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[ferdinand_the_yak]

FOTR Howard Shore is back again for a BIN of $299. Topps won't be happy
And a TT hobby box for $220! If the buyer pulled a Sam from that, we'd have one unhappy camper! For that amount, you could buy any of the autographs you wanted... why bother to take the risk?

[samwise16]

i dont like both of those auctions one bit, and that Howard Shore auto looks just like the last one sild, the actual signiture i mean. I doubt Howard would have signed 3 items for this person, piece of paper and 2 cards  

[ferdinand_the_yak]

From what I remember, the winner was kyo410 and what happened was that he found out it was not an official card and threatened to report to Topps if the seller forced him to buy it/left neg. Something like that, I remember from the Topps board. So it looks like the seller is putting it up again, hoping it will sell quickly - it went over $500 last time and he's trying to sell it for $300!

[savage727]

I remember seeing the auction the first time around for the Howard Shore fake auto card.  I also remember the Seller being honest and telling everyone in the auction description that it was of his making and not an Official Topps Autograph card and that he did obtain Howard's signature in person.  I do not understand the Buyers problem in light of this and have no sympathy for the person.  I really liked the card and wished Topps did a real one for him - he sure earned it.  

Now look at one card which peeves me and I still do not understand to this day how one was made for Figwit.  I think he had all of 10 seconds in the film!!  Contrast this with Howard Shore's contribution to all 3 movies!!  Go figure!!  

[beckham1]

Please explain to me the howard shore thing.  He is the composer for the LOTR music???
I thought I had read a post about an auto for LOTR cards that never happened??

Also I thought I had read something once about a few auto's for the LOTR that were packed out that weren't supposed to or super rare?  Give me the skinny since I don't know.

[savage727]

Hi Beckham:

Yes Howard Shore is the composer for all 3 LOTR's movies.  I do not know about the post you mention.  All I do know is that Topps never did an Autograph card for Howard Shore.  An eBay Seller who has some computer and graphics talent manufactured a few cards with Howard Shore's image on it like you see all the other Topps LOTR's Auto cards and had Howard sign them.  He gave one to Howard and has tried to sell at least one on eBay that I am aware of.

The only thing I can contribute to your second question is that to my knowledge there was nothing that happened as you asked.  The only super rare auto card I know of is from The Fellowship - Merry.  I do not know why he only signed half as many as the others and to me at least the card is not worth what people are paying for it.  It would be a cold day in hell before I shelled out that kind of money.

[ferdinand_the_yak]

Howard Shore is down to $199... it seems that the seller really wants to offload it!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60245&item=6102496712&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Tempting... not
I think I would be tied down and beaten by my fellow collectors if I even considered it

[savage727]

Hi FTY:

I do not think fellow collectors would do that to you!!  

If I was not looking at some expenses now for the next LOTR's Decipher installment - Mt. Doom and Topps ROTK Upsate set I would have purchased it at that price.  I think the Seller did a great job with the card.

[ferdinand_the_yak]

Cheers savage

while I agree with you on the great looking card, i personally would not buy it... I have issues with buying non-certified autographs and wouldn't want to risk $200 on a possible fake. Not saying it is, but playing it safe

[Roz]

Yep - I'd love to create and have some of these myself but I'd never buy them because you have no control over the quality of printing or (more importantly) the authenticity of the autograph (after all that's WHY we buy these auto cards isn't it??? for the promise of authenticity!).

[savage727]

As eBay states - "Buyer Beware".  I cannot fault you there.  You know for sure when you purchase a Topps LOTR's Autographed card that it is the real thing.  You are also correct that there are many LOTR's Autographs that are fakes out there on eBay.  

[Roz]

Yes we have often commented on badly fake autos I think I can spot rubbish JRD, Elijah Wood, Sean Bean, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom (though not the new OB I don't think), etc but Viggo still remains a mystery as his auto is so vague anyway  

Now to learn the autos from the HP set!!!

R

[ferdinand_the_yak]

I have to say, Viggo has the most easily forgeable signature... i could do it now from memory and without my Topps card to reference from

Ah well...

[Roz]

DON'T DO IT FTY!!!!

 

[ferdinand_the_yak]

Hmmm... I wonder what my 'authentic' signed Topps card of Viggo would fetch on ebay? Will go and make up a COA now and see if I can flog it off for $50

LOL... I wouldn't be so evil
*switches to Gollum mode*
Yessss we would precioussss!

[Roz]

Faking Viggo's sig?

You would die before your stroke fell!

[savage727]

Unfortunately FTY is correct about Viggo's autograph.
 

[samwise16]

It's not as easy as you may think, i thought i could do it along with orlando blooms so on a 8x10 with viggo and orlando on it i attempted viggo's sig and it really is hard, maybe it is me knowing it was not viggo's sig which made my brain assure me it was a rubbish attempt. Orlando's was too hard. This was for my own lesuire and the 8x10 got thrown out when i moved house 3months ago  

[ferdinand_the_yak]

tell me what you think of my attempt when I put it up on ebay lol

*runs away in terror as Roz chases me with a replica Anduril*

[Roz]

What a waste of a nice 8x10 - grrr