23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 2:37:56 AM UTC
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 6:44:49 AM UTC
That's terrible.
A poor effort too!
Dior
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 6:58:41 AM UTC
the seller claims that he obtained it from a friend in London who met them at an "event" he was attending
hmmm......
the seller is also selling 4 "Christopher Tolkien Autographed" 3x4 Inch Bookplates
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 9:53:30 AM UTC
I wonder where he got the book plates from?
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 11:31:24 AM UTC
This is a bit of a first really for Ebay, I have never before seen someone sell their attempts at forging a signature as bookplates.
How long before the first COH signed by J.R.R. Tolkien appears?
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 12:28:03 PM UTC
Saw the items earlier and reported them to Ebay. If a few others also report the items, it may speed up their removal before someone is taken in. (Link to Report Item is at bottom of Auction Listing).
Still, you gotta be a little amused at such a poor effort! LOL!!
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 12:48:49 PM UTC
Trotter wrote:
"How long before the first COH signed by J.R.R. Tolkien appears?"
I'm waiting to bid on a signed copy until I see one signed "Turin Turambar." I heard he was at a signing event in Oxford this weekend with his wife.....or was it his sister? I'm not sure.
23 Apr, 2007
2007-4-23 4:34:56 PM UTC
I've heard of forged J. K. Rowling bookplates being sold (in addition to the many forged signatures on Harry Potter books). It's pretty easy to scan a copy of the bookplate since it just has the helm in black and white.
I reported it to eBay too--those listings have to get pulled!
24 Apr, 2007
2007-4-24 4:59:26 AM UTC
The main listing has been pulled, I have also reported the bookplates, but they are still available, sadly one has been sold. If you have not already reported them to Ebay then please do so.
Forged Bookplates
24 Apr, 2007
2007-4-24 11:55:22 AM UTC
Hopefully with enough reports he can be "NARUed." If the auction gets pulled, does Ebay contact those who have already made a purchase?
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