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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Cool acquisition bro
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A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated Feb 15"
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Excellent Excellent Score and Pic's + Post my Friend; Jedi, WOW!
Excellent Excellent Score and Pic's + Post my Friend; Jedi, WOW!
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
I'm really sorry for the bad news, but I urge you to stop buying these "cast signed" posters, as they are forgeries. Please see the signature study I did here with the Avatar poster.
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82879
I know it can be tempting to look at holograms and certificates and assume it's the real deal, but these posters are coming from a forgery ring that spends a lot of money on the bells and whistles because of what they make in selling these to unsuspecting collectors.
I'm just looking to help out a fellow collector and movie buff. Please look at the Avatar example I linked. I'd be happy to show you why any particular poster is fake, or point you in the direction of autograph collecting communities that have uncovered this ring. Please do not buy any more of these posters... you could be spending your money on real, third party authenticated items instead.
I'm really sorry for the bad news, but I urge you to stop buying these "cast signed" posters, as they are forgeries. Please see the signature study I did here with the Avatar poster.
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82879
I know it can be tempting to look at holograms and certificates and assume it's the real deal, but these posters are coming from a forgery ring that spends a lot of money on the bells and whistles because of what they make in selling these to unsuspecting collectors.
I'm just looking to help out a fellow collector and movie buff. Please look at the Avatar example I linked. I'd be happy to show you why any particular poster is fake, or point you in the direction of autograph collecting communities that have uncovered this ring. Please do not buy any more of these posters... you could be spending your money on real, third party authenticated items instead.
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Some very cool studio scale there! Congrats!
Some very cool studio scale there! Congrats!
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Jedi, I also want to say that the Harrison Ford fedora is real and the Christopher Lloyd signed prop is real. Stick to items that come from sources like that. The Lloyd has a pic of him signing. Celebrity Authentics has contracts direct with celebrities. Other dealers that have direct contracts are Official Pix and Cool Waters Productions. You'd be much better off investing in those kinds of items. Then you have PSA/DNA, which is the best third party authenticator, in my opinion. Also, I'd be happy to authenticate any item for you that you come across before you buy; just send me a PM!
In addition to my Avatar poster signature study, I want to give you more proof that these posters come from a forgery ring. Please keep an open mind, and look only at the autographs.
A quick note on these "studio COAs"... one way to tell they're completely bogus is to look at a Man of Steel and a Iron Man 3 COA:
Look at how the general language and layout of both COAs is nearly identical. This is suspiciously close for one COA supposedly having been made by Warner Bros., and the other by Disney.
By the way, one the Man of Steel COA, those "studio executives" spelled Laurence Fishburne's name incorrectly. You'd think they'd know better, seeing as they know him personally and have spelled his name properly on all other Man of Steel items. Big studios NEVER mess up their actor's names; it's a BIG no-no, and there are people who are paid to check for that stuff. The forger just didn't pay enough attention, just like how he didn't pay attention to getting the signatures right.
By the way, on the Iron Man 3 COA, the signature in the bottom middle was signed by the same hand as the signature on the bottom right. Look at those "D"s, followed by nearly identical vertical and horizontal figures.
Finally, chances are "Dennis Maguire" on the Iron Man COA and "Diane Nelson" on the Man Of Steel COA were signed by the same hand, with a different slant given to try to mask the fact that it's the same handwriting. Look at those "D"s, and the overall structures of both signatures. Look at how the respective "M" and "N" of their last names look nearly identical.
I'm not going to go searching for them, but I guarantee that there will be similarities like this to all of the new "COAs" they're issuing with these forgeries.
Jedi, I also want to say that the Harrison Ford fedora is real and the Christopher Lloyd signed prop is real. Stick to items that come from sources like that. The Lloyd has a pic of him signing. Celebrity Authentics has contracts direct with celebrities. Other dealers that have direct contracts are Official Pix and Cool Waters Productions. You'd be much better off investing in those kinds of items. Then you have PSA/DNA, which is the best third party authenticator, in my opinion. Also, I'd be happy to authenticate any item for you that you come across before you buy; just send me a PM!
