Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2018 at 10:23am

Vegas is a drop in the bucket.

Comment by Joe W. on January 4, 2018 at 10:29am

The education is available. That comes down to the buyer. 

Comment by Xwiesy on January 4, 2018 at 10:30am

Right!

There are thousands of them.

The industry is going to have a hard time policing itself when the people with the money can file endless lawsuits because let's face it, when you are signing photos and guitars yourself, your costs are minimal.

I'd love to the see the shop in Vegas' tax returns, because that would tell you a lot about who is doing what.

Comment by Richard S. Simon on January 4, 2018 at 10:47am

The attorney in the case should have asked for a paper trail for the items that are now "authentic." Make the seller show how they got the items.

Comment by CJCollector on January 4, 2018 at 11:21am

There is too much money in the "Forgery Industry" for it to go away.

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2018 at 11:28am

Richard,

I don’t think Antiquities or the other defendants filed a response to the lawsuit. I never saw one filed at least. It looks like it immediately went into settlement negotiations. If discovery was served I’m sure it wasn’t responded to. 

Comment by Michael on January 4, 2018 at 12:26pm

I’m not a collector. I was trying to be helpful to the autograph community by providing context about my Brother’s lawsuit against Antiquities and Co. There have been many thoughtful comments on this thread, but also a few (predictable) people victim-blaming or enjoying schadenfreude, at the expense of a wealthy victim, while lauding their own integrity. Thanks for the experience! Good luck everybody!

Comment by goodcat on January 4, 2018 at 12:41pm

Michael

Don't let tuff talkn bozo's rattle you. It takes guts to up against a big company and put up more big bucks (on top of the already buying investments). Your brother is not an idiot or a "sell-out". These are obvious good crafted forgeries he bought and would take more than 5 minutes of study to identify them as such. The people who say this are the type of people that can't even positively identify signatures themselves. The people who are slamming your brother are missing the true nature of this thread. Your brother sued and WON... that is all that matters and hopefully did some serious damage to Antiquities reputation.

Congratulations!!!

Comment by Noogie on January 4, 2018 at 12:52pm

I was also a sucker that made a purchase from Antiquities, here's the link - https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/is-this-marilyn-mon...

I believe the solution to help put Antiquities out of business is to publicize and inform other unsuspecting consumers regarding the scams this business is perpetrating. Since my encounter with Antiquities I have been trying to warn others about Antiquities through Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc. The problem is over the many years Antiquities has been in business of deception and lies, they have educated themselves on how to remove my statements and others from the Internet. It's very difficult to write a bad review or comment about Antiquities without it removed within a week or two. Toby has an A+ BBB rating! She must of paid them off too.

Its true education is key to know who you're dealing with. Toby Stoffa and her company have been ripping off the public for years, but her positive reviews are deceitful lies written by her employees and friends to help her business look better than it is. If you don't believe me trying writing a negative review about Antiquities, and see if it sticks.

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2018 at 1:27pm

+1 Goodcat

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