The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued their Annual Report a few months ago. Among the highlights is that auction fraud – a frequent topic in the hobby of collecting original television and movie props and wardrobe – was reported to make up one of four complaints made to the organization. Read more
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Fraud in the News,
Governmental Agencies, Law Enforcement,
News and EventsTagged:
Arrest,
auction,
authenticity,
Costumes,
crime,
defraud,
ebay,
entertainment,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
guilty,
ic3,
internet crime complaint center,
law enforcement,
memorabilia,
motion picture,
national fraud center,
national white collar crime center,
Props,
report,
sports,
studio,
Television,
Wardrobe 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued their Annual Report a few months ago. Among the highlights is that auction fraud – a frequent topic in the hobby of collecting original television and movie props and wardrobe – was reported to make up one of four complaints made to the organization. Read more
Filed Under:
Fraud in the News,
Governmental Agencies, Law Enforcement,
News and EventsTagged:
Arrest,
auction,
authenticity,
Costumes,
crime,
defraud,
ebay,
entertainment,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
guilty,
ic3,
internet crime complaint center,
law enforcement,
memorabilia,
motion picture,
national fraud center,
national white collar crime center,
Props,
report,
sports,
studio,
Television,
Wardrobe 
The latest edition of AntiqueWeek includes a front page feature by Eric C. Rodenberg on the Global Antiques props sold on eBay by Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA, and Historic Souvenirs. Per their website, AntiqueWeek has “the largest paid circulation of any antiques and collectibles newspaper in the United States”. The full story can be read online at antiqueweek.com – “Sales of bogus movie props lead to suspensions on eBay” – also archived below: Read more
Filed Under:
Global Antiques, Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA,
Market WatchTagged:
alex moreno,
Andy Warhol,
antique week,
antiqueweek.com,
auction,
auction depot,
auction shop usa,
auctiondepotla1,
authentic,
authenticity,
big lots,
casablanca,
city of los angeles,
complaint,
crime,
criminal,
culver city,
customer,
darren julien,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
half,
hallmark,
harriet ryan,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
internet citizen posses investigage some sellers,
internet crime complaint center,
investigation,
james bond,
james tumblin,
jennifer henderson,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
marina del rey,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage 
David Colker of the Los Angeles Times has written a follow-up story to Harriet Ryan’s piece published on the front page Wednesday (see Los Angeles Times Feature on Global Antiques, Thoughts on Los Angeles Times “Global Antiques” Feature). The new article, “Scammers exploit online trust factor“, opens quoting the core value that eBay was founded on – “people are basically good” – and laments the “good old days”. Read more
Filed Under:
Global Antiques, Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA,
Market WatchTagged:
alex moreno,
Andy Warhol,
auction,
auction depot,
auction shop usa,
auctiondepotla1,
authentic,
authenticity,
big lots,
casablanca,
city of los angeles,
complaint,
crime,
criminal,
culver city,
customer,
darren julien,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
half,
hallmark,
harriet ryan,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
internet citizen posses investigage some sellers,
internet crime complaint center,
investigation,
james bond,
james tumblin,
jennifer henderson,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
marina del rey,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
policy,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage 
I wanted to share some thoughts and reactions to this week’s feature in the Los Angeles Times about the “Global Antiques” auctions on eBay. Overall, I am very pleased to see the issue presented to a huge audience, and I think the reporter, Ms. Ryan, did an excellent job of giving voice and perspective to a wide array of principals and relevant third parties. My interest is to look at each of those contributions and responses (or lack thereof) to determine outstanding questions. Read more
Filed Under:
eBay & PayPal,
Editorials,
Global Antiques, Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA,
Market Watch,
News and EventsTagged:
alex moreno,
Andy Warhol,
auction,
auction depot,
auction shop usa,
auctiondepotla1,
authentic,
authenticity,
big lots,
casablanca,
city of los angeles,
complaint,
crime,
criminal,
culver city,
customer,
darren julien,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
half,
hallmark,
harriet ryan,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
internet citizen posses investigage some sellers,
internet crime complaint center,
investigation,
james bond,
james tumblin,
jennifer henderson,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
marina del rey,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
policy,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage 
Tomorrow’s edition of the Los Angeles Times includes a feature by Harriet Ryan on the Global Antiques props sold on eBay by Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA, and Historic Souvenirs. The full story can be read online at latimes.com – “Internet citizen posses investigate some sellers” – also archived below: Read more
Filed Under:
eBay & PayPal,
Fraud in the News,
Global Antiques, Auction Depot LA, Auction Shop USA,
Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers,
Market Watch,
News and Events,
Original Prop Blog: In The NewsTagged:
alex moreno,
Andy Warhol,
auction,
auction depot,
auction shop usa,
auctiondepotla1,
authentic,
authenticity,
big lots,
casablanca,
city of los angeles,
complaint,
crime,
criminal,
culver city,
customer,
darren julien,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
half,
hallmark,
harriet ryan,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
internet citizen posses investigage some sellers,
internet crime complaint center,
investigation,
james bond,
james tumblin,
jennifer henderson,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
marina del rey,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released it’s 2007 Internet Crime Report last week.
The IC3 is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Per their webpage: Read more
Filed Under:
Fraud in the News,
Governmental Agencies, Law Enforcement,
News and EventsTagged:
Arrest,
auction,
authenticity,
Costumes,
crime,
defraud,
ebay,
entertainment,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
guilty,
ic3,
internet crime complaint center,
law enforcement,
memorabilia,
motion picture,
national fraud center,
national white collar crime center,
Props,
report,
sports,
studio,
Television,
Wardrobe I thought the Internet Crime Complaint Center would be a potentially important resource for any original prop collector that becomes a victim of fraud. Given that significant dollar amounts are typically at risk in hobby-related transactions, and communication and/or payment usually involve the Internet, this is a valuable resource to be aware of. Read more
Filed Under:
Governmental Agencies, Law Enforcement,
Hobby Care,
News and EventsTagged:
Arrest,
auction,
authenticity,
Costumes,
crime,
defraud,
ebay,
entertainment,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
guilty,
ic3,
internet crime complaint center,
law enforcement,
memorabilia,
motion picture,
national fraud center,
national white collar crime center,
Props,
report,
sports,
studio,
Television,
Wardrobe
