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Permalink Reply by Mick Taylor on August 29, 2012 at 3:39am

No problem mate. We are all singing from the same hymm sheet on this!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Frost on August 29, 2012 at 12:12am

 I promised I was going to start to share images, examples and stories about autograph authentication.

P.A.A.S. receives on an average 2000+ items per month to examine and authenticate. I would have to say that in the last 6 months the percentage of autographs that are not authenticated or are forgeries has risen to over 65%.

The entertainment autograph market has started to become as corrupt as the sports autograph market. I really believe if the other 3rd party authentication companies would participate and expose what is being submitted it could help the collectors. I also feel that a WARNING should be posted when we find a dealer or style of autograph that needs to be reported and exposed. Both Roger Epperson and Richard Simon have been very helpful on AML and generous with there time, but it can be very helpful is the other autograph authentication companies also help out.

 I would have to say my biggest problem recently has been autographs being submitted from Australia.

It seems as if anything goes down under, and I have been receiving a lot of music, sports and entertainment autographs from Australia. I have noticed a large amount of the entertainment autographs come with a Certificate Of Authenticity from a company named *Celebrity Access*. We are now starting to see many of these COA's in the United States.

*** "WARNING"  BEWARE OF "CELEBRITY ACCESS" CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY ***   

 I would like to show the collectors what the 'Celebrity Access' Certificate Of Authenticity looks like and the product they are selling and authenticating. I will also name some of the dealers known to sell autographs with there certificates.

Here are a few of the signatures recently submitted to P.A.A.S. for examination.

Michael Frost can be contacted at specialagent711@aol.com

agil8339 ( Feedback Score Of 162

Santa Maria, California, United States

diabolical_rat ( Feedback Score Of 88) Australia

Australia

Click here: Score

 Score
Suite 2 - 61,
Princes Hwy,
Fairy Meadow, NSW, 2519

SEE ATTACHMENTS.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 29, 2012 at 9:12am

Thanks, Mike. Who is using these COAs?

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Permalink Reply by Dylan McCabe on August 29, 2012 at 4:04am

I also have had items from all companies mentioned and have had one which is a guitar signed by kiss. I have had it looked at by Global Authentic and PSA/DNA and both said it is likely not genuine. I told grays and they are not willing to help as they say the opinion from both companies is not enough proof to prove it not being genuine. I am in the process of getting my money back from coolworld and will let you know the outcome. The authorities need to act now so they dont keep ripping off innocent collectors and making thousands off fakes.

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Permalink Reply by Frankie Figgs on August 29, 2012 at 5:50am

Hey Dylan man, I read in your youtube post that you were trying for a refund and I agree with the comments made in reply. Do yourself a favor man and don't return it because you will never see a dime of your cash. These guys are running around down there now trying to cover their tracks... has anyone tried musiclegends.com.au site recently - "Google Chrome could not find musiclegends.com.au" can anyone confirm this ?

Graysonline are in damage mode too boys and girls this has been reported to them before many times but never like this and never in these numbers. They are getting very defensive and refusing to comment.

 

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Permalink Reply by Frankie Figgs on August 29, 2012 at 7:01am

Ok, dudes, decided to try and call  coolworldcollectables Chris Lancaster to see what he had to say, i know it is like 11pm in  Australia and I think I woke the guy up.. sorry man...

So I asked him if he knew Commisso and he said "I know OF him" I said there has been a lot of talk on the net about autograph fraud - he said "yeah he knows that some guy in Melbourne brought something from graysonline and Richard told him to get stuffed when the guy questioned the authenticity and asked for a refund" I said " how did you know all that if you only know of Commisso" he says "Oh Ah Oh i heard through a friend of a friend, Ah Oh Ah... Richard is a competitor but i have been doing this for 17 years" I said "so all your stuff is good" he says "100%" I said " who do you source your items from" he says " STEVE FITZPATRICK from the UK" I said "Oh you mean Gaz" he says "do you know him?"..... I said "no I only know of him"

So good people of the autograph world let us see what we all think of coolworldcollectables.com.au 100% authentic goodies ....

 http://www.coolworldcollectables.com.au/photos/michael-jackson-sign...

  http://www.coolworldcollectables.com.au/photos/the-rolling-stones-s...

http://www.coolworldcollectables.com.au/guitars/michael-jackson-van...

http://www.coolworldcollectables.com.au/guitars/guns-n-roses-signed...

http://www.coolworldcollectables.com.au/guitars/fleetwood-mac-signe...

So what does everyone think ??? Most importantly, what does Roger Epperson and the other experts here think, and yes I hope you are reading this Chris Lancaster.

Oh yes, he also said that he know nothing about a cease and desist order either Steve ??? I think his 100% graphs says it all

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on August 29, 2012 at 7:19am

The C&D was from a law firm representing the Commissos. I had no idea who Lancaster was until yesterday.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Baker on August 29, 2012 at 8:18am

not sure if a pic of one of the coolworld Certificates of Authenticity has been posted, but here is one for the record

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Permalink Reply by Dylan McCabe on August 29, 2012 at 9:46pm

thats there new style of coa, it used to be different but yeah thats the mob in question

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Permalink Reply by Paul Baker on August 29, 2012 at 11:08pm

if you could post a pic of the old one it would be helpful, thanks

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Permalink Reply by Dylan McCabe on August 30, 2012 at 3:14am

ok will take a pic and have it up tomorrow, its similar

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Permalink Reply by Dylan McCabe on August 29, 2012 at 8:15am

hey mate, i will not be sending it back until i get the refund and if he doesnt agree i will contact my lawyers and take legal action i can tell you. I am going to call him tomorrow to see if he will send refund before i send item. will keep you posted and if need be i will use my contacts to find where he lives and pay him a visit

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