Bob Dylan Fans Who Bought $600 ‘Hand-Signed’ Books With Replica Autographs Will Receive Refunds From Publisher
On Friday, the publisher had been refusing requests that came in for refunds of the $599 price, still contending that the books were hand-signed, as avowed in a letter from the head of the company that came along with each volume, attesting to its authenticity.
Everyone receiving the purchase had received a letter signed by Jonathan Karp, the president-CEO, saying, “You hold in your hands something very special, one of just 900 copies available in the U.S.” of the signed book. “This letter is confirmation that the copy of the book you hold in your hand has been hand-signed by Bob Dylan.”
But within 48 hours, as photographic evidence mounted that the claim was unlikely to be true, the company had changed its tune. Emails that began going out early Sunday afternoon to complaining customers referred to a “mistake”: “We apologize for the mistake that was made and are offering a full refund of your purchase. Please keep your copy of ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’ at no cost. We hope you will enjoy reading it,” read the email, also signed by Karp.
The use of autopen is often looked for — and obviously universally frowned upon — in the collectors’ world, with many celebrities accused of using it, albeit rarely in instances where the signed items are being sold for $600 or upwards.With Simon & Schuster unlikely to have been looking to deliberately deceive buyers when the duplications were so likely to be easily spotted, speculation will ensue as to how the company came to believe the books were individually signed.
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