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Originally Posted by NewOldStock
What would Judge Judy Say?
Auction title-
"Shelby Lynne" is the main topic. "SEXY HOT" is either describing Shelby or the photo. All that's left are the words "preprint signed photo".
Did we receive a "preprint signed photo" or not? I would have left negative feedback if I didn't receive one.
And the first sentence of the description also states it's a preprint- |
Right, but it categorically states that it's an "autographed" preprint, i.e. a preprint that has been autographed - and that is patently not the case. At best it is a preprint of an autographed photograph.
Worse, it appears that the signature was not originally made onto the photograph - it was lifted from somewhere and added to an unsigned photo. That is under no circumstances a "signed photo", because no-one has actually signed the photograph.
Furthermore, how can you give a certificate of authenticity to a copy? You can give authentication to the fact that it the original signature was from the person stated and that the copy is of an original signature. The seller, though, gave a certificate of authentication to the signature on the photo as being authentic, which is untrue - as it's a copy, it can't be authentic.
Definition of authentic:
"not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature""
Definition of fraud:
"An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right."
"In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. "
I think the seller, on the basis of those definitions, has indulged in fraud.