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SAPPHIRE INVESTMENT RESERVES (WAS PRESTIGE COLLECTIBLES) HAS 10,000 FAKE FORGED ITEMS
BRIAN BURKEL JUST CHANGED THE NAME OF HIS SITE FOR THE TENTH TIME !
PLEASE REPORT THIS SITE TO YOUR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
If you PURCHASED a forged autograph from SAPPHIRE INVESTMENT RESERVES, don't send it back and let him charge you 20% or 50% restocking fee. All you have to do is a chargeback with your credit card company.You will get all of your money back including postage. Then you can mail the item back to the forgery crook. HE ALREADY HAS BEEN THROWN OUT BY PAYPAL.
I am impressed by the amount of money this crooked dealer Brian Burkel ......
https://sapphire-investment-reserves.com/
SAPPHIRE INVESTMENT RESERVES OR PRESTIGE COLLECTIBLES AND GIFTS or AUTOGRAPH AUTHENTICATION STORE spends on advertising.
It seems that Brian Burkel keeps changing the name of his company---it previously was AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHS, MMP COLLECTIBLES AND MANY MORE ALIASES=== plus he changes the the url to his forged autograph store every month. THIS WAY WHEN HE STARTS GETTING BAD REVIEWS ON SEARCHES, HE WIPES HIS SLATE CLEAN. I suspect that his spending is over $30,000.00 per month in google shopping ad clicks according to a former employee of Burkel's who has contributed posts to this site..
ONE WAY TO PUT BRIAN BURKEL.... PRESTIGE COLLECTIBLES OUT OF BUSINESS IS ECONOMICALLY. JUST GO TO HIS SITE EVERY DAY AND CLICK ON FIVE ITEMS . DO IT ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS IF POSSIBLE. I SUSPECT THAT HE IS PAYING AT LEAST FIFTY CENTS PER CLICK TO GOOGLE PRODUCT LISTING ADS. IF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR ALMOST ANY MUSICIAN, YOU CAN CLICK ON HIS AD. THAT'S HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT BURKEL WILL BE SHELLING OUT PER DAY AND THOUSANDS PER WEEK.
If one does a search on CHROME google shopping for BOB DYLAN AUTOGRAPH ,you will find all 25 results lead to
https://sapphire-investment-reserves.com/product/bob-dylan-signed-h...
https://gr-8-gift.com/product/bob-dylan-signed-bob-dylans-greatest-...
OR
https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+dylan+autograph&rlz=1C1CHBF...
Here is Jimi Hendrix
https://sapphire-investment-reserves.com/product/jimi-hendrix-exper...
Burkel does not advertise for PAID clicks on Bing/ Microsoft so all searches must be on Chrome with GOOGLE SEARCH PRODUCT LISTING ADS
Please realize this works with almost any popular artist searches. Here are a few examples:
THERE ARE EIGHT COPIES OF THE SAME JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN LP ON PRESTIGE AUTOGRAPHS--JUST $220.00...WOW, WHAT A BARGAIN !!=-
https://www.google.com/search?q=johnny+cash++autograph&rlz=1C1C...
beatles autograph..beatles autograph
So my point is that the forger Brian Burkel is spending literally tens of thousands of dollars every month in order to get clicks on google shopping.
A person can do a search for Jimi Hendrix Autograph and you can purchase it for $731.00...What a bargain
https://www.google.com/search?q=jimi+hendrix+autograph&rlz=1C1C...
You can do a search for the doors autograph with Jim Morrison
https://www.google.com/search?q=doors+autograph&rlz=1C1CHBF_enU...
and purchase the LP for $500.00
Please note that the company does not accept paypal FAQ
Here is a beauty of Eric Clapton from SAPPHIRE INVESTMENT CONCERNS Autographs owned by MASTER FORGER BRIAN BURKEL ==ONLY $206.00:
One would think that the chargebacks from MASTERCARD AND VISA would have the company thrown off.
