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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 16, 2012 at 2:25pm

I don't like any of them

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 16, 2012 at 2:43pm

I don't think any of these are even close, sorry.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on October 16, 2012 at 2:48pm

Its sad that now even charity items are being sold as fakes.  This is a tough hobby!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 16, 2012 at 2:52pm

A very high percentage of charity auction autographs are forgeries if they're supplied by dealers and not collected by the charity itself.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 17, 2012 at 4:59am

Sadly I think a few likely unload bad purchases by donating to charity auctions for a tax write-off.  At least this is a suspicion I have had for while.  I think some charity auction items are secretarial signatures.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on October 17, 2012 at 5:42am

Many items end up in silent auctions at charity events and receive really high bids.  To think there could be bogus items on these tables is disgusting especially when there are auctions for diseases like autism, MS, etc.  Why would anyone do this?  Selling stuff on the internet is always suspicious, but there should be no doubt about an item at a charty event.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 17, 2012 at 7:18am

Actually I think I prefer internet sales since usually I have time to study and examine the autograph (or at least scans) and compare.  At an auction it is mainly your gut instinct on merely looking at it without exemplars to compare it to.  I still think a lot of bogus stuff is donated for tax purposes though technically for it to be a legal write off I think it has to be appraised.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Viola on October 17, 2012 at 7:22am

That is true, but the idea at a charity auction (at least to me), is that the items are always real or they would not be there in the first place, so the guess work should be taken out of it.  Now I know that is not the case.

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Permalink Reply by David K on October 23, 2012 at 6:14pm

I have noticed a number od forgeries for sale at Charity auctions..it seems the Charity relies on donations of items or items supplied by artist management..and in many cases these days--they are secretaria lsigned or people who have CIOA's on fakes they want to resell..I would say be very careful on "charity" auctions..they give you a COA..but how do THEY know the item they are selling is the real deal...if you dont see it signed yourself--or KNOW the person you are buying from personally---these days on most items you are taking a big chance..sad/.

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Permalink Reply by roger epperson on October 16, 2012 at 3:08pm

These are beyond awful

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Permalink Reply by Kayleen E on October 16, 2012 at 3:18pm

Hi Roger !!!!

How do you know this wasn't signed through a window like yours was or in some other circumstances?

They look like the one you have for sale for $5900

How can you say they look Awful? (Look at the mess of your Guitar that you say is Authentic?)

IMO I don't think any one can really say anyone's items are not Authentic without asking Question first.

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Permalink Reply by roger epperson on October 16, 2012 at 3:31pm

Now Kayleen that was not a very nice way to ask me a question. " (Look at the mess of your Guitar that you say is Authentic?)" the only sloppy signature on the guitar is the Jagger, the rest are spot on.  I know these weren't signed through a window because they were all signed in the hand.  Each guitar is signed by the same person and he isn't even good at his forgery.  I don't have to ask dear, this is my job.  But what really bothers me with how you asked me the question was; how could you say my signed guitar is a mess when you had to ask if the THREE guitars pictured are authentic.  You obviuosly have absolutley no idea what authentic Rolling Stones signatures look like.

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