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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 15, 2018 at 1:09pm

Hi Paul,

These do not look like real U2 autographs in my opinion, and I feel quite confident of that. Based on what I've seen over the years, I would doubt that ANY autographed pieces consigned to them by Charity Fundraising Packages are real.

Here's a blog about them:
https://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/did-you-purchase-...

Here's a piece that Inside Edition did on them in 2014:
https://www.insideedition.com/investigative/9306-real-or-fake-rock-...

If the school wants people to participate in their fundraising events in the future, they should make sure what they're selling is real before they auction it.

Thank you for asking about this.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on April 15, 2018 at 3:25pm

but is so pretty.lol

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 15, 2018 at 9:03pm

No, that's fake as can be. As it just about any fully signed U2 guitar you'll find.

Those Charity Fundraising type groups are almost universally straight trash. 

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Permalink Reply by Overseas on April 16, 2018 at 5:41am

100% fake signs!

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 16, 2018 at 11:11am

Send the school admin the link to the "Inside Edition" story and they hopefully will pull the guitar.  It's 100% fake. 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Scott on April 16, 2018 at 3:48pm

Thanks for all of your input.  I did send the link to the thread about the Charity Fundraising and the Inside Edition story to the school last week and basically got a dismissive response.  They said that the people commenting in the thread were “enthusiasts” and not experts like RM Read who authenticated the guitar.  They also said that the company in the Inside Edition story was different than the one they used and wanted proof that they are somehow affiliated to the company in the story.  The only concern of mine that the school seemed to agree with is the lack of proof (pictures, documentation, etc) other than the COA and they were going to ask Charity Fundraising about that.

Do you have any other suggestions?  Thanks again for your input.

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on April 16, 2018 at 4:01pm

Dont bid, lol! For reals tho, thats a damn shame. Sadly typical however. 

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on April 16, 2018 at 4:03pm

Now that I think about, they better hope the winner doesnt ever find out its fake. Can you say lawsuit??!!

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 16, 2018 at 5:25pm

As opposed to the "experts" who stand to cash in on this. 

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 16, 2018 at 6:13pm

RM Real is on the payroll of Charity Grow now known as Charity Fundraising -- he rubber stamps all their stuff.  NO ONE in the autograph community uses him.  He would authenticate a ham sandwich if paid enough.  Sounds like no matter what you say the school doesn't care about authenticity -- until they get sued by someone who gets stuck with the fake stuff they "win" 

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on April 16, 2018 at 7:01pm

It never ceases to amaze me that people insist that TPAs are the only so called experts or knowledagable persons when it comes to autographs. I mean, literally, all it takes is a pair of eyeballs and a little passion to study, lol

Sad that all you have to do as a forger is be a slimeball.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 16, 2018 at 7:32pm

How much would a genuine body-signed U2 guitar sell for?

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