In addition to my Avatar poster signature study, I want to give you more proof that these posters come from a forgery ring. Please keep an open mind, and look only at the autographs.
A quick note on these "studio COAs"... one way to tell they're completely bogus is to look at a Man of Steel and a Iron Man 3 COA:
Look at how the general language and layout of both COAs is nearly identical. This is suspiciously close for one COA supposedly having been made by Warner Bros., and the other by Disney.
By the way, one the Man of Steel COA, those "studio executives" spelled Laurence Fishburne's name incorrectly. You'd think they'd know better, seeing as they know him personally and have spelled his name properly on all other Man of Steel items. Big studios NEVER mess up their actor's names; it's a BIG no-no, and there are people who are paid to check for that stuff. The forger just didn't pay enough attention, just like how he didn't pay attention to getting the signatures right.
By the way, on the Iron Man 3 COA, the signature in the bottom middle was signed by the same hand as the signature on the bottom right. Look at those "D"s, followed by nearly identical vertical and horizontal figures.
Finally, chances are "Dennis Maguire" on the Iron Man COA and "Diane Nelson" on the Man Of Steel COA were signed by the same hand, with a different slant given to try to mask the fact that it's the same handwriting. Look at those "D"s, and the overall structures of both signatures. Look at how the respective "M" and "N" of their last names look nearly identical.
I'm not going to go searching for them, but I guarantee that there will be similarities like this to all of the new "COAs" they're issuing with these forgeries.
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Now, like I said before: your Harrison Ford fedora is real. It came from Celebrity Authentics' private signing.
Let's look at how Chris Hemsworth signed at Celebrity Authentics' private signing:
Now, let's look at the Chris Hemsworth signatures on your various items:
There's no similarities between what's featured on your posters and the formations of his real autograph.
Also, while you are looking at those, take a look at this real Scarlett Johansson autograph. This was signed for a special charity auction and loaded with her favorite songs:
Her autograph is really nice, very complex, and very difficult to create a forgery of... that's why the signatures on your poster look nothing like this.
Next, consider this:
The signatures of the same celebrities look extremely different on your various posters. I already showed you that on the Hemsworth signatures. Now look at the Downey signatures, and throw these in for good measure:
Not only are these not nearly the same kind of signature, they have no similarities because they are being written by people who are hoping to trick you with holograms and stamps and COAs so you won't look at the signatures.
By the way, here's a real official, authentic Downey autograph on a Rittenhouse trading card for reference:
As you can see, the authentic card shares none of the same characteristics as the dramatically different signatures on your two posters.
Now, like I said before: your Harrison Ford fedora is real. It came from Celebrity Authentics' private signing.
Let's look at how Chris Hemsworth signed at Celebrity Authentics' private signing:
Now, let's look at the Chris Hemsworth signatures on your various items:
There's no similarities between what's featured on your posters and the formations of his real autograph.
Also, while you are looking at those, take a look at this real Scarlett Johansson autograph. This was signed for a special charity auction and loaded with her favorite songs:
Her autograph is really nice, very complex, and very difficult to create a forgery of... that's why the signatures on your poster look nothing like this.
Next, consider this:
The signatures of the same celebrities look extremely different on your various posters. I already showed you that on the Hemsworth signatures. Now look at the Downey signatures, and throw these in for good measure:
Not only are these not nearly the same kind of signature, they have no similarities because they are being written by people who are hoping to trick you with holograms and stamps and COAs so you won't look at the signatures.
By the way, here's a real official, authentic Downey autograph on a Rittenhouse trading card for reference:
As you can see, the authentic card shares none of the same characteristics as the dramatically different signatures on your two posters.
