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Authenticity is Everything
Leary of Athenticity of Guitar Signed by Pink Floyd Members
On 01/30/2021, I made a visit to a furniture consignment store that I have made prior purchases from. I noticed a display of 12 autographed guitars on the wall. A bass guitar signed by Paul McCartney with a selling price of $1999. Since I'm a big Pink Floyd fan I inquired about the Pink Floyd guitar which was also selling for $1999. It was an "Electa" allegedly signed by all members. The store manager produced two pieces of documentation; Certificate of Authenticity from Legendary Productions, John Murray, Registered Agent, and an Appraisal from Stein & Sons in Las Vegas. She also claimed that the seller was a collector from Florida who decided to sell of of his collectable guitars. They also had a signed "Legends" guitar selling for $6499 with the signatures of Eric Clapton, BB King, Kieth Richards and 5 other notable guitarists.
Stupid me, being an absolute novice at this, bought the Pink Floyd guitar and when I got home my brain kicked in and took control over emotion. I conducted hours of research on the internet and was led to this website. I discovered that around 2011 and 2012 there had been a 4 page thread in reference to a scam with Legendary Productions. During the course of my investigation I contacted two pawn shops in Las Vegas and both indicated that they had never heard of Stein & Sons Appraisal. I also discovered that there are at least four similar guitars floating around out there with the same type pictures. I have discovered much more irregularities as well.
I returned the guitar to the consignment store the next day and informed them that I was not comfortable with the authenticity of the guitar. The returned my money and I informed the manager that she may want to research the matter as well. She responded that the documents are legit. I told her that based on my research they are not.
Attached are photographs of the "authenticity" documents and the guitar. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Tags: and, collectables, rock, roll
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Permalink Reply by Beatles410 on
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Those signatures are absolutely horrible!!!
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Permalink Reply by BRYAN NEELEY on
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I agree. There are about 4 other guitars floating around out there with similar signatures. Example below. Yesterday I spoke with the seller of this guitar and he said he had legitimate paperwork. He sold it 5 years ago and never heard from the buyer.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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Obviously and unfortunately forgery. The cost was the biggest red flag apart from the terrible signatures.
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Those might be the worst Pink Floyd fakes I have seen in my life! My eyes are bleeding...
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Indeed. Clearly the same hand as well.
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I pulled this from the the store's Facebook page...dated January 17th: It may have sold because I did not see it Saturday.
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