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Signed Concert Flier and Doors "13" Album

Greetings. I was hoping to get some feedback from fellow Doors fans on two items I recently purchased. This was the first major purchase for my collection. Sadly, I think I was scammed.

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Permalink Reply by David Ladd on April 12, 2023 at 6:14am

I found a similar pattern on the BBB website. Scroll down to the complaint filed on 5/7/2022 for the conversation string.

https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/carrollton/profile/online-auctions/dalshi...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 12, 2023 at 7:03am

I just realized why he wants you to use an ASQDE examiner. It's because GFA’s fraudulent guarantee states that if an ASQDE examiner determines the item is a forgery GFA will refund your purchase price.

John House, the owner of Dalshire International, will tell you to go back to GFA since they provide the guarantee if the examiner determines that your pieces are not genuine.

The truth is that GFA doesn’t have a pot to pee in.

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Permalink Reply by David Ladd on April 12, 2023 at 7:59am

That seems to be the pattern with this triad. I am good friends with a forensic investigator, but his specialty is more on the materials/engineering side. I reached out to see if he wants to take on a document case. He's a Fulbright Scholar and sought after to be an expert witness. .

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 10, 2023 at 6:59pm

Whenever I hear "Forensic Document Authentication" I always avoid the item as 99% of the time they are fake. "Grant Sperry" LOAs have never been accepted by any legit auction house.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on April 10, 2023 at 7:00pm

Ditto on that, Bruce.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 10, 2023 at 7:24pm

You’re being kind, Bruce. Conservatively 99.9% of autographs offered with forensic authentication are forgeries.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on April 12, 2023 at 2:56pm

That's a fact!!!!

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 10, 2023 at 7:28pm

Dalshire has another one coming up for auction in a couple of weeks. Amazing.

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Permalink Reply by David Ladd on April 11, 2023 at 5:34am

Wow, this just blows my mind. Is it on Live Auctioneers?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 11, 2023 at 7:34am

Yes it is. I’d love to hear their story about how these signed “13”s came about. The signature styles from the other three members would be from about 20 years after Morrison signed, while they all appear to be in the same pen.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/150249995_jim-morrison-and-the...

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Permalink Reply by David Ladd on April 12, 2023 at 5:12am

Thank you for the link. This is extremely disturbing to see duplicates like this. Live Auctioneers should put a disclaimer on their auctions and at least attempt to protect their customers interests.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 11, 2023 at 3:55pm

Dalshire is nothing but a forgery factory churning out whatever they think will sell for the most money. Live Auctioneers should be held liable for hosting them on their platform.