"The Auto Scouts" Busted? $2 Million Forgery Ring Goes Down! - Autograph Live2024-03-28T17:45:30Zhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/the-auto-scouts-busted-2-million-forgery-ring-goes-down?commentId=3524372%3AComment%3A1134220&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAwesome! Also, make sure you…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-08:3524372:Comment:11345442017-11-08T18:56:34.271ZJason Hhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/JasonH
<p>Awesome! Also, make sure you check that the autographs you buy are not preprints. Im dealing with a JSA authenticated Ghostbusters cast photo with a JSA sticker but the photo is a preprint. funny thing is, JSA website originally stated it was for a different name, when I brought this up to the seller, the seller contacted JSA and they changed the info the next day. Im glad I took screen shots. 3 emails to JSA and they refuse to listen to me even after sending examples of another photo signed…</p>
<p>Awesome! Also, make sure you check that the autographs you buy are not preprints. Im dealing with a JSA authenticated Ghostbusters cast photo with a JSA sticker but the photo is a preprint. funny thing is, JSA website originally stated it was for a different name, when I brought this up to the seller, the seller contacted JSA and they changed the info the next day. Im glad I took screen shots. 3 emails to JSA and they refuse to listen to me even after sending examples of another photo signed in the exact identical way. Im waiting to see how my return goes and may make my own thread of this soon.</p> Sux,,, big time. They are rea…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-08:3524372:Comment:11343352017-11-08T04:11:38.078ZRichard S. Simonhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RichardSSimon
<p>Sux,,, big time. They are really hurting the autograph hobby.</p>
<p>Sux,,, big time. They are really hurting the autograph hobby.</p> It changed years ago when the…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-08:3524372:Comment:11344842017-11-08T03:30:23.180ZCJCollectorhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/ChristopherWilliams
<p>It changed years ago when the EMR Team was dropped by Ebay.</p>
<p>Forgeries were being removed on a daily basis, but then Ebay realized they were losing money by removing them.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it was strictly a financial decision.</p>
<p>It changed years ago when the EMR Team was dropped by Ebay.</p>
<p>Forgeries were being removed on a daily basis, but then Ebay realized they were losing money by removing them.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it was strictly a financial decision.</p> There's no Ebay division at p…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-08:3524372:Comment:11343312017-11-08T03:07:35.537ZWoody2Shoeshttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Woody2Shoes
<p>There's no Ebay division at present to monitor autographed materials?? I was under the impression that they routinely employ their own system of checks and balances for autographed material as well as another outlet for eliminating brand name knock offs. When did this change?</p>
<p>There's no Ebay division at present to monitor autographed materials?? I was under the impression that they routinely employ their own system of checks and balances for autographed material as well as another outlet for eliminating brand name knock offs. When did this change?</p> Well stated Richard. The EMR…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-08:3524372:Comment:11341502017-11-08T01:00:17.884Zterrier8HOFhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/terrier8HOF
<p>Well stated Richard. The EMR team was extremely effective, and as you said, didn't cost ebay a dime. We did out out of our own time, for the right reason. When they stopped it, the garbage came back in droves. But they kept cashing their checks.</p>
<p>Well stated Richard. The EMR team was extremely effective, and as you said, didn't cost ebay a dime. We did out out of our own time, for the right reason. When they stopped it, the garbage came back in droves. But they kept cashing their checks.</p> Saving their victims money ha…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-07:3524372:Comment:11342202017-11-07T21:48:54.623ZRichard S. Simonhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RichardSSimon
<p>Saving their victims money has never been a goal of ebay.</p>
<p>They only care about their profits.</p>
<p>If they cared about saving victims they would have left the EMR team of volunteers in place and not let John Gonzalez, head of the fraud dept, go.</p>
<p>Some people here were part of the EMR team, besides me.</p>
<p>They will never care about anything other than profit. The EMR team did not cost them any money, other than the money they would lose for helping to sell forgeries. The…</p>
<p>Saving their victims money has never been a goal of ebay.</p>
<p>They only care about their profits.</p>
<p>If they cared about saving victims they would have left the EMR team of volunteers in place and not let John Gonzalez, head of the fraud dept, go.</p>
<p>Some people here were part of the EMR team, besides me.</p>
<p>They will never care about anything other than profit. The EMR team did not cost them any money, other than the money they would lose for helping to sell forgeries. The long term health of the autograph hobby means less than nothing to them.</p> EBAY laughing at their gullib…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-07:3524372:Comment:11340462017-11-07T20:05:26.203ZRick Meyerhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RickMeyer
<p>EBAY laughing at their gullible customers all the way to the bank..........................</p>
<p>"The most successful party—in the end—appears to be eBay, which would have earned more than $300,000 on auction and PayPal fees on $2.4 million in sales. Although eBay cooperated in the case, a company spokesman declined to answer SI’s questions about whether it had contacted potential victims or returned any of the fees."</p>
<p>EBAY laughing at their gullible customers all the way to the bank..........................</p>
<p>"The most successful party—in the end—appears to be eBay, which would have earned more than $300,000 on auction and PayPal fees on $2.4 million in sales. Although eBay cooperated in the case, a company spokesman declined to answer SI’s questions about whether it had contacted potential victims or returned any of the fees."</p> They should have listened to…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-07:3524372:Comment:11340452017-11-07T20:03:50.561ZRick Meyerhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/RickMeyer
<p>They should have listened to you much sooner and maybe saved victims a lot of money.</p>
<p>They should have listened to you much sooner and maybe saved victims a lot of money.</p> I thought there wasn't a forg…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-07:3524372:Comment:11341162017-11-07T16:57:43.619Zpjchttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/pjc
<p>I thought there wasn't a forgery industry!!!! </p>
<p>I thought there wasn't a forgery industry!!!! </p> Among others pictured, the Ru…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2017-11-07:3524372:Comment:11339502017-11-07T14:08:08.614ZWoody2Shoeshttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Woody2Shoes
<p>Among others pictured, the Ruth is terrible.</p>
<p>Among others pictured, the Ruth is terrible.</p>