| Today Ebay is populated by 12" Smile with Charlie Chaplin cover.
But from '97 to one year ago, it was almost impossible to find one single copy of this record,
and it went directly among the rarest MJ records.
Then, all at once, everyone can have his copy of this record, for a very small amout of money....
The reason is clear to every true fan, and explained in almost every single MJ forum:
nowadays Smile copies are 200% fake.
Copies that comes directly from 1997 ARE rare and difficult to find.
This one is even RARER, if possible.
It's one of the VERY FEW that has italian SIAE label and promo label!
SIAE means Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (Italian Society of Authors and Editors)
Basically, each original record, CD, book, since copyright protected, has one of this stickers, with a code that identify it.
Of course you can buy for 50-100 dollars this record but please keep in mind that even if the amout you're paying is not that much,
the actual value is much less (zero in my opinion, since fake).
Here are some picture that shows this item.
Just small parts of the important details (promo and SIAE label, matrix numbers) are shown,
to prevent other fake copies to be produced with this important details that proove this record to be ORIGINAL.
Please understand and don't ask to put online complete pictures.
Of course the red rectangular areas are made with Photoshop and no sign of them is on the cover or record
(banal, but maybe someone does not know)
Front:
front
Back:
back
record label 1:
record label 1
record label 2:
record label 2
matrix numbers on side 1:
matrix numbers on side 1
matrix numbers on side 2:
matrix numbers on side 2
barcode (in some forums I've read that fake copies has not printed well. this one, as you can see it's perfect):
barcode
SIAE label:
SIAE label
Item is sent once payment received.
Payments can be made by bank transfer,
Buyer will pay shipping with a SAFE shipping method, SDA couriers or similar.
Please consider a 20 dollars or more. Rates can vary for different countries.
You'll pay just actual shipping costs.
Private auction: bidders identities will not be shown in the chronology,
I think it's fine for this kidn of item toprotect bidders identity.
Any question is welcome.
Sorry if my english isnot perfect.
Have a nice bid ^_^ !!!
- pictures updated as requested
- riporto, anche in italiano, alcune informazioni per cui ho ricevuto richieste:
(just some italian translations about the reason why some parts of the pictures are hidden)
sono coperti, in parte, i codici (numeri della matrice e dell'etichetta)
questo per evitare che alle stesse persone che da un anno a questa parte stampano copie false di smile,
venisse in mente di aggiungere anche l'etichetta SIAE, con numeri corretti.
questo serve a tutelare chi si comprerà il disco.
per i numeri della matrice: se si ha una fonte certa del numero di matrice (non so, un fan club o un altro fan che ha una copia originale),
è possibile facilmente verificare che su questo disco, sono corretti
(anche se in parte nascosti, sapendo il numero giusto, il confronto si può fare tranquillamente). |
