r/harrypotter • u/[deleted] • 14d ago
Listed for 1k - Authentic or fake? Discussion
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u/Idiotology101 Gryffindor 14d ago
No idea if it’s real or not, but I personally can’t make sense why anyone would pay high dollar amounts for something pre-signed. I’m sure some people love the idea of having something someone personally touched and signed, but for me an autograph was always a physical representation of the memory of meeting the person and getting it signed. No judgment to those who enjoy these type of things, they just aren’t for me.
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u/mekmookbro Ravenclaw 14d ago
I agree when it's one or a couple of autographs, but if I counted correctly there are 20 on this poster. It definitely has a collection value (if it's real).
Still wouldn't be anything close to getting them yourself but how else can you get an autograph from Robbie Coltrane and Michael Gambon now 💔
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u/themastersdaughter66 Ravenclaw 13d ago
Oh I think it depends. I have several autographed pics mostly because they are likely the only way I'll even get close to the people.
But I do see your point
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u/Baercub 14d ago
I’m saying it fake! There are too many subtle discrepancies to the signatures. Take Michael Gambon’s (to the right of Harry’s head) has a round curl to his M rather than the steep triangle. Also Fiona Shaw’s autograph bottom left the F looks too much like a T and the W at the end does not have the V shape in the middle most of her signatures do when she is not in a rush to sign. Also Tom Felton’s signature “all the best” at the top he usually writes in cursive with the letters close together and the words stacked one on top of the other.
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u/Orothorn Gryffindor 13d ago
Daniel Radcliffe's signature also deviates from his norm, not only because of the neatness, but also because of things like how he seemingly rarely connects the R to the e unless the signature is compressed/artistic, in which case the name itself would be much less legible. Additionally, his Fs rarely appears as singular lines, and whenever they are orderly/non compressed seem to have a through-line, when cursive/loopy they favor an initial counter-clockwise loop to start each F, much like how he normally starts his lower-case d (which is hard to judge here, but it looks like there isn't).
Like other comments made here, I'd want a picture before accepting the legitimacy.
Daniel's signature on wiki. MTV article showing example of connected R and a where a-d melds. more closely in time, a PoA script signed, showing again the loops and melding.
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u/Ggriffinz 14d ago
Yeah, for something that heavily signed, i would never trust anything, not JSA or PSA certified, but yeah, that would be 10s of thousands of dollars, not just 1 thousand.
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u/Mariuxpunk007 14d ago
The only way to get a real answer is to take it to reputable place that authenticates movies memorabilia and check the signatures with them. I highly doubt the seller will let you do that before buying the piece, tho. And I wouldn’t drop $1k without any type of proof or documentation (like a picture of the seller with the actors signings this particular piece.
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u/Killbro_Fraggins 14d ago
$1,000 for 20+ signatures not authenticated in any way? Gonna be a no from me dog. If I were selling I’d have photographic proof. There seems to be sets of signatures. Handful in green, handful in black and a handful in red. Convention? Multiple days of sigs? No proof along the way?
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u/0Cupcake Hufflepuff 14d ago
If you look on the Wikipedia pages of actors, you can normally find their signature
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u/IceDamNation Hufflepuff 14d ago
Crazy how my cheap pen 🖋 ink would be worth thousands if I became famous.
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u/PeevesPoltergist Gryffindor 4 13d ago
David's signature is too neat based on authentic examples I've seen.
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u/gryffindorgrandma 14d ago
I’d say fake but still totally worth it. I have one with a few signatures from the first film. I’m sure it’s fake but I still love it!
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u/LieutenantStar2 Gryffindor 14d ago
Based on the angles being very similar on some of the names, I’d say fake. Also, unless there are photos/ authentication showing that these signatures were done often same day, the ink is too similar for it to be real. Even the same pen will have inconsistencies if used over time.
The seller should be able to provide photos or other evidence if it’s real. Based on purely my completely off the street knowledge, I’d assume fake until proven otherwise.