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Brian Wilson - real or fake?

Hi guys, any opinions on this Brian Wilson?

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on June 29, 2017 at 6:09pm

William, thanks for posting the seller. I looked at a few of the items listed by the seller, and the Robert Plant, Bob Seger, and Billy Joel items are all fake, IMO. I still think this Brian Wilson is not authentic. This seller, with multiple obvious forgeries, makes me dislike this BW even more.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on June 29, 2017 at 6:14pm

Completely agree! I looked at another Brian he sold recently on a Wouldn't It Be Nice book; no good for sure. Definetly dodged a bullet. Not a bad forgery however...

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Permalink Reply by Paul on June 29, 2017 at 6:18pm

Excellent!!

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on June 29, 2017 at 6:38pm

+1 to the comments on this seller. Has a bunch of 'decent' forgeries listed

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Permalink Reply by marc e on June 29, 2017 at 6:16pm

not sure of ur budget but i have a few signed guitars by brian if ur interested.all done in person

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Permalink Reply by Paul on June 29, 2017 at 6:43pm

I suppose if you wouldn't buy it yourself, it kind of starts to speak forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on June 29, 2017 at 6:52pm

Very true, that is why I think knowing as much info as you can on an auto is important.

At first glance this one looked good, minus a few details...With Brian Wilson he can give you a BW or a Br--- W------ or a nice Brian Wilson, or anything in between. This one after looking harder looks plotted.

I say, know as much of the "who" got it signed, "when" it was signed, and "where" it was signed and then try to analyze as much as possible and whatever else they are selling.

The source definetly matters in my book.

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on June 29, 2017 at 8:08pm

Discussions like this are what make this site so valuable. William, I have several BW autographs (of differing levels of "fullness") that I have obtained in person and can send you pics of to help as examples when you are looking at others. Send me a DM if I can help.

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Permalink Reply by BGK on June 30, 2017 at 5:51am

Thanks a bunch Devon, and also thanks to everyone else who contributed to this discussion. I am new to this site and my only regret is that I didn't discover it earlier. I do think Brian's autograph is "tough" because he does seem to be all over the lot depending on his age, mood etc. The few I've bought are mostly certified (JSA or PSA) but after spending some time on the forums here... well, you get the idea. John, thanks for the offers but signed guitars are probably beyond me at this point.

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Permalink Reply by BGK on June 30, 2017 at 5:58am

For those who care, I attend booksigning events in NYC frequently and intend to post my personally witnessed signatures on this site in the (apparently seldom used) "personally authenticated signatures" group started by Lynn. Not all will be of interest to the group but hopefully it will serve as a database. These will post from time to time as I attend events or uncover signatures in my archive.