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david baas commented on david baas's blog post 'Forgery - Jerry Gladstone and American Royal Arts out of "friends"'

RockStar Gallery knows just as well as anyone all this stuff is fake. And if I knowingly traffic or launder fraudulent material, someone else eventually gets screwed when they buy it and I'm no better than these criminals.

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Travis Roste commented on david baas's blog post 'Forgery - Jerry Gladstone and American Royal Arts out of "friends"'

they only have 1 way authenticators. they only have faith in the authentication when they are selling it to you. they know its no good when the piece comes back in the other direction.

3 hours ago

scott perdue commented on david baas's blog post 'Forgery - Jerry Gladstone and American Royal Arts out of "friends"'

ARA does not act like an honest company. If the autograph had any value, they would be willing to buy it back. You can buy a signed Beatles album for under $5000 at Autograph Central. Autograph Central is rated an F by the BBB. I can see why ARA wou…

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Jerry Light left a comment for Bjarne Soderholm

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Mark Johnson commented on Steve Cyrkin's group 'Through the Mail Autograph Collectors'

I got a Doris Roberts postcard autographed in the mail today. I mailed a LOR on Aug 27 and got a response only 6 days later.

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roger epperson commented on scott perdue's blog post 'ROLLING STONES & AUTOGRAPH CENTRAL'

If you compare them to "known exemplars" you can see that they are not the same. These were all signed in the same hand. These in my expert opinion are average at best forgeries.

8 hours ago

TJ Allen commented on scott perdue's blog post 'ROLLING STONES & AUTOGRAPH CENTRAL'

Wow, that's terrible. But I must've missed something..how do you know they're fake? (Just trying to learn something here).

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scott perdue commented on scott perdue's blog post 'ROLLING STONES & AUTOGRAPH CENTRAL'

I compared the Rolling Stone merchandise at Autograph Central with ones at Rock Star Gallery. It looks like there are six of the same Rolling Stone/Keith Richards albums simultaneously on both sites. If this is the case, why would Mr. Dunn do busine…

12 hours ago

Travis Roste replied to Steve Shudder's discussion 'Autograph Dealers Who Price for the Inexperienced Victim'

no they don't, they don't care. they price everything 10 or 20 times the going rate. no matter what. no matter if the athlete or celebrity freely signs and their autograph can be had for 20 bucks, history direct will put it at 400. that's just the w…

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Steve Shudder added a discussion

Autograph Dealers Who Price for the Inexperienced Victim

The other day I was reading an article how some collectible dealers price their items so Absurdly high, that they obviously are waiting for the new or inexperienced collector or gift buyer to come along. The company History Direct out of Las Vegas (…

15 hours ago

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation added a blog post

Out-of-this-world Autograph Opportunity!

Astronauts Joe Kerwin and Paul Weitz just signed on to attend ASF's Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show! ALL eight surviving Skylab astronauts are now on the roster! Check out the full list of this year's attendees-- http://astronautscholarship…

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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show

Astronauts Joe Kerwin and Paul Weitz just signed on to attend Astronaut Scholarship Foudnation's Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show! ALL eight surviving Skylab astronauts are now on the roster! Blast off to Launch Headquarters, Kennedy Space C…

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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and Susanne Blennerhassett are now friends

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George Chip commented on Steve Cyrkin's blog post 'Beatles-Signed Abbey Road Albums: What's Real? What's Fake?'

i would hope this guy stays the couse and doesn't allow himself to be dissuaded. i'm very interested in seeing the outcome and do believe it is for the better of the hobby

18 hours ago

Sonny Burnett added a discussion

DEF LEPPARD SIGNED TICKET FOR SALE

i'm a new guy in this site. the reason i logged in here is that i want to sell an autographed Def Leppard ticket. The ticket was signed by all members of the band in year 2003 nov 18, in Lithuania, Vilnius, while the band was on its tour promoting…

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Sonny Burnett replied to Matthew Knox's discussion 'Valuation of Autographs and items'

I also have a question. i'm a new guy in this site. the reason i logged in here is that i want to sell an autographed Def Leppard ticket. The ticket was signed by all members of the band in year 2003 nov 18, in Lithuania, Vilnius, while the band was…

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DRAGONCON

September 2, 2010 to September 6, 2010 – Hyatt Regency-Marriott Marquis-Hilton-Sheraton
2010 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show

November 5, 2010 at 6pm to November 7, 2010 at 7pm – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
2010 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show

November 6, 2010 at 9am to November 7, 2010 at 5pm – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

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Must Reads:

Beatles-Signed Abbey Road Albums: What's Real? What's Fake?—American Royal Arts has sold at least 9 signed Abbey Road albums. But only two that Beatles experts call genuine are known, and they're not the ones we've seen from ARA.

Autograph's Article Site

Antiquities Owner Toby Stoffa's Blogs—Controversial as they come!

