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  • Money_maker
    Money_maker Posts: 5,471 Forumite
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    Must be mad - I'd go to the auction house to get verification and the big collectors.
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  • amcluesent
    amcluesent Posts: 9,425 Forumite
    edited 25 July 2010 at 10:14PM
    >fingers crossed .<

    I'd have done a supersize picture so buyers can examine the signature etc. IMHO the description undersells the item.
  • 9217niall
    9217niall Posts: 323 Forumite
    £36.00 at the minute, doing well so far!
    "We are the change that we seek."
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    edited 26 July 2010 at 9:20AM
    Putting my cynical and suspicious hat on.
    Money_maker wrote: »
    Must be mad - I'd go to the auction house to get verification and the big collectors.

    Unless the OP knows it's not a real letter and this way they can at least get some money for it.
    amcluesent wrote: »
    I'd have done a supersize picture so buyers can examine the signature etc. .

    That's if they want them to see the signature.

    I must admit most people if they believed it was real would get it verified as Elvis Presley Memorabilia especially personal things go for a lot of money.

    Apologies if I sound overly suspicious I just find it very strange that anyone who believed they had a letter from Elvis Presley wouldn't spend a little time getting its authenticity verified.

    http://www.elvispresleynews.com/ElvisAutographs.html
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,955 Ambassador
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    If i'm looking at the correct auction then i read that auction as saying 'this is a pretend Elvis letter, I know it isn't real otherwise I wouldn't be selling it here' pay whatever you want as I can at least then state with honesty 'I never said it was real'.

    If there was even the slightest chance this was real then I assume you would have taken the very good advice offered by people on this thread. Listing it as you have I now assume you know it is fake.

    EDIT: Your postage is wrong as well, the cheapest special delivery is £5.05.
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  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    If you really think it genuine I am VERY suprised you have decided to put it on Ebay.
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/elvis-presley-letter-/250672243977?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item3a5d3ae509#ht_500wt_1154

    thats the one..
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  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    have to say I agree with Bob and Soo, why would anyone in possession of a genuine letter not take the trouble to get it authenticated and sell it in a London Autograph sale rather than ebay? A COA from an auction house could add thousands to it so if I came across this on ebay I'd instantly think "yeah right"
  • catgil
    catgil Posts: 744 Forumite
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    Maybe the OP has discovered that its not a real letter. Shame because it could have been worth ££££££'s!!!!!!!
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    I would take this down right away mate and get yourself to bonhams

    With a full photographic record of the rest of the haul

    Im sure you can get a £1 coach fare on national express, are you mad

    You might get 40 quid for something thats potentially worth thousands?

    If thats your thinking Ill give you a tenner for the rest of the stuff and come and collect it tonight, ? OK with you ? :D :rotfl:
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
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