Coldplay autograph experts: Is this legit?

[mrman78]

I just bought this off Ebay, since it seemed like a great deal and I needed another copy of Live 2003... My other one is :dead: :shame:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150419573922

Anyway, I did a 'Best Offer' thing and it first didn't get accepted, but second did and I was kind of surprised. :surprised:

Based on the sigs, it looks real to me. The seller also has a TON of positive reviews AND accepts returns, so that also leads me to thinking (hoping!) it is real!

I just wanted some comparisons from those who have obtained autographs in person and those who won stuff in the End of Decade auction!!

I've wanted a signed item for so damn long, and since I doubt I'll ever meet them and I didn't win anything in the Auction, this is the next best thing! :dozey::lol:

So, opinions? :uhoh:

Is there a way you can actually get it officially authenticated?

[MartinFan]

Nice find, it looks legit to me, but I don't have an autograph I have just seen them, but sellers who have great feedback generally can be trusted to be legit.:\

[Space Cadet]

Looks pretty good to me. Could have been traced, I suppose- it's very tidy, but that's definitely what their sigs look like.

[coldplay_is_louve.]

Could you possibly ask the seller if he has any proof? Could be legit, or could be a really nice scan. You never know unless there's a certificate of authenticity. :shrug:

[Buxus vahlii]

I'm never buying anything from EBAY ever again after I bought this "IPod". If only people could have seen what came in the mail :angry:

[Sirhc]

Looks real to me :)

[The Final Track]

I'm never buying anything from EBAY ever again after I bought this "IPod". If only people could have seen what came in the mail :angry:

Tell us! :cheesy:

[mrman78]

Thanks guys...

Yeah, apparently it does come with a COA. I've been reading their feedback, they have over 3000 and it's 99% positive. There are other signed items that were sold too by other artists.

Anyway, I'm thinking it's real. I guess if I find out otherwise in a reasonable amount of time I can return it :lol:

[Paulinha coldplay]

I don't know, I bougth a partiture of Trouble with their autographs (will, guy, chris and jonny), and I'm sure it's original, but everytime the signatures look so different when I compare with other! So, here my partiture...

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/9316/dsc00673m.th.jpg (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/dsc00673m.jpg/)

[Megalomania]

I don't know, I bougth a partiture of Trouble with their autographs (will, guy, chris and jonny), and I'm sure it's original, but everytime the signatures look so different when I compare with other! So, here my partiture...

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/9316/dsc00673m.th.jpg (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/dsc00673m.jpg/)

Wow! Nice! Both look legit, but obviously you would never really know for sure. :\ Some people are very good at forging signatures. :shrug:

[Paulinha coldplay]

Wow! Nice! Both look legit, but obviously you would never really know for sure. :\ Some people are very good at forging signatures. :shrug:

You're right... That's so sad...

But I think my partiture do part of several other and it received the autographs in some moment when the guys start that activity, and later, they send all the stuffs with signs for some people... I don't know how and what the name of that activity...:confused: I believe that be something like the photo bellow, where Guy is signing photos and cds, etc.

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4174/signing.th.jpg (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/signing.jpg/)

[Destrokk]

I'm never buying anything from EBAY ever again after I bought this "IPod". If only people could have seen what came in the mail :angry:

What was it?..

[Cobalt]

You never know unless there's a certificate of authenticity.

I don't have a "Certificate of Authenticity" for my album that got signed, so therefore it must be fake. Those certificates can be forged anyway

[Sirhc]

I recently saw a signed frame on eBay where Jonny signed his name as Johnny :uhoh:

Very legit, the seller said.

:lol:

[marie/pims]

^:laugh3::rolleyes:

[karenc]

I recently saw a signed frame on eBay where Jonny signed his name as Johnny :uhoh:

Very legit, the seller said.

:lol:

Love it :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Jason-DeBord]

Here is an example of the risks in collecting autographs:

Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos (http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2010/01/11/lawsuits-and-controversy-over-autographed-memorabilia-with-doctored-celebrity-signing-photos/)

I write a lot of articles about memorabilia fraud, and I would put little faith into COAs and/or eBay feedback, generally speaking. I've helped to expose sellers with thousands of positive feedback and certificates of authenticity as frauds.

I personally only collect autographs if I personally obtain them or if they come from a "direct" source (i.e. a company officially licensed to represent the maker of the autograph). Autographs in particular are very easy to fake, especially in the Internet/Photoshop era.

