Autographs - Cancelled Checks

[danc]

Foolproof, yes, but of the thousands and thousands of subjects that come signed in check form, maybe a handful are duplicated (photocopied) and used by at least one seller, (maybe two) to dupe the public. You won't see it with Carl Erskine.

I remember once seeing a George Harrison check on eBay and with like four minutes left, it was only at $91. This is a $1,000 item, so what gives? The seller did what some annoying seller's do, fill the description with a life's story of the individual and there it was, in fine print, all the way at the bottom...this is a high quality reproduction of an original check in the tiniest of fonts.

With anything you buy in this industry that is driven with a large majority of fraud, caveat emptor.

As far as 3x5 v. checks, I think it all depends on the figure and how many checks are issued. Some checks rarely show up (according to Spence's population report of checks that he produced some many years ago), I once had a Jim Bottomley in my possession with...off the top of my head...maybe 10 exist and it fetched $1,750 --circa-2003), as a 3x5 signature of Bottomley would bring far less, maybe a nice one would bring $300-350...maybe $400. You could always do a comparison with 3x5 v. checks in the SMR.

Anyone have that report and any chance for a copy? Have no idea what happened to mine.

Thanks,
DanC