"I agree with Ru007. It's definitely Muhammad Ali in my opinion.
You don't need to have this authenticated to sell it. I'd say it's worth in the $100 range."
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At Auction: Beatles signed by 3 Abbey Road album
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"I never saw Paul sign like that. It's definitely a forgery IMO."
"Michael Wehrmann is highly trusted, and he deserves that trust. From what I heard, he supplied autographs for a gallery owned by Disney at Disneyworld.
I don't recall ever hearing of any authenticity problems with Wehrmann autographs sold…"
"Definitely. There's no rush."
"I forgot that, sorry. So perhaps take a few months to see if buying autographs is for you and then decide.
It may not be. There's nothing wrong with that."
"It's not one vs another. It's different opinions.
Detecting most forgeries is easy because probably 95% or more of them are obvious to even the average authenticator, legitimate dealer or serious collector.
But some, like these Ringos, are…"
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I just saw your Peppermint Lounge...congratulatons!
I've added the photos from Perry's eBay account, and I changed the title so people can tell what it is reading it."
"Ru007, a rule of thumb most of us follow is not to buy autographs where authenticity is controversial."
"I got a reply ttm from randy couture who signed my expendables dvd insert today."
"Daniel,
Having faith in Frank and Perry is having faith in people who really know the Beatles. I respect that.
But you said, "So yes, ordinary people who have a signatures hobby can't wake up one morning and challenge…"
"Don't take discussing and showing authenticity concerns as saying anything bad about Frank or Perry. Authentication constantly builds on new knowledge.
It looks like the ones of this style are fairly new, from the last year or less. The same…"
"Well said, Adam. "
"Ru007, your "2 cents" are worth a ton. You're asking questions and voicing concerns that many collectors should think about and ask about, but many don't have the courage to bring up.
It's been really hard to be even a step…"
"Ru007,
No art or collecting field is harder to authenticate in than autographs, yet experts in every other field make mistakes as well.
Ballroom feels confident that the ones he pointed out as forgeries are not real. I agree with him, as do some…"
"Sorry to hear you were burned. If they're selling the same things they are probably the same people or part of the same forgery group."
"Thanks. I wouldn't buy it. The shape is fairly close but looks copied: slowly and roughly signed."
"Don't trade for it without large, sharp photos of everything. "
"Yeah...but at least you're getting these right."
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Which Mickey Mantle is Real? You Can Learn How to Tell!
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No autograph is more popular than Mickey Mantle's. And no autograph is forged more.
Many Mantle forgeries are easy to identify, once you know what to look for. Telling a skilled forgery from a genuine Mantle takes a lot…
Guitar Signed by The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Other Artists in the TCM-Bonhams March 27 Auction
Posted on March 8, 2017 at 8:00am 24 Comments 1 Like
Last I heard, there were no genuine, intact Beatles-signed guitars known. The only one was reportedly destroyed in a Malibu, Calif. landslide about 15 years ago.
RR Auction sold one a Beatles signed guitar around 2010, but the owner had tapped the autographs down with an awl to, um, "preserve them."…
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Who are your favorite autograph dealers? Ones that never sell an autograph they're not sure is genuine, and give customers their money back the rare times they make a mistake?
I need to know.
I'm assembling a…
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The judge rejected Michael Johnson's fourth attempt to add shill bidding allegations to his RR Auction lawsuit a few weeks ago. With his attempt to make it a class action lawsuit failing in March 2015 and his attempt to add shill bidding and another claim failing on August 12, Johnson's case heads to trial in January, apparently on his original claims only.…
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A Sgt Peppers album signed by all four Beatles is being auctioned by Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London on June 29. I haven't seen any news coverage on it, so I wanted to get the word out.…
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Hi Steve. What's going on with all the repeat emails daily? I wind up deleting all of them for lack of time to go through them.
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I am new at this and posted a picture of my guitar...BB King..
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Its Matty Michanowicz. Thank you for all of your professional responses to my questions regarding the Jim Morrison signed photograph. I am infact going to sell it utilizing your auction site. Allowing your company to profit from the expert answers to my questions is the least I can do. This little profit will allow you to continue to provide others the services that were extended to me. A few questonis before I begin to send out the photo.
1. Where shoul I send it out for authication that is recognizable by collectors? PSA is my best guess
2. Any names for the person that reviews rock autographs that is respected in the community?
3. As you suggested "upgrade" my Paypall info.
4. I plan to list this item around February 15. I will read how your site recommends how to list. There is currently an autograph of Jim Morrison being sold. I will keep my auction open after that one closes inorder to capture any potential bidders that missed out on the first auction.
5. Any additional input from you or your team is much appreciated.
Sincerly,
Matty Michanowicz
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PS Feel free to pick up the phone to call me for any questions. I travel to california about 6 times a year. If you want to see this inperson, we may be able to arrange tthis. (if you are personally sitill interested in making the purchase)
Thanks Steve! Best, Frank
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Hi! Can you delete my linkin park posting. I found someone outside already to purchase it. sorry. Thanks!
I have a huge collection of Tupac autographs and historical writings that were written and signed by his hand, in las Vegas NV, about July 4, 1996. It is the largest collection of Tupac known and the most significant besides his BMW that recently came up for sale. The collection Includes four hand signed 2pac autographs, two signed Tupac Shakur autographs, 10 2over notations in Tupacs handwriting, and numerous other notations written in 2pacs hand. Including "Homeo Sexual Dog", ten "2over", Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, two Makaveli, Three Eric B., three Rakim, one Big Daddy Kane, four 50 Cent, 3 Quincy Delight Jones, seven Magic 1 # One "Zero Eight", and four "Easy E". The collection should be in the Rock N Roll hall of Fame. It would be a shame if this collection does not end up there.
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