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FOTR Howard Shore is back again for a BIN of $299. Topps won't be happy :o
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?

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!

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!!   >:(

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.

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.

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 ;)

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.

Cheers savage ;D

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

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!).

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.   >:(

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

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...

DON'T DO IT FTY!!!!

 :-X

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!

Faking Viggo's sig?

You would die before your stroke fell!

Unfortunately FTY is correct about Viggo's autograph.
  :(

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*

What a waste of a nice 8x10 - grrr

Forget Legolas, Elrond's the elf to get...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60245&item=6103434477&rd=1
$400 already and the auction has only been on there for 10 hours and its a 10 day auction. Interested in how high this one will go - the last one cleared $600

Always knew that Hugo Weaving was the better elf lol no but Leggy was my favourite in the books... oh I love them both ;D Anyone here seen Hugo in Priscilla Queen of the Desert?

This auto really has gone through the roof in recent months... and he hasn't done an in person autograph session as far as I know   >:(

I think I may have to start staking out his favourite Sydney haunts again :D I actually met him backstage at a school stage theatre performance once a few years back - he was so NICE! Very down to earth and all I could think was 'But you're Agent Smith and want to enslave all of humanity!' LOL ;D

It is going to be interesting to follow the value of the autograph cards once the Topps Update set of ROTK comes and goes.  I wonder in 6 months to a year if the value we see now for autos will drop as people move away from this area or lose interest?

Good... but bad as well. Good that I can get some autos I want (maybe) and bad that the value of the ones I have will drop :(

good point, I think the interest from collectors will move on to other areas (like HP).  

I won't even try to start putting the set (auto's) together at current levels (I'm partial to costume cards anyway) but if they dropped in the next 6-12 months I might go for it. :P

Unless someone wanted to trade me a complete set for a Weasley Robe # 1300, let me know! 8)Ha

Oooh - I want one - I'll give £30 for it  :P

That's interesting!  Frodo's Elven Nightshirt is the only Costume Card I am missing.  If this is indeed a trend I will happily wait for prices to drop not only for costume cards but autos as well.  I have a feeling they will as beckham says collector's move on to other areas.

Good old supply and demand theory in action.  

Check out this auction - one card of every actor up to ROTK wave 1. The framing is great as well, though I am worried about where to dispaly it without the autos fading. Nice - but the $400+ shipping is not so nice :'(
I just want the Elrond anyway :)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60246&item=2258592658&rd=1

Yeow that's not the way I want to display my stuff!  The cost to ship is a rip off!!  The Autos sure will fade in that environment!  

Says the card is in good condition, but the bottom 2 corners look bent and very worn. Is it just me or the camera? Judge for yourselves

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60798&item=6109869375&rd=1

I also wanted to mention that the Howard Shore Auto card was back up for auction starting at $99.00 and had one bidder so far.  That card is sinking like the Titantic!   ;)

Woo!

It's a great card, I am not denying it but fake cards shouldnt' be encouraged in sales on ebay - I think if we mocked one up for ourselves and promised not to sell it would be cool!

Anyone who sold theirs would have "sneak" appear in boils on their faces*

*OOTP Chapter ... erm 27 I think

Good one Roz!!  :)  

Look out you might start a new fashion fad "Sneak in Boils" across your forehead!!   :P

I vote we test it out on Ed... ;)

Just kidding, we would never do anything like that to you :D

We wouldn't?

Oh *cough* no of course we wouldn't!

*sheepish look*

(Best go and look for that counter jinx book then)

Wot about this Gandalf auto (or lack of) chaps?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60243&item=6110811290&rd=1

I have heard of Sean Bean and Viggo unsigned cards, but never a Gandalf. Anyone interested? I reckon it will go for a bomb :o

And remember that TT Mery unsigned.

OK OK I appreciate that unsigned cards are rare but I wouldn't pay for one! The point of these cards are that they are signed so unsigned ones are just plain odd!

