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Discuss authentication issues within the industry, including but not limited to 3rd party authentication. It's also a "clearing house" for suspected forgeries.

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Kendrick Lamar signed full name on vanity

Started by David De La Paz. Last reply by J.Seah Jul 10, 2021. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Does anyone have knowledge on Kendrick Lamar's full name signature. This piece is currently on eBay. I just ran a quick opinion from PSA/DNA and they said "unlikley Genuine" I hope the community can…Continue

Tags: name, PSA, opinion, full, signed

Beware nokids2003 selling fake Metallica - always with Cliff

Started by Stephen Patrick. Last reply by Stephen Patrick Jan 13, 2020. 2 Replies 0 Likes

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What Do You Think About The Autographs Sold By This Seller?

Started by Daniel Alayof. Last reply by Chad B Aug 21, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hi. I would appreciate your opinion about this seller and the autographs that he recently sold. Please click on the link to see his sold autographs. What do you think?…Continue

Anatomy of a forger?

Started by JJ. Last reply by sling Jan 4, 2019. 1 Reply 3 Likes

You may have noticed that the book "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle will soon be a blockbuster movie from Disney. I loved that book when I was in elementary school, and I remember the author…Continue

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Comment by BallroomDays67 on February 8, 2012 at 12:43pm: I looked at the "signed" copy of the Doors LP "Waiting For The Sun", and in my opinion it's a terrible forgery.

Comment by David Wright on February 8, 2012 at 12:35pm: It would be funny if it wasn't so sad but how about this for an utterly appalling Tiger Woods fake :

http://guaranteedautographs.com/wotihiplgo20.html

and if you ever need to frighten any naughty children then show them the Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer "signatures" from this site :(

Comment by DB on February 8, 2012 at 12:24pm: @Steve - probability; (1) : the ratio of the number of outcomes in an exhaustive set of equally likely outcomes that produce a given event to the total number of possible outcomes (2) : the chance that a given event will occur .

I am unsure if in this instance the possible outcome is finding an Authentic Item amongst Non-authentic ones or vice-versa. However based on the prior few comments it would appear to be much more the former vs the latter.

Thus it would seem to answer the other measure of probability; a logical relation between statements such that evidence confirming one confirms the other to some degree would it not?

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 8, 2012 at 12:15pm: How's this for Guaranteed Autographs guarantee of authenticity (besides touting forensic examiners):

Our policy on autographs is that we guarantee the authenticity of each item to the very best of our ability.The best guarantee a buyer has for autographs is the credibility and experience of the dealer and the probability of the dealer being in business in the future.If requested in writing ,we will write a LETTER of AUTHENTICITY for the original purchaser.

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 8, 2012 at 12:09pm: Bill called it on Guaranteed Autographs. If they have ANY genuine autographs I've never seen them.

They remind me so much of Pop Culture Signatures http://www.popculturesignatures.com/ I've wondered if they're related companies. Horrible forgeries throughout.

Comment by DB on February 8, 2012 at 12:08pm: In case anyone is wondering about the msg being responded to that was sent as msg instead of the comment; here it is;

A message from David Wright to all members of Authentication and Forgery Alert on Autograph Magazine Live!!

Has anyone had any dealings with

http://guaranteedautographs.com/

or have any information about Dr Radwill who appears to own/operate this site.

Interested members may care to take a look at the golf items purportedly from Messrs Nicklaus, Palmer and Woods and the Star Wars items purportedly from Dave Prowse. In my humble opinion, these signatures are HIGHLY atypical :(

Has anyone the time to look at some of the other offerings from this site and comment?

Best wishes, David.

p.s. Mr. Bill - where ya been hiding...must be alot of proctologists obtaining degrees lately & I wonder if the have forensic qualifications as well. lol

Comment by Bill Panagopulos on February 8, 2012 at 12:03pm: Just received an email re: "Guaranteed Autographs". My opinion: the only "guarantee" is that you will be ripped-off, and the only doctorate held by "Dr. Radwill" is "Doctor of Proctology" because by dealing with him, you're going to take it in the a__.

A few nights ago, out of nowhere, someone sent to me a signed Beatles album cover bought from the good doctor that was more likely signed by the "Beetles". It of course bore a COA, this one from the geniuses at STAT. In my own inimitable fashion, I told him what I thought of it.

Read his terms...laughable. He should be run out of town on a rail.

Comment by Steve Zarelli on February 8, 2012 at 12:02pm: RE: GuaranteedAutographs.com

In my opinion, all the astronaut offerings are highly suspect.

Comment by DB on January 2, 2012 at 11:20am: This subject is currently running on one of the NASCAR threads but deserves mention here since one of them just sold for $400.00 on Coach's Corner. The winning bidder thought they bought a signed Petty & Earnhardt but what they bought was a forged Petty (it appears) and celebrity dead ringer Look-a-Like Bob Brinkerhoff who was kind enough to chime in and link to his all-rights-owned & copyrighted photo with Petty!

Comment by Diane Smith on December 17, 2011 at 11:57am: Is anyone familiar with Lady Gaga autographs? There are 2 on eBay, and I would like to have if possible an opinion on them.