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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on August 3, 2021 at 9:46pm

Adam Partridge in Livepool, England. The auction is on today. There is so much dubious "autograph" material (mainly Beatles but also - and not for the first time - Bob Marley's) it is incredible. This may be worthy pf a separate thread but I really do think auctioneers have a duty of care to at least consult with an expert before offering such garbage. The "buyer beware" caveat just isn't enough in my opnion. 

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Permalink Reply by JK on August 1, 2021 at 2:17am

Aside from all the other issues, on the first item note the price written in the upper right-hand corner in pencil: "11-".

That item was sold at some point as vintage ephemera, and the signatures added later. 

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on August 1, 2021 at 2:48am

There are little mistakes here and there throughout the sets and some are pretty good the Hendrix sets are close but not quite and the Macca sets with song lyrics are just too good to be true has Macca ever written notes like that i doubt it but whoever has attempted the signatures has gotten pretty good at some autographs the early Freddie Mercury attempts would fool the casual collector however they have made the mistake of signing some later Works era photos with a vintage mid 1970,s style  

Worryingly with a bit more practice and some more homework and they could be a lot harder to spot , the auction house should be ashamed of themselves the sheer amount of items should be a red flag for them, note the massive authenticity disclaimer underneath all the lots 

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Permalink Reply by Mr Mojo Risin on August 1, 2021 at 3:50am

The best fake auction in the world. 

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on August 3, 2021 at 11:11pm

What auction is this?

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on August 4, 2021 at 1:32am

See my reply above. 

It is Adam Partridge. Here's a link:

https://live.adampartridge.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/243

Maybe the Rock n' Pop is actually being auctioned tomorrow.

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on August 4, 2021 at 2:02am

Wow! Someone has been extremely busy.

Professional forgers know provincial auction houses have no autograph experts.

Has anyone contacted them to say they have a bunch of fakes?

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Permalink Reply by michelle on August 4, 2021 at 2:14am

Of course they know if you look at the caveats and bank transfers only.  What is very bad is many people will bid on them encouraged by Adam appearing on various antique programmes offering 'honest' advice

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on August 4, 2021 at 2:29am

Has anyone emailed them. If so, what answer did you get?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on August 4, 2021 at 12:27pm

They actually are old forgery styles. I doubt that those items are new to the market.

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on August 4, 2021 at 2:13am

I estimate a value of about £40k+

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on August 4, 2021 at 2:40am

I like this disclaimer. . We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. Also love the estimated prices. I've got my eye on the Cilla.

To be honest, you are many times safer buying off eBay. 

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