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Permalink Reply by roger epperson on March 8, 2012 at 11:01am

That's an odd one for sure.  I saw this and he said in the ad that he was going to be out of town and would send the invoice when he gets back.  Either though this is the hand that you were dealt.  It sucks but what can you do?

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on March 8, 2012 at 12:18pm

Cry?

The whole process was strange.  A day after the auction, he requested Ebay cancel the transaction.  I rejected the request only because I couldn't believe this actually happened.  The fact that someone would leave an LP that valuable lying around where a 3 year old could get it and go all Manson on it was beyond my comprehension.  This could only happen to me. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 8, 2012 at 1:39pm

What a heartbreaker! The autographs don't appear to be damaged, so if he'll sell it pretty cheaply, consider buying it. I think it can be able to be restored pretty nicely for $100 or so. You'll need to represent it as restored if you want to sell it, which will hurt the price of course, but what a beautiful album.

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Permalink Reply by DB on March 8, 2012 at 1:42pm

see if he will make you a deal and take it kid's scribbling and all.  Who knows maybe the kid will become famous..   Kids with crayons are amazing as to what they can get into or write on... 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 8, 2012 at 1:56pm

I was so focused on the rips I didn't notice the crayon ALL OVER IT. I think crayon isn't that tough to remove, but figure $200 to restore it. Just an educated guess,since I've never done a restoration before, but this is an album worth saving.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on March 8, 2012 at 2:50pm

It's such an unbelievable scenario-the probability of something like this happening is off the charts. 

I offered the guy the following:

Let me go ahead and pay for the piece.  He ships it to me and I have my restoration guy look at it and see what he could do with it.  If we couldn't repair it, I'd return it at my expense for a refund.  If I could repair it to a condition I could live with, the sale is final and he gets all his money anyway.  Everyone wins, right?  Wrong.

He did NOT like that suggestion at all.  I've received two emails from him since this offer about the sentimentality of the piece because his dad got it in person in '76...how it's not worth anything anymore...how I'm not cooperating with him...how I'm being insensitive to him by even suggesting such a deal...how he has fought with his girlfriend for days over this...how he hasn't eaten in days.  On and on. 

Oh well...I always wanted one of these and was extremely happy to have been high bidder.  High bidder doesn't always win, I suppose.

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on March 8, 2012 at 2:38pm

I don´t buy the story.

Could this be a print of the the original album that he has "destroyed", because the buying price was too low?!

For how much did it go on ebay?

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Batson on March 8, 2012 at 2:56pm

AB and Harry...I agree 100%.  I just don't know what I can do about it.  Suggestions?

Here's another pic...

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• Queen Damage Backside.jpg, 1.2 MB

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 8, 2012 at 5:03pm

Interesting that the kid picked a crayon color palette that actually matches the artwork.

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Permalink Reply by Seleznev Dmitri on March 18, 2012 at 3:32am

If there any doubtes, there is no doubtes. Stay away. First rule of the collector.

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Permalink Reply by S. Maxwell on May 21, 2012 at 6:39pm

I'm a little surprised that everyone is clamoring over this piece. The Brian and Freddie are highly suspect and I would avoid this even without the damage. What is the provenance on this?

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Permalink Reply by Marco Nobile on May 25, 2012 at 12:56pm

Now THAT's astonishing!  :o

The signatures are, in my humble opinion, all genuine and really beutiful examples of Queen 70's autographs; Brian is stunning, Freddie is a lil' bit rushed but, after ANATO release, things started to get definitely frenetic for the guys, I guess.

But the story is quite incredible. Ok, I still can't almost believe that the only Beatles signed guitar was destroyed in a mudslide, but... Leaving such a prized item in the hands of a 3 years old kid armed with crayons? No way...

Anyway, there's something strange in the picture, IMHO, it could even be a well-done photoshop job, but I can't tell.

So sad that in this case the highest bidder is not the winner... I feel like the situation is not very transparent on the seller's side though.

Marco
www.freddieautograph.com

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