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Robert De Niro

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:20 am
by Illy Mitchum
I really have no question as to it's authenticity, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to double check with you knowledgeable folks as well.

Purchased some years back from "Walls Of Fame", UACC Registered Dealer #RD023.

http://www.wallsoffame.com/

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Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:26 am
by Illy Mitchum
And I figured I'd include the three historical examples I have as well...

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Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:00 am
by autograph hound
Could be legit but I'm skeptic to the de Niro's I see :/

Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:38 pm
by Hitman73
I asked the best guy on another forum who has been in the auto hobby for many many years and sent him the pic and info.

In all the years he has collected he has never seen a Deniro that looks like that, so unless it was signed for a family member i'd be concerned. It's not as neat and readable as a secretarial. And it looks like it was signed with a sharpie so it had to be signed within the last 10 years and i just don't buy it or like it.

If i were you i would try and get a refund.

Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:02 am
by Illy Mitchum
Hitman73 wrote:I asked the best guy on another forum who has been in the auto hobby for many many years and sent him the pic and info.

In all the years he has collected he has never seen a Deniro that looks like that, so unless it was signed for a family member i'd be concerned. It's not as neat and readable as a secretarial. And it looks like it was signed with a sharpie so it had to be signed within the last 10 years and i just don't buy it or like it.

If i were you i would try and get a refund.
First, let me say thank you. That was nice of you to do, and for him to take time to evalute...

But I must disagree with the concept of having never seen another genuine De Niro signature like the one I have on my photo. I posted two unquestionably 100% authentic examples in this very thread that mine is practically a dead on match with... In the past few years, sure, the signature has gotten worse and worse. And when signing many in bulk, it's always been pretty rough.

But there are definitely examples of his signature being at times almost exactly like the one I have. Three examples that I posed earlier in this thread.

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^^Autograph World's example(which I'm sure represents a time not being now of course) matches: http://www.autographworld.com/sigs/show2.asp?item=1506

^^^When my Photo is compared to absolute genuine De Niro's that are similar to mine like these, the movements of the signature match almost identically(while still figuring in different hand placement, his signature itself slightly changing year by year, ect.). The places that the signature dips, comes back up, loops, all of these types of things are pretty much indentical.

I don't know the exact year my photo was signed, but I do know that it was signed outside of his New York Resturant "Nobu". That establishment has been open since 1994. So anytime between then to around 2005 is when it was signed.

This item here was signed just in 2008 by De Niro:

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^^^This signature is not exactly the same as mine, but mine was not signed in 2008 either. However some of the overall movements and stokes of the signature are still recognizeable in and consistent with mine... As well as his past authentic examples.

And another recent example:

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In any event, I appreciate your feedback and the time you spent getting an opinion you felt strongly enough about to share.

I just must respectably disagree. Thanks again though.

Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:12 am
by autograph hound
I'm gonna have a Deer Hunter poster linen backed.......I think Walken would sign in NY but to be honest I don't think I've much of a shot with de Niro , would be mindblowing if he signed it , though :neutral:

Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:28 am
by Illy Mitchum
autograph hound wrote:I'm gonna have a Deer Hunter poster linen backed.......I think Walken would sign in NY but to be honest I don't think I've much of a shot with de Niro , would be mindblowing if he signed it , though :neutral:
If you find out where he's at, you'll have a pretty good shot at getting him...

I am good friends with a few people who do the whole autograph thing down in NYC, and I've heard nothing but good things about De Niro. He's ususally pretty good to the people who are seeking autographs.

One of the exact quotes that De Niro told my freind one time was "Atleast you guys have a good reason to be bothering me all the time".

Now the quality of the autograph, well that's a whole other story... lol... Best of luck to you though man in getting your poster signed.

Re: Robert De Niro

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:54 pm
by autograph hound
I only know Tribeca Restaurant , prolly a very long shot but you never know......