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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 15, 2021 at 7:42am

I believe JSA got it right.

Is this company still in business? If so, a firm but polite request for a refund is your only option. If they refuse or ignore you, you can use Yelp and social media to your advantage and maybe they would cave. Obviously it is way too late for a credit card chargeback and not worth the time or effort for small claims court.

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Permalink Reply by radiodurans on November 15, 2021 at 7:50am

Thanks, JSA wanted like $100 for a letter stating it was fake which wasn't worth it to me. I thought I'd at least report it to the police, but they need the $100 letter :) (like why would I pay $100 for that?). Alfie's of course is no longer in business to my knowledge, Alfie sold the company about the time I purchased if I read the forums here correctly, and the people were apparently shady. I assume I am out the money from my teenage years, but I thought I should at least report it.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 15, 2021 at 8:20am

You would likely have no recourse and it’s really not worth your time and effort. Unfortunately, chalk it up to one of life’s lessons. It may sting, but it’s certainly not a catastrophic loss. If this is your worst mistake… You’re doing OK. Learning from the lesson is what’s important.

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Permalink Reply by radiodurans on November 15, 2021 at 8:49am

I just wanted to report it to help out others mainly. It looks like others here have reported being scammed in the past when I researched it (I had purchased it before this website was created). Basically it looks like Alfie was highly reputable then sold his business about the time I purchased the poster, to a guy (Mark) that seems to not have been reliable.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on November 15, 2021 at 8:04am

In my experience usually if a company provides a COA where they fill in the blanks with their own writing (by hand) it’s usually a sign of a less than stellar company. 

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on November 15, 2021 at 8:07am

From my understanding, Alfie's was a good source of in person autographs when he owned the business many years ago. He sold it and the new buyers were bad news. The signed poster you own is not authentic. Unfortunately, there is likely nothing you can do at this point.

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Permalink Reply by radiodurans on November 15, 2021 at 8:14am

Yes, I remember looking into Alfie's at the time and they had a great reputation. He must have just sold it at the time I purchased. That signature looks like Mark's, and unfortunately maybe not from Alfie's inventory: https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/alfies-autographs-o...

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