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McCartney guitar in charity auction

A local church is having a charity auction this weekend. The big item up for grabs is a guitar signed Paul McCartney. After reading the thread about bad items ending up in charity auctions and knowing zero about Beatle related items, I humbly ask for opinions on this one.

If questionable, I'll email the church to find out who supplied the items and the COAs. Other items for auction are a Sly Stallone signed boxing glove, and signed photos of John Glen, Mickey Mantle, and Charlton Heston.

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on April 24, 2014 at 7:44pm

Raising much needed funds for what? What would they have such a pressing need of money for?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 25, 2014 at 9:25am

It's a small church that raises funds for their food bank and other programs for the needy.

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Permalink Reply by Rock G III on April 24, 2014 at 7:42am

If needed here is what can be done for 11$ and they will have a answer in writing from PSA (I would suggest JSA also but they dont offer a affordable quick service). While I may appear faceless I would gladly offer them a well known and used authenticator. Lets see the other side match this. I know if I had a company selling autographs and these accusations came to light I would get every item authenticated just to shut them up... But anyhow anyone here can do this for a few bucks.

*Take the picture of the guitar here and make an ebay auction selling it buy it now for a silly price like $50,000 so there is no chance on an accidental buyer. Maybe even say this auction is just for quick opinion to be clear.

*Use PSA quick opinion VIA their website

*Item will fail and ebay should pull it.

Its sad churches and charities have been being taken by many of these companies across the country and most refuse to listen due to it being a source of income and of course the sly salesmen with a slick story. But in reality these are all over the country taking peoples money.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 24, 2014 at 11:09am

Brian,

The church can contact me if they want at steve.cyrkin@autographmagazine.com. They can send a number and we can talk on the phone if they'd prefer.

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Permalink Reply by Brian on April 24, 2014 at 12:30pm

thanks a ton, Steve. I'll pass along your info.

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Permalink Reply by Barry S on April 24, 2014 at 7:11am

Nice job Rock! Brian you've done all you can do. Church, it doesn't really matter where the guitar came from it is fake. Can you sell it to an unknowing person for what a real one would cost? Odds are all their items are fake if the big one is fake. You will do the right thing. Satan comes at you from all angles doesn't he? When you are looking for a company to supply memorabilia, don't listen to the company tell you how reputable they are. Find out on your own. Check out a company here! We don't profit from it. Charity Grow this site was created to help people like this Church. God is watching you.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 24, 2014 at 11:20am

Rock G III,

With all due respect, I'm very surprised that anyone at PSA/DNA would give anyone a free Quick Opinion...official or otherwise. First of all, they don't even get the Q.A. request without you going thru checkout and for it. Secondly, you have to agree to their terms before you submit, in order to protect them from potential liability.

Would you please send me the email you got from the person there to confirm it? I won't pubish it or mention names. I just need you to back up your claim, because some people may be depending on it.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Rock G III on April 24, 2014 at 7:59am

Here is a link hopefully the church checks out. Now to be clear these are not the same players. But the same game. Their whole line of slick talk can only work for so long.

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/cincinnati-tv-station-tackles-...

http://www.fox19.com/story/24831988/experts-say-the-fake-memorabili...

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Permalink Reply by Jason D on April 24, 2014 at 8:16am

Here is a link to the article I read pertaining this auction. At the bottom of the article is a contact person from the news paper, maybe they should be contacted as well so they can run a story on these forgeries and sway unsuspecting buyers from buying this crap.

Here are photo's of the other lovely item up for bids, lets hear what has to be said about these. Maybe Chris can chime in on the Mantle as an expert on him and I'd like to hear what Zipper has to say about the John Glenn and the Stallone is horrible.

Here is the editor of the articles contact info

eileenf@newstimes.com; 203-731-3333

http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/McCartney-guitar-tops-Bethel...