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Antiquities Caesars Palace, GFA/Stephen Rocchi and AAU/Drew Max Sued for Autograph Fraud

According to the Courthouse News Service, Mr. Daniel Odobas has filed a lawsuit against Antiquities Of Nevada (Toby Stoffa), Drew Max (Authentic Autographs Unlimited) and Stephen Rocchi (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators for "Fraud, Deceptive, Trade, Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Conspiracy, Bad Faith, Breach Of Contract and Breach Of Warranty."

Immediately below are links to the story.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/08/30/vegas-memorabilia-house-ac...

http://www.inquisitr.com/3472565/vegas-antiques-and-memorabilia-dea...

In my opinion, this was a long time coming.

Drew Max of Authentic Autographs Unlimited, gives himself the title of Forensic Document Examiner (FDE).

What in the world does "Forensics" have anything to do with autographs?

Very, very rarely in my opinion.

I don't know of any Forensic Document Examiner who knows sports or music autographs

It is also important to know that COAs and LOAs issued by Forensic Document Examiners or by authentication companies that use them, are much less likely to be genuine.

I have yet to see an authentic autograph of Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams with a COA from Drew Max (AAU).

Not one.

Just below is a link to a thread I wrote on Drew Max and one of his performances on the Pawn Stores show as he Forensically Examined an FDR "Letter To Clergy."

http://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/drew-max-forensic-...

Then, of course, there is Stephen Rocchi and his Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators (GFA) group.

In the six years since Rocchi started GFA, I have yet to see one authentic Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams or Joe DiMaggio autograph with a COA from GFA (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators).

Also, since when does a Forensic Examination only cost $25.00?

Rocchi does all of the below for $25.00 and still can't get it right.

From Rocchi's website. Seriously?

You do not need "Forensics" to determine if an autograph is authentic or not.

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/ebay-mantle-dimaggio...

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/joe-dimaggio-forgeri...

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/roger-maris-forgerie...

Just below is a typical Mickey Mantle forgery on a baseball with a COA from Stephen Rocchi and Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators.

It can be opined in less than one second as a forgery.

What is Rocchi thinking when he issues a COA for the below Mantle forgery?

Rocchi (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators) has certed dozens of the below set of Mickey Mantle/Roger Maris forgeries on a reproduced Safe At Home poster.

A real authenticator would laugh and dismiss this garbage in a millisecond, but Rocchi has certed dozens of these as authentic.

These are, at best, laughable.

When will all of this "Forensic" madness finally end?

Tags: aau, antiquities, caesars palace, drew max, forgeries, fraud, gfa, lawsuit, pawn stars, rocchi, More…toby stoffa

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Comment by CJCollector on September 5, 2016 at 1:13pm: I have always had great disdain for Ted Taylor and Chris Morales, but Rocchi and Drew Max are in front now.

Think of the tens of thousands of forgeries certed by Rocchi and Drew Max.

Those guys make me sick!!!!

Comment by Don Webster on September 5, 2016 at 1:15pm: Toby is a lady alright....in fact a grandmother 6 times over...

She has a Facebook page if anyone cares to look...

Comment by Richard S. Simon on September 5, 2016 at 1:25pm: Not something I particularly enjoy saying but they should rot in hell. They are no better than a guy with a gun who sticks up a gas station.

Comment by BallroomDays67 on September 5, 2016 at 1:55pm: He apparently purchased one of Antiquities' notorious Doors "signed" Morrison Hotel LPs, of which they seem to have an unlimited supply. I've only seen one authentically signed Morrison Hotel, and it was signed only by Jim on the inside gatefold.

Comment by Rick Meyer on September 5, 2016 at 1:58pm: Toby is a world class b1tch. Hope she finally gets what's coming her way. Her grandkids out to be proud of the crooked thief grandma they have.

Comment by CJCollector on September 5, 2016 at 2:16pm: Please note that from time-to-time, I will adding content to the original body of this thread.

Comment by BallroomDays67 on September 5, 2016 at 2:19pm: Do you think Drew Max will bring that giant magnifying glass to court as evidence?

Comment by Joe W. on September 5, 2016 at 2:23pm: I hope no one is counting their chickens before they hatch. Could be an out of court settlement when all is said an done. At least, there is more ammunition is use to convince the skeptics the real truth.

Comment by CJCollector on September 5, 2016 at 2:24pm: Joe, you make a good point.

If there is an "Out of Court Settlement," then the same crap will continue.

Comment by Richard S. Simon on September 5, 2016 at 2:39pm: An out of court settlement will almost certainly involve silence among all parties. We will never know what has happened. Remember forensic examiner carries weight in a courtroom. Hobby expert carries less weight in some courtrooms. Even though we in the hobby know the real truth the court does not. Hopefully the plaintiff will be able to show the real truth of what these scum bags really are and how they have stolen so much $$$.

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