question while the celebrity is signing it...and then would claim that as a means of defrauding and belittling the fan requesting the autograph, the celebrity went to far as to recruit a lookalike to endure plastic surgery to turn said lookalike into an identical twin, coached the twin in simulating as closely as possible the celebrity's handwriting, and then sent the doppelganger out on public to sign as many autographs as possible, simply to defraud and privately mock as many fans as possible.

Logic means nothing to such people, and I can't for the life of me figure out why in the world they post on this board. But such is life.

The Eastwood autograph looks authentic to me. Are you using autographed paraphenalia as an investment, or are you simply a fan? If you're an investor and the autograph-seller supplies a Certificate of Authenticity from a reputable dealer with the purchase of the autograph, that's good enough, isn't it?

cschultz-2 wrote:Since the item is no longer available, my future advice to you is to look at the next potential seller's rating and how many transactions he's made through eBay. Then send a post through eBay to the seller asking about the authenticity of the document, and the guarantee. If the seller's reply to your question is satisfactory to you, if the PNA DNA meets your specifications, by all means make the purchase. If after the purchase the autograph you find fault with the purchase, you can really screw up the seller's rating...and he knows that. For that reason, he's likely to want to keep you happy. And for that same reason, my impulse would be to trust him.

But trusting him doesn't mean being a sucker. If he ends up screwing you over, do not hesitate to screw him back. I hope it doesn't come to that--and having dealt extensively with eBay and PayPal I don't think I will--but keep in mind that you are covered should the transaction not work out to your expectation. Good luck!

cschultz-2 wrote:You're just not going to receive a definitive answer to your question, not on this board. There are people who post here on this board who flatly do not accept any proof less than an authentic, in-person, visual verification that the celebrity is autographing the item in question while the celebrity is signing it...and then would claim that as a means of defrauding and belittling the fan requesting the autograph, the celebrity went to far as to recruit a lookalike to endure plastic surgery to turn said lookalike into an identical twin, coached the twin in simulating as closely as possible the celebrity's handwriting, and then sent the doppelganger out on public to sign as many autographs as possible, simply to defraud and privately mock as many fans as possible.

Logic means nothing to such people, and I can't for the life of me figure out why in the world they post on this board. But such is life.

The Eastwood autograph looks authentic to me. Are you using autographed paraphenalia as an investment, or are you simply a fan? If you're an investor and the autograph-seller supplies a Certificate of Authenticity from a reputable dealer with the purchase of the autograph, that's good enough, isn't it?