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
For other examples of wildly different signatures between your two posters, look at Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan and Jurassic Park. While these are cleverer forgeries than on some of your posters, they are still far from being correct.
Look at the Daniel Craig on your Casino Royale poster verus your Skyfall poster:
Once again, they share little to no characteristics because they are both the result of a forger who doesn't know how to write Daniel Craig's autograph.
Here is an authentic Daniel Craig autograph for reference. This is an engraved pen and gift box that he gave to crew members as a thank you on the set of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
Here's one that was authenticated by PSA:
Notice how these look signed, while the ones on the posters look drawn? See how the posters share no characteristics with these signatures?
I'll close for now with obvious forgeries from headlining cast members.
The "Johnny Depp" signature on your Pirates poster is on the left, just below the logo:
Here is what a real Johnny Depp autograph looks like:
The "Orlando Bloom" forgery on the poster is below and just to the right of the "Depp" one:
Here is what a real Orlando Bloom looks like. This is from an authentic Topps trading card:
In both cases, the signatures are wildly different. Bloom's autograph is very difficult to forge, which is why on the Pirates poster they decided to just create a bunch of indecipherable squiggles.
For other examples of wildly different signatures between your two posters, look at Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan and Jurassic Park. While these are cleverer forgeries than on some of your posters, they are still far from being correct.
Look at the Daniel Craig on your Casino Royale poster verus your Skyfall poster:
Once again, they share little to no characteristics because they are both the result of a forger who doesn't know how to write Daniel Craig's autograph.
Here is an authentic Daniel Craig autograph for reference. This is an engraved pen and gift box that he gave to crew members as a thank you on the set of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
Here's one that was authenticated by PSA:
Notice how these look signed, while the ones on the posters look drawn? See how the posters share no characteristics with these signatures?
I'll close for now with obvious forgeries from headlining cast members.
The "Johnny Depp" signature on your Pirates poster is on the left, just below the logo:
Here is what a real Johnny Depp autograph looks like:
The "Orlando Bloom" forgery on the poster is below and just to the right of the "Depp" one:
Here is what a real Orlando Bloom looks like. This is from an authentic Topps trading card:
In both cases, the signatures are wildly different. Bloom's autograph is very difficult to forge, which is why on the Pirates poster they decided to just create a bunch of indecipherable squiggles.
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
I'l close with this:
Milla Jovovich has one of the most beautiful signatures around. Even in a rushed environment, her signature maintains many of the flowing qualities with various ink pressure throughout:
But the signature on your poster is riddled with amateurish scribbles:
As I've highlighted above, when trying to determine if something is a forgery, always look for the signatures that are real tough to copy--names such as Johansson, Jovovich, Samluel L. Jackson. It's there where forgeries are obvious even to beginning collectors.
To recap, I've shown how the "COAs" are suspiciously similar between "companies", how they contain errors, and how they seem to share similar signatures written by the same hand. I've shown how the signatures on your posters don't match signatures that come out of official private signings, or signatures that have been authenticated by third party entities. I've also shown how the autograph forgeries of the same actor don't even match between different fake posters.
Once again, I'm sorry for the bad news; but I'm hoping my hard work and time on this will help a fellow collector invest in better collectibles in the future. Like I said, I will happily authenticate any future item you are considering at any time; just ask!
I'l close with this:
Milla Jovovich has one of the most beautiful signatures around. Even in a rushed environment, her signature maintains many of the flowing qualities with various ink pressure throughout:
But the signature on your poster is riddled with amateurish scribbles:
As I've highlighted above, when trying to determine if something is a forgery, always look for the signatures that are real tough to copy--names such as Johansson, Jovovich, Samluel L. Jackson. It's there where forgeries are obvious even to beginning collectors.
To recap, I've shown how the "COAs" are suspiciously similar between "companies", how they contain errors, and how they seem to share similar signatures written by the same hand. I've shown how the signatures on your posters don't match signatures that come out of official private signings, or signatures that have been authenticated by third party entities. I've also shown how the autograph forgeries of the same actor don't even match between different fake posters.
