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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.
5 hours ago
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
Autograph Central used to offer a 30 day return privilege for a full refund (now it's only a store credit, if authorized). Brian Slaven is such a crook that we know of several cases where customers returned purchases within 30 days. But Slaven didn'…
yesterday
You're welcome, Bob! Enjoy them! I got signatures from Indy driver Phil Kreuger today!
yesterday
I got my winnings from listia in the mail today! They are autographs of nascar legend cotton owens and former medal winner sammy lee from fellow grapher russ robinson. Thanks Russ!
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The guitar alone would be worth at least $7,500 if it was genuine—probably more. These are the same obvious forgeries sold by Rock Star Gallery, American Royal Arts and many of the other usual suspects from Florida to Las Vegas to Hawaii. But Bryan…
yesterday
what is the current status of the legal fight between Frank Caizzo and ARA at this point in time?
on Wednesday
Yes, but he will NOT pay attention to any story that does NOT attack PSA or JSA. So all the other so-called authenticators can pass 1000 TIMES more fakes , but Koschal's life purpose is to go after the more reputable companies, i.e. jealousy, envy,…
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What kind of member are you? (You don't have to pick just one!)
Collector, Other
What do you collect (or want to)?
History/Politics, Books/Literature, Classic Hollywood and Stage, Music
Tell us a little bit more about your collection, specific areas of interest, etc.:
I collect mostly classic rock, classic Hollywood and history.
What is your level of expertise?
Intermediate Collector
What is your favorite autograph in your collection?
I can't decide between Elvis and Marlon Brando.
Why do you collect?
I'm the publisher of Autograph Magazine—how could I not?
If you could ask anyone living or dead for their autograph, who would it be?
Adam & Eve. On a fig leaf.

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Beatles-Signed Abbey Road Albums: What's Real? What's Fake?

Sometimes you just have enough. Brian Waring, a collector from Colorado, was one such fellow. He tried to sell a Beatles-signed Abbey Road and a Stones-signed Sticky Fingers album on eBay, but his listings were kicked-off because they thought they were forgeries. He was sure eBay was wrong—he paid tens of thousands of dollars for them fromContinue

Posted on July 6, 2010 at 10:00pm — 219 Comments

Steve Cyrkin

James Cameron on TMZ: Think Again

Sometimes the media jumps on stories without asking enough questions.

Yesterday, Christmas Eve, was one of those days.

The lead video on TMZ's Web site was an airport encounter with a so-called fan and James Cameron. The "fan" had an "Avatar" poster he asked Cameron to sign. Cameron refused and the guy got pushy. Not like an adoring fan asking again for an autograph. Not even like an aggressive professional autograph runner—unless he was the dumbest one in the world. Because the way he acted,… Continue

Posted on December 25, 2009 at 1:30am — 34 Comments

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Safe Autograph Buying 101

Autograph collecting is an exciting and rewarding pursuit, and there are hundreds of dealers and auction houses that are dedicated to selling only no-question genuine autographs. Because every autograph is unique, even the best make mistakes from time to time. But every reputable autograph dealer, and most reputable auction houses, sell autographs with a lifetime money-back guarantee of authenticity that you can take to the bank. The guarantee you want will be similar to this:

Every autogContinue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 3:00am — 4 Comments

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At 10:03pm on August 15, 2010, Jason Boyd gave Steve Cyrkin a gift
At 2:59pm on February 19, 2010, Ken Slater said…
Thank you for the welcome Steve, I read about it in my copy of Autograph Collector. I am a long time subscriber.
At 2:11pm on February 15, 2010, Drew Totten said…
Certainly would make sense based on his blindness age and the academic challenges he faced.
At 10:33am on February 15, 2010, Drew Totten said…
In an interview some time before Mr. Charles' death, he was purported to have stated that "I'll never sign anything I can't see". I have a signed photo of Ray and have often questioned it's authenticity. It looks secretarial with VERY neat handwriting...DT
At 11:42pm on February 13, 2010, Trisha MAINARD said…
STEVE,THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME . I'M ALREADY ENJOYING THE SITE.
At 10:49pm on February 2, 2010, Vince Thorne said…
Thanks Steve this is a great Site I'm glad I came across it !!
At 4:39pm on January 27, 2010, Steve Cyrkin said…
Hi Randy,
All his signatures are questioned, because he signed so little--some say no at all, but I don't believe that. What you probably have is a secretarial by Vernon Troope, his valet and constant companion. I don't have one handy, but it's fairly big and flowing and easy to read. Ray went blind when he was little so his signature wouldn't likely have the polish of an adult's--and none that I've seen and felt could be real did.

I have some brail Playboys Vernon signed. We got together for lunch a number of years ago and he told me the story: Ray Charles was a voracious reader and left brail magazines in every hotel he stayed in. The housekeeping staff would always send them to his next stop, thinking he forgot them. The next hotel would take them up to his room...and on and on. Well they were getting sick of this, so Vernon had the brilliant idea of signing each magazine Ray Charles. Sure enough...no magazine was ever forwarded again.

Upload the signatures and I'll let you know.
At 2:23am on January 27, 2010, Randy Perry said…
Hello Steve,
Mine are signed in BEST WISHES Ray Charles. They were sent to his former managers office in the late 1990's. Did Ray Charles know how to sign his own name? Do you have any examples of his actual signature? Thanks Steve.
Randy
At 1:30pm on January 22, 2010, W L Pope said…
Longtime subscriber to "Autograph" magazine ...
At 3:55pm on January 21, 2010, Robert Babb said…
Hello Steve, I was hoping in the future their could be some wrestling addresses put in especially greg gagne? Thanks again and take care! bob
 
 
 

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