[Healeys] Item on ebay

WILLIAM B LAWRENCE ynotink at msn.com
Wed Feb 4 17:47:54 MST 2009


Looks like a pretty easy signature to forge and it is kind of a sloppy job of
engraving. On the other hand, an engraving tool is not a normal writing
instrument and if someone (Sir Stirling?) were using one on a limited basis it
might come out looking like that.Bill Lawrence> From: mlempert at bellsouth.net>
To: mkgoodman at att.net> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:38:40 -0500> CC:
HealeyHundred at comcast.net; healeys at autox.team.net> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Item
on ebay> > Okay, maybe I need to recant my story, especially if Mark knows the
gent and > has seen the steering wheel.  But let me explain. There were two
Lestons > listed by the same seller with only three feedbacks. The other was
listed as > a buy-it-now at only $150. Both wheels required immediate payment
which is > something I hadn't encountered before. The payment had to be made
before it > even closed the auction - very unusual. Now that together with a
seller with > only three feedbacks merits caution. But there's more. After the
$150 wheel > sold, it appeard again on ebay; then was finally taken down some
time later. > Very strange indeed.> > Additionally, (and here I will
incriminate myself as someone without a life) > the Moss signature on the one
wheel looked odd. I compared the signature > with one that I have plus two
more signatures from period advertisements. > See, I'm a total steering wheel
geek. The signature did not look good. I > have just uploaded the signature
comparisons so you can see what I'm talking > about. The first two signatures
are obviously from the adverts; the third > (A) is from my steering wheel, and
the fourth (B) is the ebay wheel. What do > you think?>
http://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/image/108877575> > Mike L.> > > ----- Original
Message ----- > From: Mark Goodman> To: mlempert at bellsouth.net> Cc:
healeys at autox.team.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 2:55 PM> Subject:
Item on ebay> > > Dear Mike,> > That item is definitely genuine as I have seen
it at Bob Millstein's Shop. > He has many Healey parts, and has been very
helpful to me over the past 25 > years.  He is a straight shooter and has many
other rare British Car Parts > in his stockpile.> > Mark Goodman> 66 BJ8
35503> www.austinhealeyessence.com>
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