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ELVIS Front and Back signed german post card.

IS IT REAL?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2011 at 6:09pm

I think you're right.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2011 at 12:21pm

Glad to hear you're safe, Chris. John called me this morning and said he and his family are doing fine.

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Permalink Reply by john reznikoff on August 28, 2011 at 5:03pm

Thanks Chris and steve,

Everybody fine but without power, telephone and email. My elderly parents are in the cape and just lost power. Anybody have a used generator for sale? You can sign it so it will be relevant to this thread and Greg won't be mad at me.

Sometimes autographs seem really unimportant.

If anyone wants to contact me, cell or autograph live is the only way

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on August 28, 2011 at 6:11pm

Thank you, Steve. All is well; just a lot of clean-up.

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Permalink Reply by 029r4yc06b4rr on August 28, 2011 at 1:23pm

This thread seems to be a direct attack on Mr. Epperson, but in a round about way that doesnt make any sense at all. I was one of those people that viewed the thread about the 1000 signed gleasons, i believe it was, and had no idea what to make of it before i was told it was a made up thread, which didnt make any sense in the first place. I have really enjoyed reading almost every post on this site, but these posts suck.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2011 at 5:54pm

Greg,

You are mistaken. All will not be OK. Roger Epperson texted me that he will no longer participate in this site thanks to the way you've been acting. Not the topics, they were fine. Roger was a hugely important source of expertise on this site and now he's gone.

You are having fun here, but for others, this is their profession and livelihood. They deal with forgeries, forgers and fraudsters trying to destroy them every day of the week. So for you it might be fun to "good naturedly" demean them while you down a few bottles of wine, but for them it is more stress and grief.

As for the 1,000 Gleasons: You're right, entertainment secretarials are a big problem and need to be focused on. But these are not things to joke about or be anything but clear about. I've encouraged you to keep on track finding these things, but always be clear and don't make up stories around them. 99% of the people don't realize it, and when they do find out, many get mad and lose respect for you.

And please keep this in mind. The best way to change things is to work with people. JSA and PSA/DNA are good, honest organizations--the best general authenticators we have. Do they get it wrong sometimes? Absolutely. But are they getting it wrong on purpose? Absolutely not.

We have the opportunity here to make autographs a much safer hobby. Don't mess it up because it's fun to joke with people.

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Permalink Reply by sling on August 29, 2011 at 5:59am

99% of the people don't realize it"

Yeah, I must admit that I don't understand many of the comments about the industry or people in the industry although I fate gave me an exposure to the industry most collectors don't have.

"Do they get it wrong sometimes? Absolutely. But are they getting it wrong on purpose? Absolutely not"

Getting things wrong not on purpose is not a free ride. In fact, being wrong could be considered negligence by law under certain circumstances -

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 28, 2011 at 6:16pm

Greg,

Thank you. You just convinced a top rock authenticator who was giving hundreds of free opinions a month on this site to say..."Why bother?"

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Permalink Reply by Grant Davis on August 29, 2011 at 1:48am

Greg, I have benefited on a number of occasions from your comments and studies - especially the Gleason - and i have also been lucky enuff to have benefited from the knowledge and experience of Roger.

I hope that Roger reconsiders his decision and that you (Greg) remember that the pen can sometimes be sharper than the sword - even if it is not meant to be?????

I believe that both of you have the ability to impart their experience to allow 'us novices' to not be ripped off by the hungry hordes

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Permalink Reply by Grant Davis on August 29, 2011 at 5:02am

UMMMMM

I posted my reply three hours ago and i don't know WHY but NO replies??!!

I hope that Roger (after being an authenticator for years and having to put up with lotsa poo from people apart from Greg) has reconsidered and that Greg has reconsidered his {(supposed/alledged inquisatorial/subtle (??!!) posts} that all has been considered and resolved to the benefit of the greater good.

Hey I live in australia and wouldn't even know what Gregs real name is so put us all out of our misery and let us know.

If there are still no further posts then maybe Irene has been bigger than the news has reported

Glad to know that John and family are fine

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Permalink Reply by Tony Lando on August 29, 2011 at 9:06am

this whole thing is unnerving. if this site is dedicated and committed to the search for truth in the Autograph industry, why would someone use a fictitious name?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 29, 2011 at 9:54am

Tony:

Some people prefer to use screen names for perfectly innocent reasons. It's common practice on most Internet chat boards. I can be simply that some people consider their hobby activities private and don't want co-workers or others being able to easily find every hobby chat board posting. Others may want to post about their hobby but not let every one of their customers or clients to be able to look into their private hobby. I've made no secret my name is Steve Zarelli, but I post here and elsewhere under the screen name Mr Zipper.

What is shady is people pretending to be who they are NOT or posting under numerous screen names pretending to be more than one person (also known as shills). There is a huge distinction between wishing to remain somewhat anonymous, and those who use fake names for misinformation and shilling.

Let me add that I do not believe Greg is guilty of the latter. If I am correct, he is someone who has modified his real name slightly for message board use.