Diamond Card Talk Member
| That is a great link and I'm so happy you shared it with us. Mark Hamill has been a terrific signer for a very long time even though he has been in great demand. He inscribes a lot of stuff with off the cuff remarks and he obviously cares about his fans being ripped off. I wish more celebrities would do this. Just call up eBay when they see these junk autographs and get as many pulled as they can. But it's up to collectors to also protect themselves and not fall victim to that old wishful thinking. Remember that the bigger the star the more fakes you will have and some stars just never sign, so 99% of what you see for certain people are fakes. And if it's cheap, it's a fake. If it has a "letter of authenticity" from someone you never heard of or can no longer verify, it's a fake with a fake "letter of authenticity".  Go for the certified autograph card when you can. It may not be full proof, but it is the best guarantee you can get. Don't put all your faith in grading services either, they have been wrong too. Just be careful, learn as much as you can before you buy and then enjoy your autograph collection.  |
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Gold Card Talk Member
| Really cool that Hamill is willing to do this and those 70s Star Wars cards he added messages to are hilarious.
As he says himself: "memorise the real signature and you can spot the phonies yourself". It amazes me how many people buy custom 'autographed' trading cards on eBay that are clearly fakes. |
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