Once again, I'm sorry for the bad news; but I'm hoping my hard work and time on this will help a fellow collector invest in better collectibles in the future. Like I said, I will happily authenticate any future item you are considering at any time; just ask!
Colossus
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
SICK Update and Pic's, Like how you are trying to help Fans out to Collecting with the comparison to Real and Forger-ed Signatures, shows the seriousness to your Collection, Very Cool, Congrats on getting to Meet and Great with Mila, Excellent Posts; Ozzy
SICK Update and Pic's, Like how you are trying to help Fans out to Collecting with the comparison to Real and Forger-ed Signatures, shows the seriousness to your Collection, Very Cool, Congrats on getting to Meet and Great with Mila, Excellent Posts; Ozzy
Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Damn haven't updated this in a while and missed this. Thanks for the heads up Ozz. Very interesting
Also, I'm now back home in Singapore. So I guess it's time to get the collection sorted out and begin the photographing!
Damn haven't updated this in a while and missed this. Thanks for the heads up Ozz. Very interesting
Also, I'm now back home in Singapore. So I guess it's time to get the collection sorted out and begin the photographing!
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Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
For the fans of Blade Runner. This has been a dream prop of mine for a long time. A Richard Coyle Blade Runner Blaster. It's made of pewter and is really hefty. It also came with real unprimed .44 special ammo but due to weapon laws in Singapore, I had to go with resin cast ones instead.
For the fans of Blade Runner. This has been a dream prop of mine for a long time. A Richard Coyle Blade Runner Blaster. It's made of pewter and is really hefty. It also came with real unprimed .44 special ammo but due to weapon laws in Singapore, I had to go with resin cast ones instead.
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
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Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Next Up Alien Attacker Studio Scaled Models from the Movie Independence day. One of my favourite childhood movies. It took me a long time to track these down . Both of them were made by Icons Replicas. 1 of them was damaged in transit and is awaiting spare parts.
Next Up Alien Attacker Studio Scaled Models from the Movie Independence day. One of my favourite childhood movies. It took me a long time to track these down . Both of them were made by Icons Replicas. 1 of them was damaged in transit and is awaiting spare parts.
Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 21st July , Indiana Jones Adventurebilt Fedora "
Been spending a lot of time streamlining and upgrading my collection and displays. Nothings complete but I'm taking it a step at a time. Finally got the lighting done up and now I'm waiting for several acrylic display cases
Been spending a lot of time streamlining and upgrading my collection and displays. Nothings complete but I'm taking it a step at a time. Finally got the lighting done up and now I'm waiting for several acrylic display cases
Colossus
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 7th September , Blade Runner, Independence Day ID4
Excellent Excellent Update and Scores, I see why you have been wanting that Richard Coyle Blade Runner Blaster, That thing is Intense, Impressive Posts Jedi my Friend
Excellent Excellent Update and Scores, I see why you have been wanting that Richard Coyle Blade Runner Blaster, That thing is Intense, Impressive Posts Jedi my Friend
darthstitch
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 7th September , Blade Runner, Independence Day ID4
Nice, no beautiful collection !
Nice, no beautiful collection !
menoseloso
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 7th September , Blade Runner, Independence Day ID4
Love it. You have some amazing pieces.
Love it. You have some amazing pieces.
Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 7th September , Blade Runner, Independence Day ID4
Thanks so much guys.
Thanks so much guys.
Jediguy
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Re: A Jedi Mind trick....."Updated 7th September , Blade Runner, Independence Day ID4
So today I did some spring cleaning . Cleaning up the glass, streamlining the collection. Really so difficult to choose!
Here are some pics of the shelves I'm happy with
So today I did some spring cleaning . Cleaning up the glass, streamlining the collection. Really so difficult to choose!
Here are some pics of the shelves I'm happy with
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