All Discussions Tagged 'fraud' - Autograph Live2024-03-29T13:21:23Zhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=fraud&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThoughts on Authentic Autograph Centre?tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2021-11-08:3524372:Topic:16875702021-11-08T20:58:57.734Zmeaganl124https://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Meagan
<p>I came across this dealer/authenticator on Ebay who seems to have a wide-ranging collection of movie and tv stars. Prices range, with modern stars like Timothee Chalamet reaching prices of $250 and Leo DiCaprio at $190, to Geena Davis at merely $60 and Burton at $120. Some of these price differences raise questions for me, as while I am myself a big Chalamet fan for instance, I cannot fathom why his sig would cost more than a Tim Burton or Leonard Nimoy, but the dealer notes she obtains them…</p>
<p>I came across this dealer/authenticator on Ebay who seems to have a wide-ranging collection of movie and tv stars. Prices range, with modern stars like Timothee Chalamet reaching prices of $250 and Leo DiCaprio at $190, to Geena Davis at merely $60 and Burton at $120. Some of these price differences raise questions for me, as while I am myself a big Chalamet fan for instance, I cannot fathom why his sig would cost more than a Tim Burton or Leonard Nimoy, but the dealer notes she obtains them in different ways, be it personally or through resale etc., and he is a more "of the moment" star anyway, so maybe that's the reason.</p>
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<p>I am attaching links to her website and ebay store pages here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.authenticautographcentre.com/about.html">https://www.authenticautographcentre.com/about.html</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/authenticautographcentre/">https://www.ebay.com/usr/authenticautographcentre/</a></p>
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<p>She authenticates items herself with her own COA, and notes on her site she is not part of the RACC due to "membership fees." Not seeing something from JSA, PSA, or BAC also has me scratching my head, given that this person seems to be self-taught from years of collecting herself and educational training at the schools listed on her website page (linked above). There are no reviews of her online aside from 10 word reviews about shipping time etc. that are typical to any ebay store. She may very well be a lovely, truthful fan who has gotten into the business of dealing and authenticating too, but before I consider buying anything, would love thoughts from the community here on the items she has for sale and these possible red flags that I have noted here. Thank you!</p>
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<p>UPDATE: After asking for JSA/PSA, BAC certification willingness and explaining that I am a novice, so I am following the advice that is widely expressed online to ensure the autograph I was looking at was indeed authentic, she blocked me from purchasing anything from her store or placing bids. I had also expressed that I would perhaps excuse the lack of a COA from these groups were she to get more information from the dealer she said she'd obtained the autograph from, so I'd know more about how it was signed and came into her possession, or if I would be able to know what her return policy was in case I got the certification done myself after the fact. She had sent me a short message stating that I should buy autographs from others who already have those 3 certifications if I place my trust in those, but that they make too many mistakes for them to be trustworthy for herself, and did not answer anything else I'd expressed in my message to her. I sympathize with some of this, as yes, it is well-known that authenticators can and will get things wrong. However, I hope that anyone googling this store will come across my discussion post here and note the same various red flags that I have, and proceed with extreme caution when buying from her. AAC again, may be a great dealer who simply blocked a novice who seemed too nervous to trust her, but the attitude, lack of willingness to even tolerate the RACC, JSA etc. and be defensive in their discussions of it, and so forth indicate to me that it is likely this seller is not all they seem. I hope to see further reviews of her in the future that prove that intuition wrong however!</p> How do they get away with this Babe Ruthtag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-06-20:3524372:Topic:12199222018-06-20T00:12:13.669ZRichardhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Richard561
<p>Please let someone tell me How does Coachs (Crap ) Corner get away with stuff like this. It's blatantly a crime <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/110327821?profile=original" target="_self">568002.jpg</a> They claim this is a ball examined and authenticated by JSA meanwhile I can pretty much guarantee this is a fake. Now someone is going to spend way too much money and have garbage because they were stupid yes but also tricked.</p>
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<p>Why doesn't anyone…</p>
<p>Please let someone tell me How does Coachs (Crap ) Corner get away with stuff like this. It's blatantly a crime <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/110327821?profile=original" target="_self">568002.jpg</a> They claim this is a ball examined and authenticated by JSA meanwhile I can pretty much guarantee this is a fake. Now someone is going to spend way too much money and have garbage because they were stupid yes but also tricked.</p>
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<p>Why doesn't anyone stop them including JSA which is having there name associated with these crooks</p> Maryland Man Admits to 2.5 Million Dollar Fake Autograph Schemetag:live.autographmagazine.com,2016-02-01:3524372:Topic:8719982016-02-01T15:04:03.895ZNullhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Ryan1125
<p>Another one bites the dust. =)</p>
<p>Love how this article starts out: <strong>"Selling fake autographs online is easy...until you get caught."</strong></p>
