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Did You Purchase an Item from Anthony Nurse or Charity Fundraising Packages? Please Let me Know...

I saw items at an auction recently that I believe to be forgeries. I'm in the process of trying to figure out if they are real or not, and would like to hear from others on experiences they've had with Anthony Nurse or his company -- Charity Fundraising Packages.

I remember being at a party 15 years ago, and somebody had a signed "Hotel California" album by the Eagles. It was fake, and I knew it was. I asked the guy how he acquired it. He told me an auction for his sons school. I didn't have the heart to tell him.

So, when I saw another fake Hotel California album at this auction, it made me cringe.

Anyway...please contact me if you purchased a forgery or ANYTHING from this company -- and I'll see if Steve and Roger can help me authenticate these items, and we'll move into the next steps involved (if, in fact, they are forged items).

It's bad enough if forged items are sold to unsuspecting people, but to do it in the name of a charity is just despicable.

(and a website that shows generic pictures of bands signing for 50 fans doesn't prove anything...neither does a photo of Anthony Nurse standing by Rod Stewart at a book signing).

At book signings, they don't let you bring albums, cds, or guitars. They sign THE BOOK ONLY. And having a photo taking with somebody, doesn't make any autographed item you sell "authentic." Most people don't realize that.

Anyway....contact me at: joshboard87@gmail.com

Thank you!

(or post your stories on this thread)

Tags: Anthony Nurse, Charity Fundraising Packages, Forgery, autograph authenticity, charity auctions, fake autographs

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Comment by Josh Board on February 27, 2019 at 12:15am: I'm so glad this photo and info was posted. Hopefully, the more people that see this...after purchasing items and doing research, will get their refunds and hopefully word will get out. And hopefully charities will start checking stuff out and realize they need to stop this practice. It cost me a volunteer position I had with the Make a Wish Foundation I had for 10 years...all because I alerted them to this horrific practice. Shame on them.

Comment by Gil Sainz on February 27, 2019 at 3:05am: The name of the company solicited is Charity Fundraising and representative John Dewey. Mike Ciravolo, is the authenticator. I’ve posted the shipping label from where the items were shipped from. I suspect these folks might have several distribution centers on the east and west coast under different names. I’ll do some more research on the authentication on some law enforcement blogs. It’s a long shot but I might call 60 Minutes I have a friend that’s a national correspondent and see if they have ever done a story like this before.it’s easy money for them. I’ll also post another photo of the authentication at work. Look closely and you will see all kinds of helmets and framed memorabilia just waiting to be authenticated.

Comment by Sidney Fields on February 27, 2019 at 6:31am: Gil...the scheme would make a good 60 Minutes piece.
It involves some of the biggest and best known charities.
And everyone does well: the charity, the business and even the purchaser who thinks he's getting something he really likes and is helping charity.
That is, until the purchaser tries to sell the item he bought.
Then he's stuck.

That's the gist of the pitch...with the overarching point that the signed memorabilia business is THE most fraud-filled business there is. Worse than used car dealers. It's unbelievable.

There are at least two stories i know of that have been done on the charity memorabilia business. There's the Inside Edition piece mentioned earlier. And about 5 years ago Hagit Limor who was at WXIX-TV in Cincinnati did a really good one involving coaches corner.

Comment by Josh Board on February 27, 2019 at 8:51am: PLEASE Gil...yes. Try getting 60 Minutes involved. Just have a pitch to your friend that is short, and has all the good, gory details. Something like: All of the biggest charities, ones everyone has heard of, use bogus companies that forge autographs like Beatles albums and Rolling Stones guitars, and they auction them for the charity to unsuspected people. And when peoople find out...they are screwed. They could even get some of the famous band members involved, which is always a good selling point, because if you get Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones/Jeff Beck, to comment...it's got some star power, too.

Comment by Gil Sainz on February 27, 2019 at 9:22am: Awesome! I will. Do you have a list of companies that deal in bogus memorabilia?

Comment by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 27, 2019 at 9:24am: No. We have a list of dealers that don’t deal in bogus memorabilia. It took about a 10th of the time to assemble.

Comment by BW Unlimited Chariy Fundraising on February 27, 2019 at 9:36am: I believe we are the only reputable charity provider in the charity industry.

Comment by Gil Sainz on February 27, 2019 at 9:49am: I would love to have the list of reputable charity providers to pass along to our local charities.

Comment by Gil Sainz on February 27, 2019 at 9:50am: I would love to have the list of reputable charity providers to pass along to our local charities.

Comment by BW Unlimited Chariy Fundraising on February 27, 2019 at 9:54am: Gil - I, as the President and owner of our company, wouldn't be on here if I hadn't passed the test. I can absolutely assure you, we are the most reputable charity provider there is. There are major differences which set us apart from those companies - I'm George Wooden. Everyone can easily see who I am since Im identified throughout our website with many videos and pictures. Unlike those companies, you can't tell who owns and operates them.

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