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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 Brent Hawkins on May 7, 2023 at 9:37am: Thank you both for your input. I paid $6,000 for it. Mad at myself for not looking into it further. I did contact the charity and the CEO had reached out to Charity Fundraising. He got a reply from Michael Gordon, who told him the same line about the retired NYPD lieutenant Michael Ciravolo that “authenticates” everything. I called FDAES office and got a voicemail, but they didn’t return my call.

Comment by Sidney Fields on May 7, 2023 at 11:51am: Hey Brent:

Sorry to hear about your charity debacle.

Where are you located?

I may be able to suggest a way to proceed that at least would provide a shot at getting a refund.

Comment by BW Unlimited Chariy Fundraising on May 7, 2023 at 1:33pm: Brent

They keep changing the name of the Authentication company that they own, who only authenticates their bogus items.

Here is what the pricing looks like for Authentic Michael Jordan autograph jerseys look like.

Again this is reality!

Comment by Brent Hawkins on May 7, 2023 at 2:04pm: Sidney, I’m in Iowa City, Iowa.

Comment by Brent Hawkins on October 18, 2024 at 8:10am: After almost three years of going back and forth, the Charity Fundraising people agreed to give me a full refund. The check has cleared, and the item has been sent back. I recently attempted to pull up their website, and it times me out. Lesson learned.

Comment by Josh Board NEW & Improved on October 18, 2024 at 8:19am: Since I get emails about this occasionally still, from people that have made these purchases -- I always tell them the same thing. GO BACK TOT HE CHARITY. Let the charities deal with this shady company. Why should you have to deal with "Charity Fundraising" or whatever they call it now? A charity should do the vetting first. And when I volunteered for Make a Wish Foundation, they told me this company tells them "If anybody wants a refund, for any reason, we will provide it," so that makes the charities feel more confident. Okay, well...then let the charities deal with getting their money back. They can pay you back and then deal with the headache. And by doing that, word might spread amongst these charities that -- NO PERSON, is letting a charity sell items for them to split the profits 50/50, when if it's authentic, they could get a lot more money, and NOT have to split it with anyone.