<p>Here is the full article, posted over on <em>Sports Collectors Daily</em>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/maryland-man-charged-in-2-5-million-fake-autograph-scheme/">http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/maryland-man-charged-in-2-5-million-fake-autograph-scheme/</a></p>
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<p>This criminal (Joshua Shores)…</p>
<p>Another one bites the dust. =)</p>
<p>Love how this article starts out: <strong>"Selling fake autographs online is easy...until you get caught."</strong></p>
<p>Here is the full article, posted over on <em>Sports Collectors Daily</em>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/maryland-man-charged-in-2-5-million-fake-autograph-scheme/">http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/maryland-man-charged-in-2-5-million-fake-autograph-scheme/</a></p>
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<p>This criminal (Joshua Shores) bought fake jerseys from China, scribbled forgeries on them, and sold them with phony "COAs", all of which were made-up "autograph companies". Imagine that. This exact type of "scam" has been brought up here thousands of times.</p>
<p>This is just the tip of the iceberg folks. As we all know, there are many, many more "forgery rings" thriving off of this same type of scam. This type of publicity is exactly what we need to help clean up the hobby. It is all about <strong>AWARENESS</strong>. </p>
<p>I cannot wait for the day that the GA/GFA crap gets brought down. They must be trembling... </p> I'm guessing these are forgeries?tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2013-11-02:3524372:Topic:4672682013-11-02T20:27:39.844ZJason Andersonhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/JasonAnderson
Just passed through a charity auction in New Orleans and saw these up for bid. One was a Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Dual Signed collage, the minimum bid was $330. The other was a Rolling Stones Band Signed photo collage. Shouldn't the minimum bids be much higher if they were real since they would cost a lot more? The company is called All American Classics out of Arkansas.
Just passed through a charity auction in New Orleans and saw these up for bid. One was a Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Dual Signed collage, the minimum bid was $330. The other was a Rolling Stones Band Signed photo collage. Shouldn't the minimum bids be much higher if they were real since they would cost a lot more? The company is called All American Classics out of Arkansas. More WOW! items from Chris Morales...No that's not the Good kind of WOW!tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2011-06-09:3524372:Topic:1073802011-06-09T14:45:21.663ZBrandon Mysingerhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/BrandonMysinger
<p>A few days ago, I was sent to the amazingly criminal Coaches Corner site to opine on a Dale Earnhardt item ( which was a total fake of course ). I decided to look into the current offerings from Chris Morales to see how careful he is being of late.</p>
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<p>The 1st thing that really made me laugh was this:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901666?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901666?profile=original" width="640"></img></a></p>
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<p>It's original lot is here:…</p>
<p>A few days ago, I was sent to the amazingly criminal Coaches Corner site to opine on a Dale Earnhardt item ( which was a total fake of course ). I decided to look into the current offerings from Chris Morales to see how careful he is being of late.</p>
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<p>The 1st thing that really made me laugh was this:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901666?profile=original"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901666?profile=original" class="align-full" width="640"/></a></p>
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<p>It's original lot is here: <a href="http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267781">http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267781</a></p>
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<p>Next, Came this:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901660?profile=original"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901660?profile=original" class="align-full" width="434"/></a></p>
<p>It's original lot is: <a href="http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267830">http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267830</a></p>
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<p>Then this wonder:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901618?profile=original"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/109901618?profile=original" class="align-full" width="640"/></a></p>
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<p>It's original lot is: <a href="http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267863">http://myccsa.com/Lot.aspx?LotID=267863</a></p>
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<p>Obviously, none of us need to be a "former Secret Service Agent" or a Court Qualified Forensic Expert to connect the dots here.</p>
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<p>The sad and rather silly part is that the autographs are not what drew my attention to these horrible forgeries ( each authenticated by the shining Knight of the court: CHRIS MORALES ). I will leave that to the proper experts for each genre represented.</p>
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<p>Look at the crisp new / like-new material that was used. How in the WORLD could these people who run CC and even Morales himself think that people would buy such TRASH? Oh, that's right! PEOPLE ARE BIDDING!</p>
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<p>This is how damaging these corrupt businesses and experts are.</p>
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<p>This is why Morales is banned from ebay and regarded as a menace to the hobby.</p>
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<p>Again, I'm not even talking about the autographs...That's where it gets even worse.</p>
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<p>Obviously, I could have shown more. But why would I need to? This is what CC & Morales offers month after Month.</p>
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<p>Thankfully though, the truth is coming out. No matter how hard Chris's friends and backers at ANL and Autograph Alert ( Koshal inc. ) try to defend him, He just can't help himself from "authenticating" items like these. A person with average sense would know better. Much less a forensic "expert".</p>
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<p>Right?</p> ebay helps fraud NFL Officially Licensed Product Hologram Stickers for sale on ebaytag:live.autographmagazine.com,2011-04-30:3524372:Topic:852722011-04-30T18:18:34.480ZVince Salvittihttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/VinceSalvitti
<p>Look what I just found on e-bay. Cracking down or aiding and abetting??? Sad.</p>
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<p><b>NFL Officially Licensed Product Hologram Stickers 1000</b></p>
<p><b>5 available $99.00</b></p>
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<p>Look what I just found on e-bay. Cracking down or aiding and abetting??? Sad.</p>
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<p><b>NFL Officially Licensed Product Hologram Stickers 1000</b></p>
<p><b>5 available $99.00</b></p>
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<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/NFL-Officially-Licensed-Product-Hologram-Stickers-1000-/280651151072?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41581cb6e0">http://cgi.ebay.com/NFL-Officially-Licensed-Product-Hologram-Stickers-1000-/280651151072?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41581cb6e0</a><br />
<p><b> </b></p> Legislation dealing with fraud and unscrupulous dealerstag:live.autographmagazine.com,2011-03-18:3524372:Topic:684702011-03-18T16:39:47.350ZGerald Lyle Poethttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/GeraldLylePoet
<p>With fraud running rampant throughout the various fields of autograph collecting, I often wondered why unscrupulous dealers were allowed to thrive without running the risk of becoming entangled with law enforcement officials. The answer to my own question was soon forthcoming when I became a victim of fraud.</p>
<p>When I couldn't get satisfaction from the dealer (Autographs America) who sold me LP's with "forged" signatures, I turned to the FBI and filed a complaint with their internet…</p>
<p>With fraud running rampant throughout the various fields of autograph collecting, I often wondered why unscrupulous dealers were allowed to thrive without running the risk of becoming entangled with law enforcement officials. The answer to my own question was soon forthcoming when I became a victim of fraud.</p>
<p>When I couldn't get satisfaction from the dealer (Autographs America) who sold me LP's with "forged" signatures, I turned to the FBI and filed a complaint with their internet fraud division. Their reply was disheartening, to say the least Unless I suffered a loss of $1,000,000 or more, they wouldn't waste valuable recourses in investigating this company. Now I understood why these type of dealers were allowed to operate without consequence...and it can't be allowed to continue! Since law enforcement won't do anything about this, I will!</p>
<p>With your help, I'm beginning a campaign to force our legislative government in Washington, D.C. to take a pro-active approach by introducing a bill that will make it unappealing for unscrupulous dealers to take advantage of an unsuspecting public. Some of the items that I would like to see included in this bill are as follows...</p>
<p>1. All dealers in autographed memorabilia MUST provide verifiable, documented proof that every signature(s) they sell is "authentic".</p>
<p>2. That every purchaser of said memorabilia be given 90 days from the original date a purchase to request a full refund if said merchandise proves to be "fraudulent".</p>
<p>3. If said merchandise IS proven to be "fraudulent", the dealer is required to refund "twice the total purchase price", plus shipping and handling, to the purchaser.</p>
<p>4. Any memorabilia obtained by dealers, for sale or re-sale, prior to the enactment of this legislation would not be required to have verifiable, documented proof of "authenticity" but will still fall under the refund policy of "twice the full purchase price" should it be determined that said merchandise is found to be "fraudulent".</p>
<p>5. That a Commission be created to handle disputes between dealers and their customers. Highly qualified individuals, from each field of interest (sports, entertainment, celebrity, literature, history, ect) will make up the Commission...and their decision is binding on both parties of the dispute.</p>
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<p>I'd like to make this bill free of as many legal loopholes as possible. I understand that this wouldn't totally eliminate fraud but it sure would cut down on the amount of "fakes" in circulation and drive the "bad" dealers out of business.</p>
<p>What I would like everyone to do is e-mail me any experience that they may have had with scam dealers, along with any comment that they would like to make about this subject. When I've acquired enough material, I will submit it all to my State Representative and push HARD to get legislation introduced...and passed. Any other ideas on what you would like to see included in this bill would be greatly appreciated. I created a special e-mail address for just this purpose alone. It's..."glpt@gmail.com". Let's deprive these unscrupulous dealers of any more illegal income and bring back some respect to this area of interest.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Gerald Poet</p>
<p> </p> "Monsters Behind the Door: The Power Struggle in Autographs Today" By Kevin Nelsontag:live.autographmagazine.com,2010-10-11:3524372:Topic:403792010-10-11T20:13:57.379ZSteve Cyrkin, Adminhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/SteveCyrkin
Discuss Kevin Nelson's "<a href="http://autographmagazine.com/2010/10/monsters-behind-the-door-autograph-forgery-sellers/">Monsters Behind the Door: The Power Struggle in Autographs Today</a>"<br/>
Discuss Kevin Nelson's "<a href="http://autographmagazine.com/2010/10/monsters-behind-the-door-autograph-forgery-sellers/">Monsters Behind the Door: The Power Struggle in Autographs Today</a>"<br/>