Originally posted by Raven:
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Originally posted by mykdude:
It is sad to find out he has been doing it for 3 years.
Yeah, that's how long he's admitting to, hard to take his word for it under these circumstances though. Apparently, he has also been autographing art prints along the way that cost more than the $600 book, and those signatures are in question now too.
Sometimes I buy signed editions and a couple of times when I got them, they were autopens. That was disappointing, but I didn't pay more than the cost of the book. If it costs more, I'll only go in for a few bucks higher. When the difference between a regular edition and the limited signed edition is significant, you are paying for the autograph, and it had better be a genuine hand signed autograph. Everybody knows that.
The Dylan book went out with a letter of authenticity from an S&S executive. I really don't think they would have created that legal liability if they knew they were going to be handing out autopens. Dylan has sold his portfolio for more than 500M. He doesn't need the money and he's never been overly concerned about pleasing his public, but he's 80 now. Who knows who may be calling the shots? Things happen to elderly celebrities.