fake amy autographs on ebay

[CrackedOutLithium]

how sad. i was searching through ebay and 99% of the autographs they have are fake. so if u buy an autograph from ebay please becareful!

[dreamchaser_83]

Thats is absolutely horrible. I don't get how people can do that. But then again, its the internet. How do you know what to trust and what not to. I feel bad for the die hards who think they are buying something fantastic...and maybe will never know its not real!

[CrackedOutLithium]

Thats is absolutely horrible. I don't get how people can do that. But then again, its the internet. How do you know what to trust and what not to. I feel bad for the die hards who think they are buying something fantastic...and maybe will never know its not real!

i know me 2. i can pretty much tell all the bands autographs to see if theyre real (i have enough of my own lol) so i would never buy one. but to someone who never had one to get a fake is messed up. only buy an autograph if they have pictures of them signing it otherwise i would never.

[dreamchaser_83]

even then I still wouldn't. How do you know they didn't just steal a pic offline of the band signing something and then put a fake up. People can be so sketchy! I also have enough autographs of my own so wouldn't buy them. its sad! if you fake ebayers are reading, you're mean ha ha ha

[central park]

umm 99% of all autographs on ebay or online are fake. doesnt matter the person. so for everyone who thinks of buying, dont!!! waste of money!!

[TheOnlyOne]

eBay is just a bad idea as a whole ;)

[CrackedOutLithium]

eBay is just a bad idea as a whole ;)

actually ebay can be pretty damn good lol

[TheOnlyOne]

Well, I once bought something online (From eBay UK) and about two months later we had been scammed: Someone purchased international flight tickets on our account. Its not great to lose the equivalent of over $8000 (we use another currency) over Christmas Time, lol.

[GothicBarbie]

ouch!!!!!!!!

ive never rfeally bad any bad luck with ebasy though i wouldnt buy an autograph online

[ShadowCat713]

How do you know they are fake? Just curious. And... why would anyone sell an autograph from Evanescence? It's priceless!
(=

[Princess_Diane]

I wouldnt buy autographs online anyway I would rather have it signed myself because that is more valuable. People are cruel when it comes to money and they are greedy.

[Derek]

Yeah, if you want an autograph try and get it at a concert..even with a C.O.A. there is never any guarantee that the autograph is authentic. People can buy a C.O.A. for the right price which is why they cant be trusted.

[Tara]

I know, I really don't trust much that I see on Ebay. The one time someone had a signed Beatles album. However, if you looked in his recent items that he purchased (via his feedback), you could see he bought the same album NOT signed. It was the same one because the corner was creased in the same place on the album cover. People just suck.

[paper-pharie23]

People on ebay are ridiculas, another thing never to buy is concert tickets, my friend bought some on there a few months back, and they werent even real tickets when they got there!!!
Also, some bright spark keeps putting up "REAL CD ORIGINAL ORIGIN REAL MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN" and its not at all the original, its the re-made origin. Ebay can suck so much sometimes, I remember the case of the tesco bag (just a regular plastic carrier bag) that sold for £4.50, and the square of USED spongebob square pants kitchen roll that went for about the same price, absolutely pathetic.

[Derek]

I know, I really don't trust much that I see on Ebay. The one time someone had a signed Beatles album. However, if you looked in his recent items that he purchased (via his feedback), you could see he bought the same album NOT signed. It was the same one because the corner was creased in the same place on the album cover. People just suck.

You should've reported him on eBay for fraud. That's ridiculous.

[telstronic]

ahh, the magic of ebay is lost, and now its just a blackmarket of silly things.

[GothRocker]

Oh, sh*t. Well, sucks for me. I should have known better than to buy ANYTHING off of ebay.....

[Ashley]

WHACKK--to people who scam like that... ridiculous

[Exurbia]

Yeah that sucks. I don't know how people can do that. On some of them, you can tell whether or not it's Amy's actual signature though.

[fallen_angel]

i am personally a huge fan of ebay! yes guilty as charged.
i would not buy autographs - most are fake
i would not buy concert tickets - they are all scalpers trying to rip you off
i find with ebay you have to be real careful - and read fine print and feedback,,, sometimes u can score real good deals, but if u dont do ur research, its really easy to get scammed. i myself had someone hack my ebay and try to sell 2 motorcycles on it as me...luckily ebay monitors that stuff , ip addresses and all, and took it down and put a watch on my account, its been smooth sailing and lots of deals since then!