Christopher Morales, the Forger's Best Friend—If Morales calls that autograph genuine you can bet it's a forgery.

American Royal Arts' Fake Guitar Signing Photos— Autograph's discovery covered by ABC News 20/20 and Inside Edition.

Safe Autograph Buying 101

Forgery Whistleblowers—Kevin Nelson on passionate people protecting collectors.

How to Buy Rock... Without Getting Rolled

Blog Posts

Out-of-this-world Autograph Opportunity!

Posted by Astronaut Scholarship Foundation on September 2, 2010 at 6:20am

STEVE KOSCHAL“PLEASE STOP AUTHENTICATING” WHERE'S LAW ENFORCEMENT?

Posted by Herman Darvick on September 1, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Forgery - Jerry Gladstone and American Royal Arts out of "friends"

Posted by david baas on September 1, 2010 at 1:44pm — 3 Comments

ROLLING STONES & AUTOGRAPH CENTRAL

Posted by scott perdue on August 31, 2010 at 9:25pm — 8 Comments

The 1979 cult classic "THE WARRIORS" still brings a demand for cast signatures.

Posted by Stephen Duncan on August 30, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

BEWARE TOBY STOFFA OF ANTIQUITIES LAS VEGAS

Posted by Thomas Gubitosi on August 30, 2010 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

Astronaut Legends Added to Autograph Show Roster

Posted by Astronaut Scholarship Foundation on August 30, 2010 at 7:36am — 1 Comment

David Letterman Talks Autographs with Tom Dreesen

Posted by Josh Board on August 28, 2010 at 1:08pm — 1 Comment

Ha Ha, Kate Hudson!

Posted by Josh Board on August 26, 2010 at 4:46pm — 3 Comments

Is this a real Frank Sinatra!

Posted by Louie reeves on August 26, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Interesting Autograph Stuff -- Football/Baseball

Posted by Josh Board on August 25, 2010 at 5:41pm — 1 Comment

Collecting the Wright Brothers, Right or Wrong?

Posted by Herman Darvick on August 25, 2010 at 6:51am — 1 Comment

Calling all sports fans-Baseball Legend GAYLORD PERRY and Football Legend PAUL HORNUNG-Private Signings!

Posted by David Stone on August 24, 2010 at 5:23am

More fraud - American Royal Arts and Jerry Gladstone

Posted by david baas on August 23, 2010 at 12:08pm — 2 Comments

Torn between two lovers

Posted by Jan Costermans on August 22, 2010 at 2:29am

Photos

Writing For A Reason

by William R. McMurray Added August 28, 2010 at 1:13pm
Career Connections & Perks

by William R. McMurray Added August 25, 2010 at 11:37am
Missed opportunities

by Michael Ragsdale Added August 14, 2010 at 3:24am

Helen Thomas album

by Michael Ragsdale Added August 7, 2010 at 6:29pm
Signed Poster Collection

by Jerry Light Added July 31, 2010 at 8:45pm
Atlanta Falcons Legends and Stars

by Jeffery Kite Added July 31, 2010 at 12:55am

Atlanta Hawks Legends and Stars

by Jeffery Kite Added July 31, 2010 at 12:32am
Sports collection

by Jerry Light Added July 27, 2010 at 9:23pm
Actors signed photos

by Jerry Light Added July 26, 2010 at 9:46pm

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Movie, TV & Stage Autographs & Memorabilia

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Music

Music Autographs & Memorabilia

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History

Historical Autographs & Memorabilia

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Autograph Magazine Articles

Operation Bullpen Keeps Making News

BY KEVIN NELSON August 23, 2010 I continue to be amazed—and flattered—by the attention that my book, Operation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Scam in American History, continues to receive nearly four years after publication. In an interview this month in Collectors Weekly, Sotheby’s consultant and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Leila Dunbar says: [...]

‘Champions Forever’ Sigs: Real or Fake?

Boxing fans have read and enjoyed Operation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Ring in American History, and I know this because I get emails from them. Here’s the latest one, which popped into my email box at KevinNelsonWriter.com just the other day: “Hi, I have been fascinated by your book. I am [...]

A Rose is a Lily is an Orchid is a Signature

By LAWRENCE GROBEL —Autograph June 2010 Twelve years ago I came upon a curious book called Signature Flowers with the subtitle A Revealing Collection of Celebrity Drawings. The book was put together by Victoria Leacock, a writer and filmmaker whose father Richard is a filmmaker, and her mother was a fashion model, writer and painter, [...]

The Ultimate Horror Weekend

By ANTHONY D. RECORD —Autograph June 2010 Sometimes, you get lucky. Last fall, I found myself with nothing to do on a Saturday morning, so I checked out the Events section in Autograph and discovered that the Wyndham Resort in Kissimmee, about an hour and a half from my home, was hosting the Ultimate Horror [...]