Bob Marley Signed Album From Antiquities of California

Started a purchase of a Bob Marley signed album. Uprising. Afterwards I started reading some horror stories of FAKES and bad dealers. I ended up here hoping that someone can steer me in the right direction. I have put half down on the Lp and actually got a little nervous when I started researching.What do I do?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 2:40pm

Upload an image of it for opinions.

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Permalink Reply by Damon B on February 14, 2011 at 2:42pm

Just attached file. I think.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 2:47pm

Looks like it didn't make it. Click the second button above, next to LINK, to upload an image into here. Otherwise send it to me at editor@autographmagazine.com and I'll do it for you.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 2:43pm

Antiquities' owner, Toby Stoffa, was a member her for a while. Here are some blogs she posted:

http://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1dp39bexs...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 2:45pm

Excuse me...you said Antiquities of CA. That's owned by Brian Eck (my spelling may be off), who is Toby's son. The companies seem to operate very similarly, though, and may share inventory to a degree.

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Permalink Reply by Damon B on February 14, 2011 at 2:48pm

I was dealing with a salesperson by the name of John Waterman. He was a little pushy. I waited about 2 weeks trying to make up my mind.

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Permalink Reply by Damon B on February 14, 2011 at 2:53pm

He said the guy that does PAWN STARS autographs did the Marley.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 3:13pm

I don't know Marley's autograph, but some here will. The authenticator I've seen most on Pawn Stars is AAU/Drew Max. AAU is an authenticator often used by Antiquities of Las Vegas. Autograph Magazine doesn't have faith in AAU's authentications.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 2:57pm

REAL, Roger Epperson's rock authentication service, will give you a quick opinion for $15. Last I heard Antiquities didn't accept his opinion, or PSA/DNA or JSA's, but hopefully you're within the return period if you end up being uncomfortable with the authenticity.

www.rogerepperson.com

Or if he pops online here he may give his opinion for free.

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Permalink Reply by Damon B on February 14, 2011 at 3:37pm

Thanks for your help. Hopefully everything works out for me. My first major purchase in the autograph world hopefully isn't going to be a nightmare!?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 14, 2011 at 3:40pm

Unfortunately, that's something that happens way too often. There are a lot of honest, legitimate dealers out there—but the sellers of forgeries get to them first way too often. I'm not saying your piece is bad, I don't know. But I will say that a lot of what I've seen from both branches of Antiquities cause me concern.