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Did You Purchase an Item from Anthony Nurse or Charity Fundraising Packages? Please Let me Know...

I saw items at an auction recently that I believe to be forgeries. I'm in the process of trying to figure out if they are real or not, and would like to hear from others on experiences they've had with Anthony Nurse or his company -- Charity Fundraising Packages.

I remember being at a party 15 years ago, and somebody had a signed "Hotel California" album by the Eagles. It was fake, and I knew it was. I asked the guy how he acquired it. He told me an auction for his sons school. I didn't have the heart to tell him.

So, when I saw another fake Hotel California album at this auction, it made me cringe.

Anyway...please contact me if you purchased a forgery or ANYTHING from this company -- and I'll see if Steve and Roger can help me authenticate these items, and we'll move into the next steps involved (if, in fact, they are forged items).

It's bad enough if forged items are sold to unsuspecting people, but to do it in the name of a charity is just despicable.

(and a website that shows generic pictures of bands signing for 50 fans doesn't prove anything...neither does a photo of Anthony Nurse standing by Rod Stewart at a book signing).

At book signings, they don't let you bring albums, cds, or guitars. They sign THE BOOK ONLY. And having a photo taking with somebody, doesn't make any autographed item you sell "authentic." Most people don't realize that.

Anyway....contact me at: joshboard87@gmail.com

Thank you!

(or post your stories on this thread)

Tags: Anthony Nurse, Charity Fundraising Packages, Forgery, autograph authenticity, charity auctions, fake autographs

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Comment by william on March 2, 2014 at 1:21pm: This reminds me of Charlton Heston Secretary autographed everything for him.

Comment by Michael Schroeder on March 4, 2014 at 1:41pm: The BB and the Eric are really bad

Comment by Stephen Mendenhall on March 5, 2014 at 1:52pm: Josh,

I was at a charity event in Pittsburgh over the weekend and they had some signed posters and pictures listed up for auction. One that caught my attention was the Walking Dead picture since my wife and I are huge fans. I did a quick eBay look to see what autographs go for, and decided that the price was okay, so I would bid. I mean, what could go wrong? It's authentic right?

When I got home, I decided to do some research on CFP authentications and could find zilch on the name. When I did a phone lookup on the address for CFP Authentications, it gave me a list of individual's names and apartment numbers. I called the place that hosted the event and they gave me the name of Charity Fundraising Packages, which eventually brought me here.

Most of the signatures look authentic, but I am now worried that they are not.

I am attaching a picture for your review and opinion.

Comment by Null on March 5, 2014 at 2:02pm: Stephen we will probably need close up pictures of the autographs in order to analyze them, but from what I can see the Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus do not look authentic AT ALL!

Comment by william on March 5, 2014 at 3:10pm: the picture seems a bit fishy to me also where is the Fake auto graph dealer is he from the New england Area?

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 5, 2014 at 3:17pm: Darryl P,

Please upload larger photos of your item and COA. Most are too small to give opinions on. The Pacino is, though, and that doesn't look genuine to me. I'm quite sure it isn't.

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 5, 2014 at 5:14pm: Stephen,

Please upload larger, clearer images. Thanks

Comment by Stephen Mendenhall on March 6, 2014 at 5:32am: There are 11 "autographs" in all, so let me start with the first two that I found suspicious.

Strangely enough the first two that got me to questioning the authenticity were the signatures of Madison Lintz and Chandler Riggs.

Madison Lintz:

Chandler Riggs:

I have also gone online and cut examples of their official autographs and have three types of each, and from what I can see, they don't look right. They both look too...neat.

Comment by Stephen Mendenhall on March 6, 2014 at 5:33am: By the way, sorry for the glare. The glass on the frame makes it hard to capture. I have pictures of the other signatures as well, but figured I would start with (in my opinion) the two most obvious.

Comment by Null on March 6, 2014 at 6:45am: That Chandler Riggs looks nothing like any signature of his I have seen. FAR too neat, don't even have to look past the first "C". He signs like a shaky kid...

These look like same hand sigs IMO.

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