[dreamchaser_83]

i am guilty of ebaying as well. i mean i would never buy an autograph but i do buy loads off there. actually that is where i got my ev concert tix for toronto. ya i overpaid but i dont care.....2 tickets came to like almost $200. (ya i paid ALOT more than i should have) but it was sooooo worth it.

[nananess]

I wouldn't want to buy an autograph. Getting one is part of the fun of acutally meeting that person. If that made sense. hahah. I'd rather meet Amy and ask for a siggy then buy one that's fake! bad eBayers. hahahha
but I have found good deals too. hahahha.. so it's not ALL bad...

[Dark_raven]

I agree when the next show is on in australia, i missed out in 2003, but i'll be there waiting for a real one, hopefully not too long

[Carmen]

You can never trust anything on ebay, and that's the end of the story really. I personally would never bid on anything over £50 because you just cannot be sure your going to get the item or it's going to be real. I've paid for an item before and never received it. I was heartbroken. I wouldn't ever sell by Amy autographs on e-bay. If I was going to get rid of my autographs I would give them to someone for nothing. Autographs are only really valuable when you receive them from the famous artist yourself. I've just put some concert tickets on e-bay for sale, though I can understand if nobody bids what with all these scams some members have under there sleeve. It's a challenge to try and get bidders to realise that your item really is real.

[Grendz]

I wouldn't want to buy an autograph. Getting one is part of the fun of acutally meeting that person. If that made sense. hahah. I'd rather meet Amy and ask for a siggy then buy one that's fake! bad eBayers. hahahha
but I have found good deals too. hahahha.. so it's not ALL bad...

you said what I was gonna say. Why would you want to buy someone's autograph in the first place? I have autographs from a few people (Ev band members included), but to me they're memento's of the time I met the person....not just something I bought off Ebay because I wanted to have one.

[jonnigirl02]

I love Ebay, there's lots of good deals, especially off the new Ebay Express (all brand new stuff you just buy, no bidding), but you do have to be REALLY careful. And I agree with everyone else on here, autographs are only as valuable as the memory attached to them. Well, until the person passes away or something, but that sort of thing should never be bought without seeing it in person first, definitely not an Ebay buy.

[Aerdna]

This shows that people would do anything for money...and yet people decide to buy into it anyway :confused:

But I'd rather go to a show and try and get an autograph myself, that way, I know it's the real deal, and it's just that much more special!

[DarkStar]

i use ebay a lot. you just have to be really careful. i've got tickets on there for several gigs and they've all been legit. but that was because i was very careful. and if you do get tickets that are real you can take action against that user. you can get some of your money back and that user gets banned.

autographs are just pointless in my opinion unless you were there when it was signed. the artist signs it FOR YOU not for joe blogs. i just dont get why you'd want a 2nd hand autograph which is probably signed by the seller!

i think some people are just asking to be conned! ok maybe thats harsh, but theres a safe way to shop online. i saw this one woman on the news who sold her laptop on ebay. she sent it before she had recieved payment. anyone knows that you wait til you've got the money before you send the item. if you're buying an item and it doesnt arrive, theres a system to making complaints, you dont just ignore it.

[keziya]

Like others have said, what's the point of an autograph at all if you didnt get it yourself. I'd rather actually meet the person and then have them sign something. It has no value if I just bought it off of someone.

[Aerdna]

I bet the only reason some people buy these fake autographs is because they want to make money off it themselves. They buy it just so they can sell it for even more. But yeah, then there are those who actually take those autographs for the real thing...

[Yumi Yan]

to ger autograpf in reall I think be more cheaper than buy it (and you don't know what you'll get for that price) why? couse you could meet the person somwhere in the street or get to the concert and get it after the show I think this way is better couse you have a great feelings from concert and will have a autograph...:) anyway, it's so silly to sell autoghaphs....people are not stupid...

