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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Ireland on November 24, 2017 at 5:19am

Update: I sent some photos to an authentication agency & they've written back saying it seeems genuine to them & are happy to authenticate it. May try another to be sure, however, all looks good & lady luck seems to be on my side. For now though, I'm simply going to enjoy it & maybe learn how to play Johnny Be Goode! :)

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Permalink Reply by Jim G on November 24, 2017 at 6:27am

An agency that we may have heard of?

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Ireland on November 24, 2017 at 7:30am

Hi Jim, :)

Rareandsigned are the people I asked & got a reply from Jason. I've just now searched for reviews & opinions of them & not hearing good things to be honest. I'm new to all this & not really what I'd call a collector, I was just taken by this particular one for the reason I mentioned earlier. Would you happen to have any advice on a better company to seek authentication from? I really intend to just enjoy it for what it is for now, but of course I will have an eye to probably selling it in the future. 

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on November 24, 2017 at 9:16am

I always consider the autograph before a  piece of paper and that's the way it should be.

That being said, Rareandsigned is on Ebay's Banned COA list.

I have yet to see an authentic autograph with a COA from Rareandsigned.

https://live.autographmagazine.com/profiles/blogs/ace-justin-priddy...

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Ireland on November 24, 2017 at 5:50pm

Hey, thanks for that link, Christopher! NIce to know who to avoid.

I've pulled a couple of images of MJF's genuine signature from the internet & to my eye there is enough to convince me that it's genuine. That & the idea that for someone to go to the trouble to source & buy an immaculate, period Epiphone guitar & a custom Epiphone case, which would cost about £450 & then go to the trouble of faking a signature & selling the whole package for only around £50 more, seems like an awful lot of effort for very little reward (he would have paid more than £50 for his eBay/paypal fees!). The guy's eBay history shows he doesn't trade in autographs & he has a 100% feedback rating. He even listed it as a collection only item too. I had to ask him if he'd post it if I arranged a courier. All this leads me to feel sure I've not been scammed. The question that remains then, for me, is whether the newspaper who ran the competition were themselves duped or bogus.

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on November 24, 2017 at 4:04pm

I would avoid rareandsigned at all cost.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 24, 2017 at 4:07pm

+1!

Avoiding with no cost is cheaper! ;)

Just kiddng A.B. :)

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Ireland on November 24, 2017 at 5:31pm

I'm certainly not going to follow up their offer to certify it! :)

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Permalink Reply by terry ryan on November 24, 2017 at 11:21am

Only TPA I trust is Beckett but they are US based.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 24, 2017 at 11:33am

Oh, my :( This is the sort of thing I was afraid of. You worded it yourself best - "I was just taken by this particular one" - I am sorry but I believe this is exactly what happened. This is one of the rare times I say "listen to the seller at face value". 

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Permalink Reply by Sheldon Ireland on November 24, 2017 at 6:23pm

Thanks for the heads-up, Terry. I'll keep them in mind if I find myself stateside in the future. :)

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Permalink Reply by marc e on November 24, 2017 at 7:05pm

heres an idea 

mj fox has his on foundation ,try contcting them directlty see if they can help .offer a donation if u need to grease the wheels.

even explain ur sistution might have been ripped off and can they help. its always worth a try.

also try facebook 

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