HERE IS CELINE DION ON SAPPHIRE INVESTMENT RESERVES AUTOGRAPHS SITE--ONLY $187.00
Here is the GUARANTEE that https://sapphire-investment-reserves.com/customer-help/ offers:
"Yes, every item purchased from us comes with a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing it to be authentic. Each item has been authenticated by a 3rd party authenticator(s), and the user of the web site accepts the validity of the authentication at the time of purchase, and no other opinion of the validity of the autograph’s authentication is acceptable, or negotiable for any kind of consideration."
"Items ordered can be returned, no questions asked, within 120 days of sale. All returns are subject to a 20% restocking fee if cancelled in first 30 days. An additional 10% restocking fee per month will be charged if cancelled after 30 days.
All shipping charges are non-refundable.
email: https://sapphire-investment-reserves.com/customer-help/
Phone: 1-800-471-5114
ONE WAY TO PUT BRIAN BURKEL.... PRESTIGE COLLECTIBLES OUT OF BUSINESS IS ECONOMICALLY. JUST GO TO HIS SITE EVERY DAY AND CLICK ON FIVE ITEMS . DO IT ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS IF POSSIBLE. I SUSPECT THAT HE IS PAYING AT LEAST FIFTY CENTS PER CLICK TO GOOGLE PRODUCT LISTING ADS. IF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR ALMOST ANY MUSICIAN, YOU CAN CLICK ON HIS AD. THAT'S HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT BURKEL WILL BE SHELLING OUT PER DAY AND THOUSANDS PER WEEK.
IT SEEMS THAT THE AUTHORITIES ARE NOT GOING AFTER THIS GUY EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS TO STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Does anyone else have a suggestion to get rid of this menace who has been ripping off 'Moms and Pops"................not people who are on this site who have some degree of sophistication.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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Master forger? That Clapton is pathetic as is that Hendrix. People must self educate.
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Permalink Reply by bernard howard on
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Eric:
The problem is that collectors do not purchase from Prestige Collectibles. People go there who know nothing about autographs and are looking for unique Holiday Gifts that are 'cheap'. They look at his prices and compare to authentic autograph sites. Burkel's prices are 80% or 90% cheaper and the buyer thinks that he is getting a bargain.
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Self education is the only way. Observation. People who buy with no knowledge must at least be aware that they are swimming in the deep end...with sharks.
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"...the user of the web site accepts the validity of the authentication at the time of purchase, and no other opinion of the validity of the autograph’s authentication is acceptable, or negotiable for any kind of consideration..."
Self evident nonsense.
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the new name of the company is:
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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on
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Observe that their crap authentication company does list any of their so-called "authenticators."
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Christopher:
It will be next to impossible for Steve Cyrkin to get my reviews of Sapphire on the first page of Google results if a buyer is looking for reviews of this forgery company. Brian Burkel is a smart and devious guy. People who purchase Burkel's crap are not going to this site for reviews. It looks like I am out of options unless someone on this site is connected to a state attorney general or other law enforcement. The other option is to get people to click on SAPPHIRE adwords listing twice per day. Supposedly Burkel is spending $10,000. per week on google adwords. I cost him a little money as he had to change the name of his company and purchase a new url. I appreciate your feedback,Christopher.
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Keep posting, Bernard. Love it!!!
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is the new name of burkel's forgery site.....please click twice each day on his site
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Awesome!!!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on
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I believe Bernard nailed it.
The target "customer" is not educated collectors. It is casual impulse buyers, people giving gifts, and novices. People who blindly trust just because an item has a "COA" and the seller says it is "guaranteed."
The fact that this no name internet seller has a never-ending inventory of items that the worlds finest auction houses would kill for says it all.
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He sure did, Steve.
I've been posting that ever since I began exposing the sellers of forgeries on Ebay.
80% of the people who buy autographs on Ebay, have zero knowledge of autographs, and the scammers on Ebay know it, and they prey on those buyers.
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