[DarkStar]

haha has anyone seen the amy lee expose interview... i dont know where it's for. anyway it shows her doing all these interviews before she goes to film much on demand and just as she's leaving the hotel theres a few "fans" waiting outside. so amy signs some autographs but she senses something fishy and says to the guys "this is that ebay **** isn't it?" haha the guy was collecting autographs to sell on eBay and amy does not approve! but there is one real fan waiting and amy acknowledges him, really sweet.

[Yumi Yan]

haha has anyone seen the amy lee expose interview... i dont know where it's for. anyway it shows her doing all these interviews before she goes to film much on demand and just as she's leaving the hotel theres a few "fans" waiting outside. so amy signs some autographs but she senses something fishy and says to the guys "this is that ebay **** isn't it?" haha the guy was collecting autographs to sell on eBay and amy does not approve! but there is one real fan waiting and amy acknowledges him, really sweet.


good girl :D

[Shivercide]

For those that are afraid to buy anything off of eBay - personally, if I'm going to be spending a lot of money at once, I won't buy if they don't offer shipping insurance. If they do and you accept it, and for whatever reason you never receive the item you bought, then you get your money back, hands down. If you don't buy insurance or if you buy from a seller who doesn't offer it and this happens, then I'd say it's on you.

As far as autographs go, as many people have said, most of them are fake. The best thing you can do to help is to just report users to eBay when you know for a fact that they're fakes. They'll be taken care of, especially since selling supposedly-real autographs is a major crime.

haha has anyone seen the amy lee expose interview... i dont know where it's for. anyway it shows her doing all these interviews before she goes to film much on demand and just as she's leaving the hotel theres a few "fans" waiting outside. so amy signs some autographs but she senses something fishy and says to the guys "this is that ebay **** isn't it?" haha the guy was collecting autographs to sell on eBay and amy does not approve! but there is one real fan waiting and amy acknowledges him, really sweet.

Haha, I think Amy got suspicious when I tried getting her to sign my unopened copy of TOD. She talked me into taking the wrapper off. I wasn't planning on selling it, of course, I even told her I was going to buy an extra copy to listen to and keep that one as a keepsake. Hehe.

[DarkStar]

For those that are afraid to buy anything off of eBay - personally, if I'm going to be spending a lot of money at once, I won't buy if they don't offer shipping insurance. If they do and you accept it, and for whatever reason you never receive the item you bought, then you get your money back, hands down. If you don't buy insurance or if you buy from a seller who doesn't offer it and this happens, then I'd say it's on you.

very good point! shipping insurance is a must if your item is expensive or breakable!


Haha, I think Amy got suspicious when I tried getting her to sign my unopened copy of TOD. She talked me into taking the wrapper off. I wasn't planning on selling it, of course, I even told her I was going to buy an extra copy to listen to and keep that one as a keepsake. Hehe.

lol i read that in another thread! lol bless you wanting to keep it safe! but how was amy going to sign the wrapping :rolleyes:

[Katie@EvThreads]

Yeah, I saw a few of these fake autographs today some guy was selling posters and posters that he/she probably signed themself.

[Cirafly24]

i saw those on ebay too...i actually contacted some of the sellers and told them their autographs are obviously fake (some of them buy them elsewhere and may not know theirs are fake), but none of them replied so i'm thinking they know and don't care.

i bought an autographed photograph of angelina jolie off ebay a few years ago...and later found out it was fake. very sad

jenna

[Aloi]

This isn't a fake autograph, but it's highly amusing, and I didn't know where else to post it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200043939195&rd=1&rd=1

Read the description lmao

[DarkStar]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Signed-Evanescence-Amy-Lee-Call-me-when-your-sober-7_W0QQitemZ160054215185QQihZ006QQcategoryZ50QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160054215185

hmm i think this one is sooooo genuine! *sarcasm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EVANESCENCE-FRAME-MOUNTED-PIC-AMY-LEE-SIGNED-COA_W0QQitemZ120054516652QQihZ002QQcategoryZ50QQrd Z1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120054516652

this one looks the same. but totally different to amy's sig

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evanescence-REAL-signed-gig-ticket-AMY-LEE-TERRY_W0QQitemZ290053433813QQihZ019QQcategoryZ5869 7QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290053433813

this one is real tho. it was signed at the gig i went to. who'd want to sell it tho, im keepin a tight hold of mine. cool pics with it at the bottom of the page.

