A few weeks ago Miss Lizzy’s Collectibles contacted me about a questionable Brian Krause autograph from Charmed. She graciously sent the card to me, and I could immediately tell it wasn’t right. . . but it was hard to put my finger on why. The signature was too smooth and dark, but other than that the card looked good.
Non-Sports Card Forum Moderator Anjee sent me her Krause to compare with, and even side by side you can tell there is something off, but it certainly isn’t obvious. While Anjee’s card was in route I picked up a Krause from Ink Vault on eBay. . . here are the three cards together.
As you can see the middle card isn’t quite right. . . The signature is too dark and smooth as you can see, but the most telling difference — which I didn’t even notice until I had the three cards scanned next to each other is the Inkworks seal. On the middle card it’s not quite as bold as it is on the other cards.
Surprisingly I picked up my Krause for under $4 plus shipping, and I don’t think at it’s peak this card sold for over $30. That makes this card a bit of an odd target for a counterfeiter. Clearly they aren’t just after the high end market.
Thank you to Miss Lizzy and Anjee!
Jon
No problem Jon!
I’m thinking that whoever counterfeited this card thought that the value would increase, not decrease.
They must have done it before Inkworks went out of business.
Comment by Miss Lizzy — December 28, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
Hi.
Do you think that this Summer Glau Auto Card from Serenity is real?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=120648773418
I am looking forward to hearing your opinion. :)
Comment by Michael — December 28, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
There is nothing immediately concerning about the Glau auto, but I don’t have one to compare with and the scan is pretty bad, so it’s tough to reach any conclusions.
Comment by webjon — December 28, 2010 @ 8:08 pm
Thank you for the super fast answer! :)
The G (from Glau) from this one looks different than the G from many others.
Is that good or bad? I mean,she could have taken more or less time writing it.
If you compare it to this one for example: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/inkworks-serenity-autograph-a7-summer-54368600
Do you think that she could have “messed up” the G-part?
Thank you!
Comment by Michael — December 28, 2010 @ 8:23 pm
Stylistically the Gs look similar enough that I wouldn’t be concerned. Variations do happen during signatures due to fatigue, distractions, etc.
Comment by webjon — December 28, 2010 @ 8:31 pm
That sounds awesome! Thank you very much! I checked it for all the other points you mentioned in your previous articles and everything except the G seemed right. So hearing that you think it’s real as well is great! :)
Comment by Michael — December 28, 2010 @ 8:38 pm