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Regents Gallery "authentic" hair pieces and certificates of authenticity

Has anybody come across a "Regents Gallery" that may be based out of Australia?  There have been quite a few "authentic hair" pieces of very well known celebrities that have come on the market with Regents certificates of authenticity along with other documentation to verify the genuineness of the hair strands. The stories on the certs seem believable, but the array of hair pieces from big name celebrities makes me think these could be scams. I've seen pieces of Babe Ruth, Michael Jackson, Al Capone, John Lennon, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, etc....all at very affordable prices. I've purchased some hair memorabilia from University Archives in the past (John Reznikoff), but I think University is more trusted and well known than this Regents Gallery.

I know somebody posted a discussion about this a few years ago, but it seems it didn't get anywhere.  Does anybody have any knowledge of this?

Thanks in advance.

Here are some of Regents products that have sold in the past:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/attention-beatles-fans-liter...

https://www.proxibid.com/Items-for-Benefit-Auction/Celebrity-Memora...

https://www.pristineauction.com/a113264-Babe-Ruth-Authentic-Hair-St...

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Granted I know very little about this, but overall, this is probably an area of collecting that is best avoided altogether -regardless of the source. Just my opinion.

They always seem to have an abundance of hair... Very sceptical indeed.

Yes, that's one of the reasons why I was skeptical too. 

Sounds pretty fishy.  And how the hell do you ever verify anything.  There are an endless amount of creative stories for every fake autograph out there, and I don't see why the same problem would not arise here, if not more so.  At least with autographs, you can come here and people will evaluate it for you and give you their opinions as to whether it is genuine.  But, unless someone has a DNA specimen to match the hair against, no one else can help you and you are entirely at the mercy of the seller.

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