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Introducing The Beatles LP Signed on Front with Frank Garo COA

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Beatles-John-Lennon-Paul-McCartney-Geor...

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on July 30, 2017 at 1:03pm

More importantly than Frank #2 liking it, Frank #1 will like it as well! I'm surprised the seller didn't procure a Frank #1 COA to go along with his Frank #2 thumbs up.

The price appears to be very ambitious based on the condition of the ink, the piece obviously displayed and enjoyed for a number of years.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on July 30, 2017 at 3:06pm

Not sure Frank Caiazzo will like it as this has been said on this forum about Frank Garo:

Garo I hear is just another forensic document examiner, like Chris Morales--I hear that people who know him consider his COAs a sign of forgery, not authenticity.

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on July 30, 2017 at 3:22pm

Thus my calling him Frank #2. I placed no weight whatsoever on the Garo COA as far as my opinion of the piece goes. I usually don't. The ink always speaks for itself.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on July 30, 2017 at 6:31pm

Yes, Woody but if the COA comes from a known forger or a "forensic document examiner" that will certify a ham sandwich if paid enough -- then you can't just "look at the ink." You have to consider all factors.

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on July 30, 2017 at 6:49pm

Again, I don't put weight on any COA. In my estimation, when it comes to Beatles, Frank #1 is the best in the business. It's considered, but not a determining factor, one way or the other. If I don't think it's good, it doesn't matter if any Frank OK'ed it or not. I evaluate the ink and draw my own conclusion. That said, I have an opinion on which way the top authenticators will rule, only because aside from my opinion, I know what types of autos they've passed and what they haven't, so that gives them a track record in my mind of what they'll do with any given authentication. That doesn't mean it's good or bad. I determine that for myself. I draw my own conclusion based on the evidence of the signature alone. The COA does not sway me, whether it's a superb authenticator, a quack, or someone that can be bought.

That doesn't mean I'm always right. Or they're always right. Or wrong. To me, the ink tells the whole story.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on July 31, 2017 at 6:11am

As soon as you hear the words,"Forensic Examiner"...turn...and walk the other way!!!

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Mehl on July 31, 2017 at 5:00pm

Joe Long - Fake

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on January 25, 2019 at 11:47am

Looks to be a Joe Long...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 31, 2017 at 6:54pm

It's gone. Please download and post an image when you post a discussion about a piece, because once it's gone there is no way to retrieve it.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on July 31, 2017 at 7:49pm

Unless you save everything Steve (as I do!) Ebay probably removed the listing due to suspected forgery. Perhaps a Joe Long as Alexander Mehl surmised.