[CrackedOutLithium]

lmao @ the pooping on the rocks thats funny people have too much time on their hands

and yeah some of those fakes are so obviously bad im like give me a break at least try and look like the original the only real one is that ticket one and they actaully have a photo of her so that helps but then again u could get that anywhre too but the signatures are real for a change

[GothicBarbie]

i'd NEVER part with my ev autographs!!!

kinda hard though since two of them are tattooed to my arm forever... hehe

[Glaedr]

I saw several "autographs" on ebay this week. And no two were the same.

JK Rowling was sueing Ebay or at least thinking of it about some fake autographs in her name and Ebay refused to do anything about it. A lot of those had "certificates of authenticity" too.

[evan_rockz]

What i dont understand is why people would buy an autograph from ebay anyway, it just doest have the same sentimental value as it would have if you got it yourself!!! But that's just my opinion.

[Chiara]

Yes you're right evan_rockz! I think the same too!

[Q<3EV]

Yeah I have always looked at them and wanted to buy them..it would be best just to get one :)

[Darkangelofrock]

What i dont understand is why people would buy an autograph from ebay anyway, it just doest have the same sentimental value as it would have if you got it yourself!!! But that's just my opinion.

I agree with you, I think an autograph is only a thing who remind us when we met the group. Buying it on Ebay ?? I really don't understand !

[Q<3EV]

I agree with you, I think an autograph is only a thing who remind us when we met the group. Buying it on Ebay ?? I really don't understand !
Yeah I do agree..it would be cool to have one, no doubt, but still it should really mean something to you and be a reminder..not something someone else got signed just to sell on ebay

[dreamchaser_83]

i was just looking at random things on ebay and i found a bunch of autographed stuff. this one in particular made me laugh. i feel bad for the person who placed a bid on it!

they have an open door promo pic and a pic of amy signing it for proof. so when i checked it out, the pic of amy signing has ben sitting beside her. like, ben left over 3 years ago. so this person obviously isn't a fan and the autograph is obviously fake. that person who placed a bid on the pic must not know much about ev!
click here to check it out. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059673620)

[WednesdayMourning]

That’s cheap. Some ebayers suck. Of course I don’t think I would want to buy an autograph. Getting one signed in person seems more special to me.

[Cuddie]

Wouldn't you be able to sue them if you can prove they are fake because you get a certificate of authenticity and it states that the pictures are 100% :S weird that's all. and wouldnt all signatures not be the same because they could be in a rush and just scribble one day and try harder on another one. i know everytime i sign for something, my signature is all over the place lol

[EvenInDeathGirl]

I don't understand the appeal of buying something autographed anyways. . .the entire point of an autograph is to BE there when they sign it. Otherwise, you might as well have a fake bc outside of the experience its just a name on a piece of paper. When it comes time to tell the story of your autographed piece, its not cool to be like "oh, I bought that online" lol. . .just my opinion!

[Annie]

Yeah, I wouldn't want to buy an autograph.
I'd rather have it autographed myself, it makes the autograph so much more personal.
Just knowing they acknowledged you for 2 seconds rather than buying it off the internet is more rewarding :P

[SwEeT SaCrAfiCe]

i wuld rather get it in person. it has more meaning.

[InLoveWithMySorrow]

I don't understand the appeal of buying something autographed anyways. . .the entire point of an autograph is to BE there when they sign it. Otherwise, you might as well have a fake bc outside of the experience its just a name on a piece of paper. When it comes time to tell the story of your autographed piece, its not cool to be like "oh, I bought that online" lol. . .just my opinion!

Totally agree! MUCH more meaningful when you get them in person... why waste money on something like that... especially if there's no guarantee it's real.. :confused:

Although, I do admit that the other two autographs I own (One by my favorite actor, Gerard Butler, and one from one of my fave authors, William Nicholson) were not obtained in person... But I didn't get them online either ;)

[blackred]

Hello, whats your opinion of this fan mail based autograph being sold on ebay where you can specify personal stuff to be writen.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMY-LEE-PERSONALIZED-AUTOGRAPH-Limited-Time-Only_W0QQitemZ130094759588QQcategoryZ32988QQtcZpho toQQcmdZViewItem

[DarkStar]

there's still no guarantee it's real. and anyway, it can't be personal unless you're there really. it's just not right. if you want an autograph it's easy enough to get one yourself by going to a gig or anyevent the band are at. they happily sign for fans.

