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Topic: Neil Armstrong card at Simon Parr's Auctions
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stsmithva Member Posts: 1933 From: Fairfax, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-18-2015 08:11 PM
Simon Parr's Auctions seems to be a major British auction house, but I have seen a LOT of questionable astronaut autographs, usually supposedly of Armstrong, in the last couple of years. This one is one of the most ridiculous examples I've seen. We're talking sub-eBay-seller-with-0-feedback. I can picture someone saying, "Man, the 'N' is really hard. Ahhhh, 'X' is close enough." |
Jonnyed Member Posts: 396 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 08-18-2015 08:34 PM
Ha! I love the estimated going price of 400 to 600 GBP. Must be a hell of nice frame that the forgery is in. |
lspooz Member Posts: 384 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 08-18-2015 09:12 PM
And the photo of Gene Cernan/Apollo 17 just makes it that much better...
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randy Member Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 08-18-2015 09:28 PM
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen! |
ColinBurgess Member Posts: 2031 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 08-19-2015 01:13 AM
And whatever happened to "one giant leap"? |
TLIGuy Member Posts: 205 From: Virginia Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 08-19-2015 01:22 AM
Being a British auction house it's possible that is Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones autograph. |
moorouge Member Posts: 2454 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 08-19-2015 03:53 AM
quote: Originally posted by stsmithva: Simon Parr's Auctions seems to be a major British auction house...
Hardly. Look for the address given on Google Street View and you'll see that it looks like a private residence. |
lspooz Member Posts: 384 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 08-19-2015 05:34 AM
Several of the other astronaut signatures also appear highly suspect (especially the Neil and Buzz bootprint). |
Mike Dixon Member Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-19-2015 06:32 AM
Yep, that's a heap of garbage as well. |
stsmithva Member Posts: 1933 From: Fairfax, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-19-2015 06:54 AM
quote: Originally posted by moorouge: Look for the address given on Google Street View and you'll see that it looks like a private residence.
I can believe it operates out of someone's house. They don't seem to even have their own website, instead working through a website used by other auctioneers (who do also have their own websites). But they've had 17 auctions in the last two years, each with hundreds of lots, many selling for thousands of pounds each.That's why I'm surprised to see such terrible forgeries month after month. Like I said, they're often the kind you'd expect to see from a fly-by-night eBay seller. Although I notice that if you do a Google search for Simon Parr auctions, three of the first six results are warnings about forgeries. |
JoKepler Member Posts: 515 From: Houston, Texas Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-21-2015 10:13 AM
Hall of Shame candidate... clearly. |
simon parr New Member Posts: 1 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Oct 2015
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posted 10-11-2015 11:22 AM
Regarding the space autographs. Buzz Aldrin comes with an AFTAL coa from Gary King, and the Neil Armstrong we had listed comes with a PSA/DNA, certified genuine (IN THEIR OPINIONS). Also it is a registered business address. Hope that puts people's minds at rest. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-11-2015 11:30 AM
For reference, PSA/DNA does not have a solid record when it comes to certifying astronaut and space-related autographs. The inclusion of their COA does not increase confidence in this case. |
Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 10-11-2015 12:23 PM
I've been a space junkie since 1960. I've never heard of him. |
moonnut Member Posts: 248 From: Andover, MN Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 10-12-2015 03:54 AM
Bad items = Bad auction house. Simple as that. |