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There are still a few things I need to check out, but there's a very VERY good possibility that the copy of Doctor Who S5 we got in shipment today was signed by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill in silver Sharpie. All three signatures match up with images of the actors' autographs that I've found, and they're not replicated signatures that production companies will sometimes reprint in mass quantity; you can actually see how the Sharpie ink flaked off on one of the loops of Matt Smith's signature. I can't find any information anywhere that says that whether a limited number of signed box sets were released into the US retail wilderness. The box itself is kind of beaten up around the edges and the holographic outer cover-thing is missing.
I'm trying to find a convention last year or early this year (as early as October 2010) that all three actors attended, where they could have signed this box set. The only explanation I can think of is that our parent company took a few copies to a con and had them signed.
(Okay - there IS another explanation, but it's disturbing: somebody's signed copy was sold (whether by them or some bastard who stole it from them) to one of our stores, which sent it to the warehouse, who messed up and labeled it "new" instead of "used" (which explains it's state), and sent to us recently. Not knowing how our warehouse operates, I'm not sure if this is wildly fantastic or incredibly accurate)
I'm trying to find a convention last year or early this year (as early as October 2010) that all three actors attended, where they could have signed this box set. The only explanation I can think of is that our parent company took a few copies to a con and had them signed.
(Okay - there IS another explanation, but it's disturbing: somebody's signed copy was sold (whether by them or some bastard who stole it from them) to one of our stores, which sent it to the warehouse, who messed up and labeled it "new" instead of "used" (which explains it's state), and sent to us recently. Not knowing how our warehouse operates, I'm not sure if this is wildly fantastic or incredibly accurate)
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Date: 2011-07-28 04:38 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-07-28 05:09 am (UTC)From:I don't know how I plan on preserving this, though. I can't very well put it on the bookcase with the rest of my box sets; I'm afraid of the ink rubbing off onto another series.
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Date: 2011-07-28 05:18 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-07-28 05:26 am (UTC)From:The premiere in NYC, maybe? They didn't do much signing at the screening (just donut deliveries! ♥), though a few lucky people at the very front of the line managed to get autographs, but there was a signing at a bookstore a couple of days earlier.
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Date: 2011-07-28 05:49 am (UTC)From: