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Advice and Appraisal on historically significant Michael Jackson item

An auction house has recently been consigned an incredibly significant (yet potentially controversial) piece of memorabilia from the life of Michael Jackson.

In 1984 there was a well known and well documented event in Michal Jacksons life. While shooting a commercial for Pepsi in front of thousands of fans, Jackson's hair caught on fire and he suffered significant burns to his scalp. This event is said to be the event in Jackson's life that caused him to spiral downhill with addictions to multiple medications. The auction house has the complete original set of paperwork from the medical facility that treated Jackson's injuries. The paperwork includes a hand-signed release form from Michael Jackson, the original polaroid pictures taken in the ER, and all of the doctors notes including the release forms and notes regarding the perscribed medications.

These items have never been released or seen by the public. The consignor has been in possession of this paperwork for about 10 years after finding the items in a trash can.

I know that there are a lot of well respected dealers who frequent these boards. Please post your opinions on the legalities of bringing this piece to auction as well as an opinion on the price that it could reach at auction.

This is the very first place where this piece will have been discussed.

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Permalink Reply by JLee on October 19, 2012 at 12:38pm

just wanted to post a link about this as it has just been announced by the auction house. Here is the link to the blog: http://pristineauction.com/blog/?p=150

thoughts? I know this discussion doubted that they actually exist so maybe this new information will re ignite this debate?

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on October 19, 2012 at 1:29pm

Wow. Very interesting. I'll be following it. Auction doesn't state how these were obtained.

Doesnt change my opinion. I still think they were stolen records. I wouldn't gamble my money bidding on them.

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Permalink Reply by JLee on October 19, 2012 at 1:37pm

The auction isn't live yet, looks like it was just announced on their blog. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Pretty significant piece from his life. Could go through the roof if the auction goes through.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on October 19, 2012 at 1:44pm

Sure could go through the roof. Could also be very alarming for celebrities in general. A huge sale like this will encourage folks to steal all kinds of personal records. Scary if you ask me.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on October 19, 2012 at 2:39pm

Thanks for bringing this to our attention J. Lee. It will certainly be an interesting story to follow.

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on October 19, 2012 at 3:35pm

I don't get the attraction! HUGE MJ fan, but those pics are g to the r to the o to the ss!!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on October 19, 2012 at 3:55pm

Historic.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 19, 2012 at 3:54pm

I agree with Steve I would greatly question the provenance of those records. I cannot imagine a hospital here throwing patient records away without shredding. So Steve's advice to consult an attorney I believe is sound.