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moonnut
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From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013

posted 05-13-2015 09:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for moonnut   Click Here to Email moonnut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have not bought anything from this seller, have looked at all of his past sales and he/she, is selling forged autographs. See for yourself.

Just a beware to new collectors in the hobby that read this.

I messaged the seller and let he/she know it wasn't acceptable. I encourage several people on here to report the seller to eBay. Protect our hobby and future collectors!

usafspace
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From: Los Angeles, CA USA
Registered: May 2006

posted 05-13-2015 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for usafspace   Click Here to Email usafspace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
WOW... Those are really bad and of course most were private auctions.

Sam Que
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From: Chicago, IL, United States
Registered: Feb 2009

posted 05-13-2015 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sam Que   Click Here to Email Sam Que     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just curious, were all the listings pulled? They seemed to have all ended or ended at future dates. One indicated a May 17, 2015 ending date.

moonnut
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From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013

posted 05-13-2015 04:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for moonnut   Click Here to Email moonnut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ha, messaged me back attacking, saying several of his items have passed authentication and reported my listing of an Alan Shepard book. Please check my listing and if any of you agree with him, I will take it down. My seller id is brianf763. I back all my items! Thanks. This guy is really something.

rgarner
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From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
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posted 05-13-2015 04:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rgarner   Click Here to Email rgarner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A typical trait of a con artist is to attack those who question them, as well as respond aggressively for fear that their rouse is being undone. I've dealt with many like this one before, they're all the same - and they all fall eventually.

I'd be more inclined to report him to the police rather than to eBay. It IS fraud.

jtheoret
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From: Albuquerque, NM USA
Registered: Jul 2003

posted 05-13-2015 07:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jtheoret   Click Here to Email jtheoret     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Unfortunately the forgeries are not so bad that anyone could tell, despite the obviousness to many here. The problem with fraud is that someone would have to be induced into purchasing believing the signatures were real based on the seller's representations - and good luck tracking down any unwitting buyers. Bottom line, eBay profits, people like that keep raking it in, unknowledgeable buyers throw their money away, and the hobby is harmed.

Steve Zarelli
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From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 05-14-2015 08:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Zarelli   Click Here to Email Steve Zarelli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by moonnut:
Please check my listing and if any of you agree with him.
Your Shepard book is obviously fine.

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