PS Olsens changed locations and grew and now not so many big names
anymore. National Bookfest is my favorite. I got a lot of good ones
there (last time Bob Woodward).
On Tue, 06 May 2008 13:53:41 -0400, Sue H <dahoov2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I am located in Virginia. These books were obtained from a signing in
>Jersey. We get some odd ones now and then but not so much here; I get
>my books usually from other states. I know Olsen's was my favorite
>place (DC because my son lives there) and I can get into DC, richmond
>etc for some good ones quite easily. I missed out on Barbara Bush a
>couple years ago, but managed to buy an Easton Press autographed
>edition for under a hundred bucks... I collect those a little too (if
>I can find a great deal otherwise I enjoy looking) :)
>
>On Tue, 6 May 2008 10:29:44 -0700 (PDT), northfield
><corvoescuro@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>On May 6, 11:30?am, Sue H <daho...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 6 May 2008 07:04:16 -0700 (PDT), northfield
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>>> <corvoesc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> >On May 6, 5:51?am, barefoot <barefoo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> >> and please...don't post as "sharon"... just post as yourself...it's
>>> >> pretty obvious this is a planted name, as you haven't got the BALLS
to
>>> >> do anything you've threatened me with...this post PROVES that you
are
>>> >> either lon, or an employee...take me on like a man you coward!
>>>
>>> >hi barefoot - your response shows that you simply have an opinion
>>> >based on an untrained eye - no credentials or standing in the hobby.
>>> >would you be able to setup a table at a hobby endorsed event- very
>>> >doubtful. ?these examples you say of strickler seem like rants more
>>> >than anything else. ?what have I 'threatended' you with? most of the
>>> >posters on this usenet seem to be interested in modern items more so
>>> >than my interests of vintage and classic. ?Mr black - you probably
>>> >aren't stupid but I don't know you. ?sue - you seem to specialize in
>>> >star wars signatures and other modern? anyway, like sue said there
are
>>> >no experts just mavens. Sharon
>>>
>>> I know quite a lot about LOTR and Harry Potter and I am starting to be
>>> good with Pirates of the Caribbean. ?But that's because I collect
>>> that; that's all. ?I do know some. ?I have been into Political sigs
>>> lately and in the course of doing so, you start looking and looking
>>> and looking at stuff till you're blue. ?After a while you start
>>> becoming familiar with stuff. ?For instance, this past weekend I was
>>> at an antique store and there was a booth that had a shelf of about 15
>>> or so signed books. ?I had three of them already (Colin Powell, John
>>> Glenn and I think the other was Hillary Clinton) and I saw the
>>> Margaret Thatcher they had and when I opened it, I immediately knew it
>>> was right. ?The Powell and the Clinton was right but the Glenn looked
>>> ify (I wasn't sure about it but then again, his sig is easy to do
>>> so...)
>>> . ?I ended up buying a Queen Noor signed book blindly... I have NO
>>> CLUE about her signature. ?But I based my decision on my good feelings
>>> with the other sigs. ? When I got home, I researched Ebay and Google
>>> for people who had proof they got in person (one was a charity sticker
>>> on it and others who boast on their site but aren't sellers etc). ?Sig
>>> looked good to me. ?Her sig is obviously odd. ?So in the future, I am
>>> NOT going to be an expert on that. I'll just say, that looks similar
>>> to ones seen but know way to tell and no way would I give advice on
>>> it. ?If I got it in person, I would tell the person look at mine...
>>> but I still would not give an opinion. ?But if I met the person
>>> multiple times, got items by mail and knew their sig for years, yes, I
>>> am giving an opinon.
>>>
>>> You simply cannot base "I got this one time in person" and so it
>>> matches mine it's legit. ?There are good forgers out there.
>>>
>>> Also, I bought a Rudy Guiliani book recently blindly (I tried to
>>> research and on Ebay it looked good). ?I got the book home and now
>>> have my doubts. ?It looks like his sig (in size and style) but it's
>>> got stop and start lines (three of them). ?- Hide quoted text -
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>>hi Sue - I collect signed books as well - living in nyc is very
>>convenient for me. Just recently obtained kathleen turner and going
>>to get barbara walters tomorrow at 5th ave barnes & noble. guiliani's
>>signature may very well be good - he has a tendency to rush sometimes
>>even when he is sitting down signing. was able to get obama and
>>hillary clinton last fall as well. where are you located? Sharon
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