Anyone going to the Hollywood Collectors Show this weekend? If you are who are looking for autographs from? I'm going especially to get Ralph Macchio "The Karate Kid." I have a nice photo of him in his famous crane position from the 1st Karate Kid movie. Lots of others there that I'll get ...

The auction already ended and that's too bad because whoever bought it just purchased another one of this sellers forgeries. C'mon now.....let's use common sense. Look at their past auctions. They've sold Neil Diamond, Rolling Stones and a bunch more "authentic" autographs for practically ...

Nope. This dealer is a pretty obvious forger. Doesn't offer any provenance or guarantee. They have sold some pretty tough to get sigs for dirt cheap. That should tell you something. Always check what they're selling now and their past auctions. You'll see that often these forgers offer the same thin...

This is only my opinion. I looked at this sellers current and past auctions. The stuff they put up for auction usually sells for $10.00 or less. That shows that most of the knowledgeable autograph cvollectors stay away. They don't provide good, close up pics of the signatures. Those shots of them si...

I see this sort of thing happen time and time again. We always need to do our research before purchasing. This seller has sold the same "signed" photos over and over again. Look at the completed auctions. Look at the feedback. Not so much for their rating but look at the items that have be...

Contact Booksoup in Los Angeles. Ozzy will be doing a book signing there and they accept mail orders. They have a web site. I go to a lot of their signings but when I can't I do mail order. They're very efficient and reliable. I have added dozens of signed books to my collection through them. Good l...

Hi, I've been removing inscriptions with a dry erase marker for many, many years. Be careful as you can damage the photo. Only attempt on glossy photos. I have found that the newer sharp or fine point sharpies are nearly impossiblre to remove. They seem to leave a deep impression in the photo. The o...

I don't know if this helps or answers your question but Stephanie Powers is scheduled to do an autograph signing at The Hollywood Collectors Show on Feb. 14th and 15th.

Chappy

The most amazing autograph collecting book I ever read was Operation Bullpen. It's not a book on collecting tips and such, it's a true story about the recent FBI sting of an autograph forgery ring. It's mainly about sports forgeries like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Muhammed Ali and many, many others. ...

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for the comments on my post. And yes.......my original post was on the Jennifer Love Hewitt thread which has been deleted.

Chappy