[Star121]

I have no chance of ever getting an autograph from Evanescence because my parents won't take me to a concert. They think concerts are violent!!!!!

[OutsideLookingUp]

I have a guitar supposedly signed by Amy Lee from Ebay. I go some opinions on it from people from other websites (b/c this one didn't exist yet) and they seemed to think it was real. I wish I had the pic...

Does anyone have a picture of an actual Amy Lee signature? I have to know now, haha.

[ghetto fab]

I have two samples <3:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2682/amysigqv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5929/amysig2aq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Basically you gotta have the long A, Y, L and the heart (of course, b/c she loves her fans) or I'd be suspicious.

[DarkStar]

yeh but the people on ebay are tricksy, some of them know she draws a heart. but the signitures are always way off!

[blackred]

not sure about the signatures cois i have seen lots of different ones some with heart some without some both names close together some with the A done differently, doesnt neceserily mean there not real.

[OutsideLookingUp]

I have two samples <3:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2682/amysigqv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5929/amysig2aq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Basically you gotta have the long A, Y, L and the heart (of course, b/c she loves her fans) or I'd be suspicious.

Awesome! I'm pretty sure it's real now that Iv'e seen those. I'd post a picture, but I don't have the guitar because it's at the shore right now.

Basically, it's red with a green sig at the bottom and it looks the same as that with a heart and all.

::searches for a picture::

[ghetto fab]

not sure about the signatures cois i have seen lots of different ones some with heart some without some both names close together some with the A done differently, doesnt neceserily mean there not real.

Maybe if she's in a ****ty mood she doesn't draw a heart. :uhoh:

Pretty much all the legit ones I've seen have at least the long letters. Maybe an older sig of hers would be a little different. But I'm saying I would use the long letters and quite possibly heart as a bare minimum comparison.

Everyone knows nobody wants to part w/an Amy Lee sig though so I'd never want to buy one, even if I didn't have two already. I don't like the uncertainty.

[DarkStar]

not sure about the signatures cois i have seen lots of different ones some with heart some without some both names close together some with the A done differently, doesnt neceserily mean there not real.

well i think you'll find that amy's signiture stays pretty much the same. its the same as when you have to sign for someting when you're paying, it has to be the same as the one on the back of your card.

this is totally different to ghetto's
http://i17.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/8e/5e/dd7c_1.JPG
i worked in a shop and if someones sigs differed like that i wouldn't serve them

[Ms Hollywood]

I have two samples <3:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2682/amysigqv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5929/amysig2aq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Basically you gotta have the long A, Y, L and the heart (of course, b/c she loves her fans) or I'd be suspicious.

The heart isn't always on her autographs. I watched my ticket get signed and there was not heart, just her name. So i guess its too hard to tell. If you're suspicious, just don't buy.

[blackred]

peoples signitures are different to autographs, we should start posting examples of autographs so we can see them

[blackred]

please could u post a shot of your autograph ms hollywood

[xBURNEDparadise]

how much are people selling these fake ones for.

yeah some dont have the heart

[CrackedOutLithium]

I have two samples <3:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2682/amysigqv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5929/amysig2aq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Basically you gotta have the long A, Y, L and the heart (of course, b/c she loves her fans) or I'd be suspicious.

i have a ton of autographs and those are pretty much close to the real deal. somethings it can be sloppier depending on how rushed it is cuz i have a couple 'rushed autographs but if she signs it the way she usually does thats pretty much how. lately her autographs have been a bit bigger at least from the meet and greet they were

i posted this on evclub but ill post it here to just to show how it can vary this is my signed origin booklet by john and amy

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k151/evfan1/signedorigin.jpg

i got another 8x10 signed and a pic of me and her signed also they were just like that one. if ure gonna buy one from ebay i would suggest you ask around on evthreads/evclub before so you can get some opinions :)

[LovelyPoison]

How do you know they are fake? Just curious. And... why would anyone sell an autograph from Evanescence? It's priceless!
(= My thoughts exactly. I have real autographs from them, and I would never sell them. The mean a lot to me because they were signed just for me, not for someone else. What's the point in having autographs from someone if you've never met them and it wasn't intended for you? It's not the same.

