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I would also be very suspicious about this auction. The eBay listing did not have the best photos, none of which showed a close up photo of the signature. Add to this the fact that Cobb was supposedly pissed off when signing his name, which could make the signature irregular and difficult to authenticate. I guess the accompanying newspaper clippings added some "provenance" or eased the buyer's doubts. Also on the list of positives, the seller was based in Placerville, CA. If I was on the search for a Cobb auto, I would've passed on this one despite the cool story.

I grabbed the image from ebay, enlarged it a bit, and added some contrast....