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"Hi Dan,
Is that a shortened URL an Amazon affiliate link? "
"Thanks for all the thought and hard work you put into revamping BST. Here are my thoughts:
Every autograph offered must have a meaningful lifetime guarantee of authenticity to the original buyer. We'll discuss guarantee terms that make sense.…"
"Cory, if you provide more information you're likely to get better responses."
"He was a dealer or promoter back in the 80s and 90s when Mantle signed but I don’t know his reputation. Post some pieces he’s offering you in our Mantle, Williams & DiMaggio Forum for authenticity opinions. "
"hi Steve...do you know anything about a NJ long time promoter named Fred Davies...he has a trove of MANTLE and Dimaggio items...he claims he was their promoter for years,,,I looked around his office and he does have quite a few pics with them going…"
"i got an autograph ttm from tim matheson."
"@Rich: Based on some cursory research, the first "Why So Serious?" poster came out around Dec. 2007, and Ledger died in mid-Jan. 2008. Not completely out of the realm of possibility, but I'd still be skeptical nonetheless.
Did the…"
"I'm pretty sure Ledger would have been dead before he could have signed that poster. Ledger signed Batman items are extremely rare as there were only a couple images available before his death. "
"Hey there, Im new to this world. I have been blessed with a authenticated Dark Knight Poster featuring the main cast's signatures and Heath's Ledger's signature. Authenticated by Nathan's Autograph's Inc. circa 2008. Poster…"
"Servi and Cornelis,
Treat other members with respect here. Don't be arrogant or demeaning.
It appears that the same person is using the Servi and Cornelis member accounts. Is that right?"
"Kydanty,
Have you communicated with Amazon directly, not just the vender? Amazon is usually very good at supporting the customer.
How did she pay for it? She may have buyer protection there too. "
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"Raymond,
Thanks for commenting here. I'm going to spend more time on this in the next day or so. The signed photo in the original post hit me as not real but I may have been wrong. "
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"Not real IMO."
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Band-signed "Meet The Beatles!" album, one of 6 known, in auction ending Thursday. Once in Frank Caiazzo's personal collection.
Posted on December 7, 2019 at 9:30pm 9 Comments 1 Like
An extremely rare Beatles-signed Meet The Beatles! album cover, one of only six known, is expected to sell for over $100,000 in RR Auction’s Marvels of Modern…
ContinueWhich Mickey Mantle is Real? You Can Learn How to Tell!
Posted on March 22, 2017 at 10:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
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."…
7 Great Autograph Dealers—Who would you add to the list?
Posted on December 10, 2016 at 3:00pm 47 Comments 1 Like
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…
ContinueRR Auction Lawsuit: No Evidence of Shill Bidding
Posted on September 6, 2016 at 11:30am 11 Comments 3 Likes
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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hi Steve...do you know anything about a NJ long time promoter named Fred Davies...he has a trove of MANTLE and Dimaggio items...he claims he was their promoter for years,,,I looked around his office and he does have quite a few pics with them going back decades,,,problem is much of the stuff he is looking to unload (he is now 83 years old) seems like it is brand new condition..just wondering if you knew anything bout his reputation
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Hi Steve.
This is the second email like this I have received.
Looks very dodgy to me.
Obviously I didn't reply.
Have you seen these from any other members
Thanks
Alan Wall
Hi Steve, Ive noticed a signed Mj that ip dealer Markus Brandes is selling and it's getting mixed reviews..any chance you could have a look over and give me your opinion please?..it's my latest post ..thanks Phil
Steve
Can I Post A Wanted Autograph On The Main Page?? I Am Looking For A MORRIS ANKRUM Autograph I Thought Posting A Ad Maybe Someone Has One To Sell
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Hi Steve. I was scammed by Brian Burkell who now goes by Ken Burns. My credit card company is investigating the fraud claim I instituted against him and his bogus guitar he said was a signed Washburn by Chicago. Not a Washburn and fake signatures! Terry Kath has been dead since 1978! I feel so stupid because I usually get everything I buy on the Internet but I didn't with him. I think he should be prosecuted for mail fraud but I don't want to sue him if he has no assets. So bummed about this. Thx.
PS I'm not sure how I might receive a reply. Will there be a message in my email or do I have to keep checking this site?
Jim.
Hi Steve, I'm not a big collector but I have a couple of genuine items I might sell.
A 1967 A.F.B. Festival programme in poor condition signed by Brownie McGee and the bassist Dillard Crume.
A 1968 Programme in good condition with all the signatures: Walter Horton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Reed, Big Joe Williams, Curtis Jones, Eddie Taylor, Jerome Arnold and J.C. Lewis.
I know they're genuine because I collected them myself.
I would like to find out what they're worth before deciding whether to sell them.
Can you give me any advice either on the value or how to find out?
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