Bourne314 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Hello, I was wondering how many people on these forums was lucky enough to meet Tony Curtis in 2008 at Autograph and what items did you get him to sign? I was not able to attend the event but I do have a couple of Tony Curtis autographs: A 10x8 Colour photo signed by Roger Moore and Tony Curtis A limited printing of his autobiography signed A signed DVD sleeve of Spartacus Edit: Sorry but you are not allowed to sell items on this forum. Edited September 14, 2011 by 1of2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufresne Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Unfortunately, this will probably get deleted. They don't let people sell on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Fooku Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I met him at Autographica and had a Boston Strangler DVD signed. Funny thing was he signed it in a dark pen on a dark background, then when he realised what he'd done he signed it again in silver so I ended up with two signatures on the same item for the price of one! He did another UK event some time after where I got a 10x8 publicity still from Some Like it Hot signed as well as a small copy of the film poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithporter23 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Tony was one of my favourite guests - I think I got at least 10 items signed including: several DVD's (The Vikings, Some Like it Hot, Persuaders, Boston Strangler) a few 10x8's, a massive 'Some Like it Hot' poster and a very valuable Taschen suede covered collectors book on 'Some Like It Hot'! Oh, and I also got the photoshoot picture signed. There were probably a few more items but I can't remember! He told me a great story (whilst signing the poster) about how none of the publicity photos actually featured Marilyn - as she never showed up! They used a body double and replaced the head! Poster TASCHEN 'SOME LIKE IT HOT' BOOK Edited September 14, 2011 by keithporter23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne314 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Tony was one of my favourite guests - I think I got at least 10 items signed including: several DVD's (The Vikings, Some Like it Hot, Persuaders, Boston Strangler) a few 10x8's, a massive 'Some Like it Hot' poster and a very valuable Taschen suede covered collectors book on 'Some Like It Hot'! Oh, and I also got the photoshoot picture signed. There were probably a few more items but I can't remember! He told me a great story (whilst signing the poster) about how none of the publicity photos actually featured Marilyn - as she never showed up! They used a body double and replaced the head! Poster TASCHEN 'SOME LIKE IT HOT' BOOK I hope this post won't get deleted as its quite nice to find out what other people have in their collections and I would also have thought that this forum would be a good place to sell and trade items beacuse of the specialist knowledge that the people on this forum have, i.e. this knowledge could help to stop the selling of fakes etc. Obviously if people were to start selling autographs of stars that Showmasters currently represent, then I could see why they might want to close the thread, but as Mr. Curtis has been gone for awhile, hopefully they will keep the thread open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriangill Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I would also have thought that this forum would be a good place to sell and trade items beacuse of the specialist knowledge that the people on this forum have, i.e. this knowledge could help to stop the selling of fakes etc.Obviously if people were to start selling autographs of stars that Showmasters currently represent, then I could see why they might want to close the thread It has nothing to do with a guest having appeared (por not) at an SM event. Selling of any item is prohibited, not just autographs. Taken from the forum Guidlines and Rules topic. R4: Selling: We do not allow the selling or trading of ANY items on this forum. This includes show tickets*. The last thing we want is for someone to be ripped off and we have no way of policing what is and isn't a valid sale. For this reason we have decided to ban all sales and trading on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne314 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 I'm certainly very careful of what I buy when it comes to autographs, ideally of course if the item comes with a picture of the star getting it signed that is pretty good proof! Also if the person selling the item has a picture of himself with the celebrity (and can of course also prove that he is the person in the photo!), or if he has tickets to the show that the celebrity was at is another way of limiting the risk. But I agree that unless you get the star to sign it infront of you, then it can be very difficult to know whether something is genuine or not. I suppose I asked what other people had signed by Tony Curtis to get an idea of what is out there, the sort of things one might expect to come across on ebay etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne314 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 I agree, none of the ways I mentioned were 100% but I think all you can do is research who you buy from as much as possible and get as much proof as possible, or is there a better way to check an item is genuine that I have not mentioned? - apart from taking it to an expert or getting the autographs in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne314 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Hi keithporter23, what Persuaders! items did you get Mr Curtis to sign? In addition to the signed photo of Roger Moore and Tony Curtis I also have my 2007 Persuaders DVD collection signed by Roger Moore and about a dozen other people involved in the show, both actors and crew members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzlerjames Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I agree, none of the ways I mentioned were 100% but I think all you can do is research who you buy from as much as possible and get as much proof as possible, or is there a better way to check an item is genuine that I have not mentioned? - apart from taking it to an expert or getting the autographs in person. But sometimes (and this is rare) taking to an expert makes it worse as particulary if they're a dealer may say it's worthless when in fact it's genuine in the hope that you'll give/sell it to them - a friend of mine had a signed Beatles programme signed in person and she showed a dealer who said it was a fake Lennon sig and offered her £50!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne314 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 If I was to take an item to an expert I would take it to one of the top auction houses in London, as you quite rightly say, you can not trust all experts, that's why I would go the best if I had an item of high value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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