(BW&BK) DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has posted the following Diary entry at the bands website (www.defleppard.com): "Just a quick one this time. I need to warn you all, that there's a lot of stuff on eBay at the moment that is completely fake! Take here item for example. NOT ONE OF THOSE AUTOGRAPHS IS REAL. Completely fake -- and the company, Reels Autographs are asking almost $50.00 for it.
Please don't fall for this. This whole eBay thing is getting out of hand, to the point where we are having to tell a lot of autograph hunters to F**K OFF! They stand outside airports and hotels with guitars, scratch plates, magazines, and surprisingly not many CDs. It's pretty obvious they're selling the stuff, as they more often than not ask for us not to dedicate them -- and when they do (in the case of the guitars or scratch plates for instance), they use nail polish remover to wipe it off. [see full story for more]
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Posted by Debs:
I think the band has every right in the world to be pissed at these crooks. How dare they make money off of something that doesn't belong to them? I hope the band DOES get the opportunity to tell a few of them to F*CK OFF and not sign anything more than one or two items for the 'real' fans!
