Signed Hobbit????

Unfortunately, it would appear to be another fake. Here is an auction from the same seller for a Signed Harry Potter Book (with Letter).

http://cgi.ebay.com/Harry-Potter-Gobl ... ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

From a Feedback Comment back in March, it would seem that the Seller sold another Signed Harry Book, and again with a letter.

"Beautiul Harry Potter 1st edition Book, Pristine Dust Jacket, & author Letter" Mar-25-06 09:24

Caveat Emptor!!

hi there

i would be interested to hear why you guys think this is a fake signature?

Personally, I am a bit skeptical that for both The Hobbit and The Goblet of Fire. the signature pages are both a significantly different color than the facing page. Could possibly be a quirk of the lighting, but along with the lack of provenance, and a private auctions, my alarm bells are set ringing.

Jeremy

i see what you mean about the difference in colour of the signature pages on both these books. it does look kind of dodgy, and combined with the lack of provenance and private auctioning as you mentioned , it all seems too risky to bid on.
thanks for your advice, i think i might pass on this one!

If this item was the real thing it would not start so cheap... secondly the seller would not sell as a private auction and thirdly he would reply to emails and send the requested high res pictures of the signature.

I agree with Beren, a non-responsive seller for a high ticket item is an easy deal killer.

Jeremy