| GB: Queen Archivist 05.05.2013 20:17 |
This subject always fascinates me. I once saw on eBay a signed 'Freddie Mercury Album' on vinyl LP (released in 1992, you might recall), signed by Freddie Mercury (who died in 1991, you will definitely recall). I really wanted to get this item. Would have loved it... and was willing to pay the scheming hapless idiot £25 or so for it, but can you believe someone paid £140 for it!!!!! so I lost it. WTF were they thinking!? I wonder at what point the 'winner' of that auction realised!? Was it YOU?????? So.... who here has purchased or seen a really shockingly awful signed Queen item? Where did you get it? How much did you pay? How did you realise you'd been had? There was a QUEEN II fully signed LP on ebay two weeks ago, Buy it now price was £600. It was REALLY abysmal. Clearly all 4 signatures written by some 13 year old school kid on the bus home, with his eyes shut. So I did that 'make me an offer' thing, and offered £6.20. I got a nasty reply!!!! Let's name and shame. What do you have??? GB |
| inu-liger 05.05.2013 20:41 |
I've seen examples on eBay of Made In Heaven (the Queen album of course) "autographed" by Freddie, usually with very obvious fake signatures. |
| emrabt 05.05.2013 21:28 |
There's been a few photos of Gary Mullen autographed by Freddie, it's Funnier when you consider they look nothing alike.. |
| *goodco* 05.05.2013 21:53 |
A 'Queen: Live' book |
| GB: Queen Archivist 05.05.2013 21:54 |
emrabt wrote: There's been a few photos of Gary Mullen autographed by Freddie, it's Funnier when you consider they look nothing alike..Excellent. Do you have a picture? |
| john bodega 06.05.2013 00:16 |
John Deacon's birth certificate. |
| emrabt 06.05.2013 03:01 |
Excellent. Do you have a picture? =============================== link |
| FriedChicken 06.05.2013 03:07 |
I could create a Freddie Mercury Death Certificate signed by Freddie if you want. |
| FriedChicken 06.05.2013 03:10 |
The worst thing would be a photograph of Jim Hutton with his arm around Freddie's body while putting his thumbs up. Signed by Jim of course. I wouldn't be surprised if it actually exists.... |
| Ghostwithasmile is BACK! 06.05.2013 03:20 |
inu-liger wrote: I've seen examples on eBay of Made In Heaven (the Queen album of course) "autographed" by Freddie, usually with very obvious fake signatures.Seen that one as well ! I even emailed EBAy but nothing happened. This scam is for me the reason not buy signed stuff anymore, only from very reliable collectors.... But not on the internet. |
| Thistle 06.05.2013 07:17 |
Oh shit, don't start this one - you'll only get kurgan on telling you that verifying signatures is just guesswork, and that we can never be totally sure. |
| Thistle 06.05.2013 07:26 |
All banter about you aside, Greg, this is actually a decent topic. I once bought a "signed" NOTW LP from a guy called Galvinmoondust on eBay. This was before the queen autographs.com site, but, because the price wasn't crippling, I was a bit dubious - until jackie at QFC "verified" it for me. The fact that Freddie wasn't on it, and the story that it was signed in 1994 led me to take the gamble. Big mistake! After I found it to be a duffer, I demanded a refund - but there was no PayPal protection at the time, so I was had. I traded it later with another guy much, much later - I told him it was a duffer, and he said he knew, but wanted it for the vinyl. He then sold it for £800. There's plenty of injustice there, but morally it wasn't me in the wrong :) |
| brENsKi 06.05.2013 09:53 |
i have two of the most prized and sought-after items imaginable 1. a "cosmos rocks" cd signed by freddie 2. a sworn handwritten affidavit stating "Paul Rodgers is my favourite singer" - signed by Freddie Mercury |
| Thistle 06.05.2013 10:20 |
And I have verification from jackie on that, brenski! |
| GratefulFan 06.05.2013 10:38 |
I bought this signed John Deacon item on ebay for 450 dollars and a pair of hand knit socks. I hope it's legit. :( link |
| Thistle 06.05.2013 10:42 |
That's the funniest thing I've seen here for quite a while on QZ. Thanks, GF :) |
