Hello!
Here is a list (with some comments I have added) of GENUINE signed albums sellers and non genuine signed albums sellers!
I have been on eBay -a bit too long- so I've started to know who is legit and who's not. On the first glance with no experience, it is a tricky job and we tend to be fooled by the positive feedbacks the seller has and the amount of transactions he had, BUT people who have no real knowledge are the ones to get fooled and are unaware that they dealt with a scammer! I will only list the sellers' names, as for the links I am sure you can find them yourself! I will also write a little about sellers I have bought from.
This list only tells you whether X seller sells a genuine album. Sellers in the trustworthy section are 99% going to sell a genuine signed album (they are humans after all and mistakes may happen, they tend to make sure what they are selling is genuine, and it is possible they may sell a signed album by a manager - I have seen it a lot for Exo, so you'd have to analyze, like 1-2signatures can be from the actual members and the rest by the manager), and sellers in the untrustworthy section are selling fake signed albums. Whether the fake signed albums sellers does a good job or not sending/packing your order has nothing to do with this list, this list is just to tell you if you indeed bought something signed from them, it won't be genuine. If you have purchased something not signed, I won't know whether this seller does a good job being a simple seller.
This list only tells you whether X seller sells a genuine album. Sellers in the trustworthy section are 99% going to sell a genuine signed album (they are humans after all and mistakes may happen, they tend to make sure what they are selling is genuine, and it is possible they may sell a signed album by a manager - I have seen it a lot for Exo, so you'd have to analyze, like 1-2signatures can be from the actual members and the rest by the manager), and sellers in the untrustworthy section are selling fake signed albums. Whether the fake signed albums sellers does a good job or not sending/packing your order has nothing to do with this list, this list is just to tell you if you indeed bought something signed from them, it won't be genuine. If you have purchased something not signed, I won't know whether this seller does a good job being a simple seller.
TRUSTWORTHY (sells genuine)
May I state that the Exo signed albums of any of the ebay sellers are almost all signed by their managers. The sellers get them from trustworthy sources (broadcast) but it's just the managers' work. HOWEVER, some exo signed albums might be signed by both manager and exo members. Like for the EXO-CBX album, I have seen an album signed by Chen, and the other two members' signatures were signed by the manager. We can't control anything about that ):
EBAY SELLERS
Grapemusiccd
I last ordered two signed albums from him 6 months ago, so I can't quite recall if it was sent in a bubble envelope or a box (I think it was a box?), and it was well protected, everything was damage free, bubble wrapper and some air bags if my memory is not too horrible (I regret not writing this earlier). The albums were protected in transparent sleeves, to avoid surely the two albums getting smashed together and getting their signatures printed onto the other one. He offers really good prices, I feel like he even offers lower prices than the general market majority of times. Overall: good protection, good service. His English is not perfect, but he will try to answer you the best he can.
Handdollmaking
Ipkorea
Jace0337
Kr-Monster
EBAY SELLERS
Kpopmarket01
Kpop_music2
Kpopshop789
Penguinrecord
smusic_ente0
The_king_of_carrot_flowers
EBAY SELLERS
ahamoon007
Bw10463407
Aliexpress
Kpopmart
Popthatcase
CAROUSELL
ksigns
Feel free to comment asking whether a seller is a seller that is NOT listed here is selling genuine or non-genuine signed albums, I will take a look at what he is selling and will add him on the list according to which category he is. HOWEVER, I would prefer not to add Facebook sellers, or some sellers that sell on a smaller scale as those people may not be the most experienced and may have bought genuine and non genuine signed albums without knowing and reselling. I do not wish to label them as non-trustworthy.
List last updated 9.10.18 9th of October 2018
Jace0337
Kr-Monster
Very professional seller, I bought once an album from him, and although I was surprised to see my album arrive in a bubble envelope, inside there was plenty of bubble wrapper, like a good 3-4 layers, and he also gave some fanmade goodies which is always a nice bonus to receive.
Kshop4u
Mojasajo
Mojasajo
Honestly one of my favorite ebay sellers, his English is very fluent, so there isn't any language barrier and he is very friendly, even when you have never purchased anything from him and sort of wasted his time! His packaging is really neat, with newspaper, and plenty of bubble wrapper, the quality and service is surely there! He also ships very quickly the orders!
Quietrio
Thejellyhouse
PLEASE DO NO FORGET THAT SM ARTISTS ALBUMS ARE MOST LIKELY SIGNED BY MANAGERS. (so not signed by the idols themselves)
WEBSITE PLATFORMS
Thejellyhouse
PLEASE DO NO FORGET THAT SM ARTISTS ALBUMS ARE MOST LIKELY SIGNED BY MANAGERS. (so not signed by the idols themselves)
WEBSITE PLATFORMS
Mwave
Ktown4u
The cheapest place and the most 100% secure place to buy from! This is a website of one of the broadcast stations korean singers go on: Mnet. There were several different opinions about their packaging, however I only received once a slightly damaged album out of the 456734257674 times I bought from them, but after that incident (it actually happened to me on my first purchase and the album only had one layer of bubble wrap and a poor cardboard), they always sent me packages with good cardboard and a good 2-3 layers of bubble wrap.
YesAsia
Only purchased once from them, I received my two albums in a bubble envelope with 2-3 layers inside as well, however one of the two albums arrived with several dents, technically in every borders, due surely to the fact that the album was not well enough packed and this album is more fragile due to its big size and weaker album packaging and design. Prices are a bit higher than Mwave, and you'd need to purchase more to get free shipping. I would only purchase there if the products are sold out on mwave.
Kpoptown Ktown4u
Half/half (sells genuine and non-genuine)
A little more explanation about this one, there are several sellers that I knew about, some which I have placed on the legit seller list in the past (and in fact received comments saying that they were doubting about the legitimacy of certain albums, and I completely agreed!) , some which I never mentioned, and that is because these sellers do sell a good chunk of legit signed albums, however two/three albums end up not being genuine, especially I tend to see that is the case for SM signed albums (such as SNSD albums signed in some silver/gold pen by just one member with a C1 komca sticker... something is just not right). So I believe for this list of sellers, you'd have to be on the watch out? They are not as "legit" as the first category of legit sellers. I'd say for less popular groups you'd have less risk to fall on a non legit signed album whilst SM signed albums would be more likely to not be legit. Just be extra sure to analyze well the albums before purchasing one.
EBAY SELLERS
Kpopmarket01
Kpop_music2
Kpopshop789
Penguinrecord
smusic_ente0
The_king_of_carrot_flowers
NON-TRUSTWORTHY (sells fake)
EBAY SELLERS
ahamoon007
Bw10463407
Gkvcho8
Jintacho
Jswpanda
jhwangmi (sells fake signed photos)
Kan-Hanh
Lejinyoun_0
M2ybox
Pandoramusic
Taesicho_0
Jintacho
Jswpanda
jhwangmi (sells fake signed photos)
Kan-Hanh
Lejinyoun_0
M2ybox
Pandoramusic
Taesicho_0
Uniqueurlife
WEBSITE PLATFORMS
Aliexpress
Kpopmart
Popthatcase
CAROUSELL
ksigns
Feel free to comment asking whether a seller is a seller that is NOT listed here is selling genuine or non-genuine signed albums, I will take a look at what he is selling and will add him on the list according to which category he is. HOWEVER, I would prefer not to add Facebook sellers, or some sellers that sell on a smaller scale as those people may not be the most experienced and may have bought genuine and non genuine signed albums without knowing and reselling. I do not wish to label them as non-trustworthy.
List last updated 9.10.18 9th of October 2018