[ghetto fab]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k151/evfan1/signedorigin.jpg


Ooo... *likes the big Amy Lee signature, steals*

Who's that other sig belong to? I didn't know they were allowed to share the same space. I'd be like, "umm, sign the next page, pls." jk.

[LovelyPoison]

My Amy Lee autograph doesn't have a heart. But Ritchie was hurrying her and Terry up, and it was just on the back of my paper ticket so I think she tends to put hearts more on framed or CD type things. Just a guess.

[CrackedOutLithium]

My Amy Lee autograph doesn't have a heart. But Ritchie was hurrying her and Terry up, and it was just on the back of my paper ticket so I think she tends to put hearts more on framed or CD type things. Just a guess.

Nah... I think it depends if she's in a rush or not. I usually see the heart on alot of autographs it just depends on the situation. I have a couple of 'sloppy' autographs and they still have the heart on it.

[imaginary_light]

A while back I was actually gonna get one. But then I realised ones that I'd lost on just kept on going back up for bidding. It was then I realised they were fake.

[Our Demise]

http://a146.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/46/l_e54131c88b273a60979170ecf6a68451.png
Uploaded this to myspace a while ago... you can see Amy's autograph.

One that I've found that seems to change a lot is John's. i got his autograph in sydney (so obviously I know it's real) but when I see some other peoples signed stuff, it's different. Although I must admit he was a little tipsy after the sydney show :p

Anyway, selling fake autographs on ebay to hopeful fans is really, REALLY low.

[blackred]

Anyone got any different looking authentic autographs so we all know whats out there, ie without heart and straight line etc..

[CrackedOutLithium]

http://a146.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/46/l_e54131c88b273a60979170ecf6a68451.png
Uploaded this to myspace a while ago... you can see Amy's autograph.

One that I've found that seems to change a lot is John's. i got his autograph in sydney (so obviously I know it's real) but when I see some other peoples signed stuff, it's different. Although I must admit he was a little tipsy after the sydney show :p

Anyway, selling fake autographs on ebay to hopeful fans is really, REALLY low.

Yeah I was just gonna say that. Everybodys else's autograph is pretty much still the same but John's seems to be changing quite a bit. Rocky's old autograph from like Fallen time use to be a fancy R but now he signs bigger and sometimes draws a skull (if ure lucky). I only have a few more things to get signed after that I will be pretty much done with autographs from them.

[blackred]

if you go to an evanescense concert how is the best way to get an autograph, do you have to leave the concert early and wait around the back entrance, how do you do it.

[CrackedOutLithium]

if you go to an evanescense concert how is the best way to get an autograph, do you have to leave the concert early and wait around the back entrance, how do you do it.

if i had a penny for everytime this was asked lol...:p

http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=3590

[Garbagefan2]

Dam. Ebay sucks sometimes. I see lots of Amy Lee autographs. They seem so fake. I search for Shirley Manson. On ebay. She's the lead singer of Garbage. And they look real. But I think they are fake. I have a real autograph from her. Including other things she wrote to me. I don't know when I looked at the one on ebay it just "feels" so fake.

[Cirafly24]

This is what my autograph looks like, to add it to the list of samples:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c283/Cirafly24/Evanescence%20Concert-%20Boston/DSCF0597.jpg

The one next to it is John's

[widowmaker]

Most of the auctions tell you if it's a print of the signature. Authentic ones often state in big letters stating it's authentic. If they do that and send you a fake one you can simply report it to ebay and usually get a full refund including shipping. This however can be very time consuming and problematic. May be weeks before you get a refund. The one biggest piece of advice I can give as an experienced ebay user is to fully read an auction before you bid. Sellers can put confusing or misleading words in to technically tell the truth but mean something else. For example "like new <insert product here>"

[DarkStar]

Most of the auctions tell you if it's a print of the signature. Authentic ones often state in big letters stating it's authentic. If they do that and send you a fake one you can simply report it to ebay and usually get a full refund including shipping. This however can be very time consuming and problematic. May be weeks before you get a refund. The one biggest piece of advice I can give as an experienced ebay user is to fully read an auction before you bid. Sellers can put confusing or misleading words in to technically tell the truth but mean something else. For example "like new <insert product here>"

well there is no way to really prove that an autograph is real. just coz its not a print doesn't mean its actually that of the artist. i could sign a photo with amy's name, making sure it looked real and sell it on ebay. but theres no way to prove that it wasn't amy that signed it so you couldn't really get your money back. the only way to know for sure is to be there when its signed! even photos of amy signing doesn't help. i saw an auction for a signed guitar that they said they got in something like 2005 but the photo was from 2003/4 coz ben was in the pic!