Jason

[Paulinha coldplay]

I recently saw a signed frame on eBay where Jonny signed his name as Johnny :uhoh:

Very legit, the seller said.

:lol:

HAUHUAHAUA
Really??:shocked2:

[mrman78]

Here is an example of the risks in collecting autographs:

Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos (http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2010/01/11/lawsuits-and-controversy-over-autographed-memorabilia-with-doctored-celebrity-signing-photos/)

I write a lot of articles about memorabilia fraud, and I would put little faith into COAs and/or eBay feedback, generally speaking. I've helped to expose sellers with thousands of positive feedback and certificates of authenticity as frauds.

I personally only collect autographs if I personally obtain them or if they come from a "direct" source (i.e. a company officially licensed to represent the maker of the autograph). Autographs in particular are very easy to fake, especially in the Internet/Photoshop era.

Jason

Wow, well thanks for the info. Oh well, good thing is, if it's a fake it didn't cost me much, and if it's real it didn't cost me much, so it'll be good for now :lol:

Maybe one day I'll be able to find out if it's real or not, or I'll actually be able to get one in person! :wacky:

At least I have another copy of Live 2003 I can watch as well :)

[NumbersGirl]

Autographs in particular are very easy to fake, especially in the Internet/Photoshop era.

Jason

Hey now, take a look at my awesome Photoshop skills:

http://i41.tinypic.com/9uwv0i.jpg

:awesome:
maybe this will get you by for a couple more weeks

[Jason-DeBord]

:laugh3:

[Jason-DeBord]

Anyone familiar with this?

Coldplay Butterfly Painting - Chrysalis Collection Keech Hospice Care (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150420258358)

Jason

[Miss Mags]

Anyone familiar with this?

Coldplay Butterfly Painting - Chrysalis Collection Keech Hospice Care (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150420258358)

Jason

I don't think those are real :thinking:

[dry_pretzels]

Anyone familiar with this?

Coldplay Butterfly Painting - Chrysalis Collection Keech Hospice Care (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150420258358)

Jason

I think it's part of a charity that Coldplay participated in, and that was the artwork they decided to submit.

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67870

EDIT: The seller seems like the real charity, so I'd say that the butterfly painting is real. :)

[aniskywalker]

I can make such signatures in minutes...

[mrman78]

Ok now that doesn't look as real to me... something about the signatures doesn't seem right...

EDIT: LOL, and it IS real... :rolleyes:

Great... I don't know, just something about Will's autograph looked off - he usually does that circle thing, but I guess this adds to the fact it's hard to tell! :shrug:

[Jason-DeBord]

Anyone familiar with this?

Coldplay Butterfly Painting - Chrysalis Collection Keech Hospice Care (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150420258358)

Jason

This is legit, per the Coldplay Facebook fan page...

Coldplay Viva confetti butterflies signed by each member of Coldplay are currently being auctioned for a UK hospice - bid now at http://bit.ly/CPbflies

Jason

[Jason-DeBord]

Oops, just saw the other topic here... guess that is not news. :)

Jason

[mrman78]

Woohoo! It came today, and I must say it sure does look legit to me. You can tell it's been signed with marker on both the cover and DVD, so I don't believe it's some photoshop deal. Also, the seller sent it registered mail and I had to sign for it, which was comforting. The weird thing is, they included TWO DVD's!!! The signed one and another one. I guess since it's not the CD/DVD set? Or maybe so I don't have to play the signed DVD? :awesome:

The COA is included and says:
"I offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity based upon the tenets mentioned below: If any purchaser has any doubts about a particular signature supplied by me, they can obtain the written opinion of a recognised authority on autographs and send it to me with the item in question. I may then obtain a second opinion and if the item is still in doubt I will fully refund the customer"

Of course, any one could just type up a COA, but I really think this combined with the seller's high positive feedback, return policy, and registered mail delivery it's the real thing!

http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt26/mjdlambert/DSCF3755.jpg

http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt26/mjdlambert/DSCF3754.jpg

:dance: I'm sooooo happy right now!!! :bomb::dead:

[Li_cold]

Ohhhh, that's great, Marcus! :nice: It does seem very legit, the guy seems really comitted to make an honest deal. Congrats!

I guess it's commom to have different signatures. Me and a friend of mine got some in Latin America at the same say, almost same time, and Chris's ones were toooootally different from each other! :P I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. :)