Yes, I’m trying to get someone who can assist. It’s difficult
Autograph authentication
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Does the person who is selling this have proof of where/how they got the book?
The person claims the following.
“I was the one who personally had Stephen King autograph the two books that he signed for me the day of his signing at Bookstore One in Sarasota. I even included a JSA authentication certificate proving the autograph was authentic and there was a photo showing Stephen King signing that day. This is a 100% authentic autograph from Stephen King!!.”
Sounds legit, then. He did do a book signing there.
It sounds like the person already did. Even if I showed Stephen the photo of the signature, he wouldn't be able to without question say he did or didn't sign it. Once you've signed 400 or so autographs all at the same time, they tend to blur together.
It’s a birthday gift for my girlfriend, she’s a huge fan and I don’t want to spend money on something she will cherish, that turns out to be fake
I have a suggestion: if you're looking at buying this on eBay I would suggest that you don't. As Mod can attest, Mr. King's signature has changed so much over the years. You have the early year sigs and the later year sigs. Obviously EOW is a later years however, that one looks iffy to me. Although the way his sig is lately it could almost go either way. There are MANY forgeries trolling eBay. I would go through Bett's Books or places like Camelot, Very Fine Books, etc to be on the safe side with reputable book dealers. Obviously not all dealers on eBay are fake. I've seen some good deals for authentic sigs but personally, I stay away from it when it comes to flatsigned books.
Any possibly Mr. King can personalize a sign the book? I would love to pay for it, the money can be later donated to charity
Sorry, no, he stopped doing autographs through the mail quite some time ago.
I have an actual authentic "End of watch" signed and for sale. let me know if you are interested.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Did you go to a book signing? I went to one in Toronto but did not get lucky (that was for the Sleeping Beauties tour).
Yes I did, I went to several. And on top of that I went to the National Book Festival in DC and got about 45 signed copies of EOW. Believe it or not, after everyone redeemed their tickets for their signed books after the opening they put all the "leftover" signed books on a big table in the middle of the selling area and anyone who wanted could just stroll up and buy as many signed Stephen King books they wanted at cover price. Some might say I went overboard, but I couldn't help it, there was so many, and people just picking them up checking them out putting them back down and moving on. Not even buying them. So I don't feel like I took from any true fan that wanted one. There was plenty more after I made my purchase there as well.
Ha, yeah that's exactly what I felt like. Also wasn't expecting to purchase that many books so lugging them through the entire convention center to where I parked in DC was a daunting task to say the least. But honestly when does a huge SK fan get the opportunity to purchase as many signed books as they want??
And to answer your question, I only have one remaining for sale. Kept a few for my own collection of course. Still looking for that Mr. Mercedes signed to complete a signed trilogy.
Also back to the topic on hand, having owned many signed copies of the book in question and seeing that many 100% legit King signatures side by side and all from the same "session" his signature can certainly vary. Some looked quite nice, while others I had a hard time selling as they looked a little off. You can tell if he was rushed or just getting tired of signing. I think the one on this topic looks a little "off" but that surly does not mean that its not legitimate. I honestly don't know how you can say for certain if the man himself couldn't tell you. The King part looks exactly like many of the ones I owned, but like previously mentioned the Stephen part looks off, like too many letters or extra long.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
That's great! It was a bit scary to see some of the fans in Toronto who really, really wanted to get close to him - I can only imagine how tough it must be for him when he goes out in public.
I know this post is months late, but that looks authentic to me. Although I wouldn't want it with the JSA sticker - those authenification services are worthless. The signature looks just like the two I got at the Word Bookstore event.