[maria_rose]

I have an autographed picture of Amy that I got for a gift...it came with a certificate that said it was signed for someone or for an official from somewhere...but it looks just like Amy's signature and you can kind of tell by the sharpie marks that it's real. At least I hope so :[

[widowmaker]

well there is no way to really prove that an autograph is real. just coz its not a print doesn't mean its actually that of the artist. i could sign a photo with amy's name, making sure it looked real and sell it on ebay. but theres no way to prove that it wasn't amy that signed it so you couldn't really get your money back. the only way to know for sure is to be there when its signed! even photos of amy signing doesn't help. i saw an auction for a signed guitar that they said they got in something like 2005 but the photo was from 2003/4 coz ben was in the pic!

That's forgery and is punishable by law, but I agree it does happen all too often :no:

[Harlious]

... why buy a autograph at all??? without see the band it has no meaning

[OutsideLookingUp]

I'm pretty sure my autograph is fake...I did some handwriting analysis (gotta love Forensics class at school) and it's pretty different. I'll post a picture on here later.

::is sad::

[CrackedOutLithium]

I'm pretty sure my autograph is fake...I did some handwriting analysis (gotta love Forensics class at school) and it's pretty different. I'll post a picture on here later.

::is sad::

i hope u didnt pay much for it :(

while were on this subject heres a pic of some of my autographs/tickets that i framed recently

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k151/evfan1/framenew.jpg

whats on it.....

amy signed pic from evclub......a live pic i printed out.....8x10 i made to have the whole band sign at the glens falls m&g....tod japan booklet signed by everybody but john (yet)....tickets from various shows since TOD came out....the one with the crazy autographs is signed by revelation theory...tim pics from 2 shows one is signed.... card from z100 jingle ball m&g :) the 8x10 is signed by everyone at glens falls m&g but you cant really see it cuz they used black markers i shoulda had them use a silver one but oh well tim and john personalized it to me and terry was showing rocky cuz he liked the pic i dont think he saw it yet...:)

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k151/evfan1/picsigned.jpg

close up of the pic.....john stil insists on spelling my name nick even though its nik lol oh well ill let him get away with it :)

[blinding light]

That's grotesque! :@

[OutsideLookingUp]

i hope u didnt pay much for it :(



It was in the vicinity of $300. I feel really cheated now. But the guiter still hangs on the wall, it's just known as "the fake Amy Lee guitar" now.

I'm contemplating selling it on Ebay as a fake Amy Lee autograph and see how many people buy it simply for the guitar.

[DarkStar]

That's grotesque! :@

although you have an opinion try not to express it so harshly. its just a plain nasty comment and very blunt. or it sounds that way with no explanation

you have a lot of signed stuff lol! well displayed!

[CrackedOutLithium]

although you have an opinion try not to express it so harshly. its just a plain nasty comment and very blunt. or it sounds that way with no explanation

you have a lot of signed stuff lol! well displayed!

ah dont waste your breath just another hater lol, thanks for the compliment :)

[Maniac05]

Here's another sample of Amy's autograph. I got this at the Las Cruces concert. And yeah it's signed twice.

Full Image (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/gemini05chic/AmysAutograph.jpg)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/gemini05chic/AmysAutograph1.jpg

[CrackedOutLithium]

Here's another sample of Amy's autograph. I got this at the Las Cruces concert. And yeah it's signed twice.

Full Image (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/gemini05chic/AmysAutograph.jpg)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/gemini05chic/AmysAutograph1.jpg

was yours a pre signed one then u got it signed again? lol anyways they look pretty similar :)

[The Reaper]

Back in 2004, they used to sell 'Signed" framed cd's of the band.....even microphones