Desperate to find CHANGE poster that's not fake

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NavyWife
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Desperate to find CHANGE poster that's not fake

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Hi guys...I am pretty new to Shepard's work. Actually I learned about it from Barack Obama's site when he was picked as one of the artists. I have two of the three prints from the selected artists except for Shepard's...of course. So although I hate to turn to eBay, I really would like to obtain this historical print since it is no longer available on Barack's store.

Is there any way that someone could tell me if this is a legit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320266148661

The dimensions are different than what was offered on the Obama site (25x39 versus 24x36) and it is available in both Glossy and Canvas formats? Plus he/she said that it was some kind of Oregon campaign piece. Just seems a bit odd to myself and others.

Any advice from you Shepard Fairey veteran experts would be greatly appreciated.
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I am thinking fake. All the Shepard Fairey prints that were sold through BarackObama.com were numbered.

Check out this auction. This one is real.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AUTHENTIC-OBAMA-CHANGE-POSTER-SHEPARD-FAIREY-OBEY_W0QQitemZ250264274642QQihZ015QQcategoryZ360QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: Desperate to find CHANGE poster that's not fake

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Thank you so much!
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If they are on glossy or canvas, or not at the dimensions listed on Barack's site, then they are fake.
Someone on EB purchased a canvas and said it was a cheap digital print.
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