| pestgrid 06.05.2013 10:44 |
I havnt got anything dubious to speak of...but once when I was on holiday in Japan I bumped into Jim Hutton...I couldnt believe it...he looked different from some documentaries Id seen from 2000....thinner and older.....he was on a small getaway...we got talking about Japan and the gardens we were in...he said that if it werent for Freddie,then he wouldnt be here now....or even have ever visited Japan....anyway...he gave me some sunglasses and said they belonged to freddie once...as it turns out,its the sunglasses Freddie was wearing the day of the photo shoot for the Made in Heaven album,that turned out to be The Mr. Bad Guy album..I couldnt accept,but he insisted..he was hoping to bump into someone in Japan..he says its a game he plays with himself...go to another country,find a Freddie fan,then give them something special....so they sit now proud by the vinyls I have...x |
| GratefulFan 06.05.2013 14:19 |
Thistleboy1980 wrote: That's the funniest thing I've seen here for quite a while on QZ. Thanks, GF :):) |
| GratefulFan 06.05.2013 14:27 |
pestgrid wrote: I havnt got anything dubious to speak of...but once when I was on holiday in Japan I bumped into Jim Hutton...I couldnt believe it...he looked different from some documentaries Id seen from 2000....thinner and older.....he was on a small getaway...we got talking about Japan and the gardens we were in...he said that if it werent for Freddie,then he wouldnt be here now....or even have ever visited Japan....anyway...he gave me some sunglasses and said they belonged to freddie once...as it turns out,its the sunglasses Freddie was wearing the day of the photo shoot for the Made in Heaven album,that turned out to be The Mr. Bad Guy album..I couldnt accept,but he insisted..he was hoping to bump into someone in Japan..he says its a game he plays with himself...go to another country,find a Freddie fan,then give them something special....so they sit now proud by the vinyls I have...xI love this story and want it to be true. So I've decided it is. :) It reminds me of travelling internationally a few years ago with a roll of Canadian two dollar coins looking to give them away to strangers if the moment seemed to suit it because I thought the coins were pretty and perhaps meaningful in that context. It was about brief connections and bits of happiness in interactions with strangers and leaving behind a tangible bit of good will. So while toonies are exponentially less cool than something that once belonged to Fred, I definitely get Jim's intent. :) |
| Fireplace 06.05.2013 15:33 |
GF, if you ever intend on touring Europe with a batch of John Deacon signed pictures of BHM & RT to hand out to strangers let me know. This one was really funny. |
| pestgrid 06.05.2013 16:40 |
I love this story and want it to be true. So I've decided it is. :) It reminds me of travelling internationally a few years ago with a roll of Canadian two dollar coins looking to give them away to strangers if the moment seemed to suit it because I thought the coins were pretty and perhaps meaningful in that context. It was about brief connections and bits of happiness in interactions with strangers and leaving behind a tangible bit of good will. So while toonies are exponentially less cool than something that once belonged to Fred, I definitely get Jim's intent. :) Thats what Jim said...he does it to make brief connections with people,so they pass on that connection to others and so forth...again something he said he learned from Freddie...connecting people...community...kind of like facebook and the internet...maybe Freddie was ahead of his time...x |
| Ale_Pisa 06.05.2013 18:45 |
I remember a Gary Mullen photo ATG by Freddie, a copy of Made In Heaven (the queen album) and Queen Rocks atg by all Queen member! |
| Supersonic_Man89 08.05.2013 11:09 |
pestgrid....photo? |
| MERQRY 09.05.2013 21:14 |
I don't know if the worst but i remember a The Game lp signed by ""Fredy Mercuri"" |
| rocknrolllover 9741 10.05.2013 05:52 |
its a poopoo trap |
