Thomas Edison Autograph Collectors - Be Aware
The latest active scam to be aware of is purchasing a check being sold as signed by Thomas A. Edison. Reason is the item just might be a well executed forgery.
What is happening frequently is some half-wit is purchasing genuine checks on eBay that are hand signed by Charles Edison. See below.
The person doing this with take that check and work on the Charles Eison signature using a cotton swab and placed in a watered down glass of bleach. They will keep working on the signature until 95% of the signature almost disappears. The Charles Edison signature is now replaced with a decent forgery of a Thomas Edison signature. If you look at the Thomas Edison signature under magnification you may be able to see a small light part of the original Charles Edison signature.
As many readers have been aware of the warnings about COA’s , these checks usually come with an impressive looking COA that is as fake as the Thomas Edison signature. The company does not list an address or signature of some supposed authenticator.
Another caveat is usually the prices on these forged checks are usually offered at $1,000 or more than the value of a genuine Thomas Edison signed check.
