The guys at Rittenhouse got back to me quickly when I emailed them about collect-er-bills’ Ferrigno’s — the seller didn’t get back to me at all.

I asked plainly if these cards were legitimate, and Rittenhouse’s response was:

Lou kept some of the cards, so it’s possible these are among those. It’s hard to tell otherwise, without seeing the cards in person.

So, it sounds to me like these are not legitimate variants produced/distributed by Rittenhouse Archives. It also sounds like the signatures aren’t guaranteed by Rittenhouse either. . .

Jon

I just noticed these items for sale from eBay seller collect-er-bills (items 260542184759, 220545084108, 260542183799, and 220545084799). . .cool card, I have one in my collection except it doesn’t have this great inscription — or that odd white stripe at the top of the card. . .

Hmmm.

Here is the seller’s entire description — emphasis is mine.:

This is a Lou Ferrigno autograph from the 2008 Rittenhouse Archives The Incredible Hulk movie card set. Lou provided the voice of the Incredible Hulk for the film (as the card indicates on the front). It is a rare variation that is in blue ink and with a “Hulk Smash” inscription. It is in NM/Mint condition. Please note that if you are a collector that uses album pages, this card is slightly larger than normal and may or may not fit. Add this card to your collection today. If you have any questions, send me an e-mail.

I’m not sure what the source of these cards is, or how legitimate they are, but given that they are clearly improperly cut based on the seller’s description as well as the white stripe at the top of the card I’d be asking some questions before buying. In fact I did ask some questions. . . one to the seller and one to Rittenhouse. I’ll let you know what the responses are, but I HIGHLY doubt these were released by Rittenhouse in the same fashion the regular cards were released — if these were released by RA at all. It should be noted, too, that this seller has a number of obviously show signed items up for sale.

Here are scans of the other cards up for sale (notice one is inscribed 2008 and another is inscribed 2009):

On another note the seller has a box of Transformers Armada cards up for sale with an insane buy-it-now price. . .

Here is the description:

This is a sealed hobby box of 2003 Transformers Armada trading cards by Fleer. These boxes are real tough to get nowadays. It may contain one of the toughest sketch cards to get with only 50 in existence or even a Pat Lee autograph card. If you have any questions, send me an e-mail.

Great description, except that the sketches are by redemption, and Fleer went out of business in 2005, so . . . uhh. . . buyer beware. . .

Jon