It’s always a lot of fun to read about the collectables that come up in various auctions. Sometimes it’s hard to wrap our minds around the prices these things sell for. For example, we just came off the topic of the Beatles signed Sgt. Pepper album selling for well over $200,000…and now something sells for $231,000 at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles recently. And what was the item? A phaser gun Captain Kirk used from the second pilot of Star Trek in the ‘60s. They…

I'll be attending the Motorcity Comic Convention (www.motorcityconventions.com) in Metro Detroit,in May. I'll be covering it for Autograph Collector Live!   Bobby Caradine, Curtis Armstrong and Brian Tochi from "Revenge of The Nerds", Edward James Olmos, Stan Lee, Michael Madsen , Lauren Holly and many others to attend. Looking forward to the Midwest's premier autograph, memorabilia, comic and autograph show!

The late night shows had a few good autograph stories. Tonight on Conan O’Brien, Friends actor Matthew Perry was talking about being shown at a hockey game and booed by the entire crowd. Later, a bunch of people surrounded him asking for autographs. He said “You guys booed me earlier.” He said that all of them said “Not me, I didn’t boo.”

The night before, Jimmy Fallon had Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Fallon was telling a story about how they talked about lemons and other…

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Crazy how EBAY lets these thieves rip people off. They tell the gullible the…

So what are the latest cool items popping up in auction? Well, a foot long, nearly 9 inch in diameter egg. Perfect present for Easter, if it weren’t expected to fetch $45,000 at Christie’s auction house in London. You won’t want to color it in pastels either. It’s a massive fossilized egg that was laid on the island of Madagascar by the extinct elephant bird (imagine one of those messing up your windshield).

These birds resembled ostriches and could grow up to 11 feet high,…

I didn’t think it was possible for me to do another blog about Jodi Arias, but here it goes. Since the last time I talked about people buying her paintings of famous people (Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe), now it’s time to give some love to the other side – prosecutor Juan Martinez.

All over CNN and Headline News today, I kept hearing this story. Perhaps they’ve grown tired of playing the same clips over and over again. Anyway, the story was about how outside Maricopa…

About 33 years ago, me and some friends decided to build a little KISS stage and put on a real live concert in my hometown of St. Stephen, South Carolina.  Through a mutual friend, I sent some pictures of the show to Gene Simmons and this 8x10 is what I got in return.  I kept it a while then sold it in the mid 80's.  I've decided to search for it and try to bring it home.  If you have it or have seen it or knows who has it, please get it touch and I will be forever grateful.  I will…

Check out this horrid Mickey Mantle forgery.

This Mickey Mantle forgery is listed by EBay seller stevejenn8409.

Here's the kicker.

EBay seller stevejenn8409 is using a photograph of a Steiner COA in an attempt to sell a Mickey Mantle forgery.…

Here's another Derek Jeter forgery with a GAI cert.

This Derek Jeter forgery is listed by Ebay seller chinadoll1011.…

Here's another typical "Florida" Mickey Mantle forgery.

This Mickey Mantle forgery is listed by EBay seller outfront51.

COA from Chris "I Never Saw An Autograph I Didn't Like" Morales.

Chris Morales, who calls himself a "Forensic Investigator," is on Ebay's Banned COA list.

This is a typical Mickey Mantle forgery that is listed by a EBay seller (outfront51) who knows ZERO about autographs.…

Here's another typical Mickey Mantle forgery.

This Mickey Mantle forgery is listed by EBay seller stevd0818.

This is the typical Mickey Mantle "Florida" forgery.

According to EBay seller stevd0818, he bought it at a estate sale.  The majority of this "Florida" forgeries are sold at estate sales, charity auctions, local auctions, Proxibid, AuctionZip, etc.

They are sold to buyers to know ZERO about autographs.  These forgeries are…

I didn't post a picture, because, well...we all know what that beautiful gatefold looks like when it's opened up to show the Fab Four. But wait, it gets better! This signed album has all of The Beatles signing in the yellow section, not over their black hair. That means they're all very legible. They all signed by their respective heads (not that that matters), and best of all...John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the ones sitting closest to the middle section that folds, don't sign over that…

Hi All,

I thought I'd introduce myself, my name is Wascher and I've been helping Steve moderate posts on the AML site here for a little over a month, as he has taken on some other responsibilities at this time and isn't always available.

We were talking today about the individual BLOG posts coming in that have one ebay seller and their forged item and we've decided together that we think that those types of posts would be better placed into the DISCUSSIONS areas, instead of in…

Here are a few Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, etc forgeries I discovered on Ebay.

All of these Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, etc., forgeries are all listed by Ebay seller great_lakes_auction house.

These are all of your typical "Florida" forgeries.

The following COAs are all related and from the same source:  YMC Sports, Myst-O-Graph, My Favorite Players, Nicholas Burczyk and others.…

I had to give this one its own thread.

It's a Mickey Mantle forgery on a baseball with the inscription "536 Hrs."

This Mickey Mantle forgery is listed by EBay seller rraandy.

With two hours to go, the bidding is up to $399.00 for this ugly and horrific Mickey Mantle forgery listed by Ebay seller rraandy.…