 ;D

I agree, i would never pay for it either, but you know those crazy collectors out there ::)

Sometimes I think that alot of people pay through their noses for something that is labelled 'rare' but don't really appreciate. I bet if they made a prop card with Dan Radcliffe's toenails (ok, ok, thats silly, but you get the idea ;)) and made it a /5 it would go for a small fortune. I mean, the rarity factor would far outweigh the 'euuwwww' factor 8)

LOL so true...

I feel a bit grossed out now... thanks  ???

Any time ;D I can come up with more lovely ideas, but I think they would get me permanently booted off the forum :-\

Gee Ladies - thanks for the curse and then recinding it!   ;)  I would prefer not to have boils across my forehead or anywhere else thank you!   :P

That is the first time I have seen an unsigned Gandalf.  I have seen one for Boromir but not for Aragorn.  Did the Aragorn one sell do you remember?

Now we could never have FTY booted off this Forum could we?   :-X  It would never be the same!   :(

Thanks savage ;D Welcome to the elevated yak status - we are now certifiably obsessed with yaks! Not to mention four legged and hairy ;)

Gee thanks for mentioning the Yak status FTY, I did not even see it until you mentioned it!!   :)

I feel honored to be included in such esteemed company!   :)

You are welcome! And the pleasure is all mine ;)

Do you think we should ask Roz and Mark if we can have those cool eyebrows that samwise has under his 'omnipotent yak' status? Yes, Roz, I know they are horns ;)

Why not.  You have to post quite a bit to get to this point so you should be rewarded with a unique identifier.   :)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60245&item=6111347903&rd=1

Is this allowed? Surely not. Why does the seller simply not set a reserve price and say what it is? ???

No!

Not if you are going to be rude about the Yak horns.

Now go to your room!

*ahem*

LOL

Yeah I think that should be possible - or if you want to be really elitist you could have a totally new symbol!

Our resident Mak is currently in the middle of designing a new website and so he's a busy bee (but the new one will be cool - do you ever visit Mark's Pirates comic, they have Hobbit like stature :) ) but let him know what you might like (by posting here or PM) and I am sure he'll do something.

You know I would never be rude Roz, really I wouldn't! Well... occasionally...

*hangs head in shame*
 :-[

I'll keep from harassing the Bovine King about mine and Ed's new yak status until he finishes the new website and besides, I need my Bob's your uncle fix! I have become addicted to that cartoon now, thanks Mark :P ;)

Have you really?

:D

He'll be delighted to hear that! You will have noticed you didn't get one yesterday and that's cos the new site is under construction.

You can see it at

http://www.theyakshack.34sp.com

as it is being changed all the time there - but shhh I wasn't supposed to tell you that!

Last night he did an amazing colour thing with all the characters from Pirates in colour for the Pirates pages :) Yahay!

(And he starts a new job today so he'll be all nervous today and tired tonight).

Ahh well I shall get back to my own work which is getting more and more frustrating by the minute. How can you do "world class research" with 10 year old pieces of "high tech" equipment - think you can't? How right you are!

Yes indeed 8) I went back to the start of the series and read them all. Voting everyday as well of course!

Surely you can get better equipment for your project from your university? It IS Cambridge, after all - surely they would want their students to have the best of the best? :-\

You'd think so - apparently Cambridge has a reputation for "research on a shoe string" - is that an international phrase!

Wow - thanks so much for the votes and all the Bob's your uncle. Soon you will be able to go through the Pirates archives and read those in a row too - Mark didn't make them their own section at first because he thought if people tuned into his site and saw a black and white toon they wouldn't be interested or think he was lazy, but Pirates is my favourite (and perhaps other people like it too) so finally they will be getting their own section

 :)

Yea Roz - we need to have you picket the head of Cambridge to get that remote controlled helicopter for the overhead photographs you need for your research!    ;)  Or else be able to tap into our spy satellites!  

Both FTY and I look forward to our refined Yak status look whenever Mark can get to it!