This article continues coverage of Superman costumes and costume components offered for sale publicly in the marketplace attributed to use in the Superman films of the 70s-80s starring Christopher Reeve and characterized as “original” and “authentic”. Read more
Filed Under:
Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood),
Market Watch,
SupermanTagged:
ana mungia,
armando alvarez,
auction,
christopher reeve,
coa,
Costume,
costume junkie,
costumejunkie,
dealer,
ebay,
Film,
letter of authenticity,
loa,
Movie,
movie prop association,
mpa,
naru,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
pantages,
Prop,
status,
suit,
super hollywood,
super38,
superhollywood,
superman,
suspended,
united movie collectors guild,
Wardrobe,
warner bros 
eBay dealer “moniemon92″ – with an account created in 2007 but with no recorded transactions until a few weeks ago – has listed a number of items for sale with “Global Antiques” certificates of authenticity. These auction offerings are dominated by listings of items owned/autographed by the recently deceased Michael Jackson. 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,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
hallmark,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
investigation,
james bond,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
lawsuit,
Los Angeles Superior Court,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
michael jackson,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
settlement,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage 
One of the costumes archived in the very first of over 100 Superman costume-related articles, more than a year ago, was a “Super Hollywood” costume offered for sale on eBay by Edward Pugia (AKA “Costume Junkie”). This costume was again listed for sale via the “costumejunkie” account on eBay this weekend. Read more
Filed Under:
Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood),
Market Watch,
SupermanTagged:
ana mungia,
armando alvarez,
auction,
christopher reeve,
coa,
Costume,
costume junkie,
costumejunkie,
dealer,
ebay,
Film,
letter of authenticity,
loa,
Movie,
movie prop association,
mpa,
naru,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Prop,
status,
suit,
super hollywood,
super38,
supergirl,
superhollywood,
superman,
suspended,
united movie collectors guild,
Wardrobe,
warner bros 
Armando Alvarez’s (AKA “Super Hollywood) “super38″ eBay Power Seller account has been changed to the eBay status of “No Longer A Registered User” / “Not A Registered User” (NARU). Read more
Filed Under:
Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood),
Market Watch,
SupermanTagged:
ana mungia,
armando alvarez,
auction,
christopher reeve,
coa,
Costume,
dealer,
ebay,
Film,
letter of authenticity,
loa,
Movie,
naru,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Prop,
status,
suit,
super hollywood,
super38,
superhollywood,
superman,
suspended,
Wardrobe,
warner bros 
One of the lead investigations conducted last year involved “original” memorabilia offered for sale with certificates of authenticity from “Global Antiques”, signed by Greg Jones. Pieces were sold on eBay via “Auction Depot LA” and “Auction Shop USA”. These accounts were suspended by eBay, and one of the collectors who purchased a number of items from these companies/individuals filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court. 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,
debbie nickerson,
detective,
ebay,
fake,
fbi,
Film,
Fraud,
global antiques,
gone with the wind,
hallmark,
historic souvenirs,
Hollywood,
i love lucy,
ic3,
iconic,
investigation,
james bond,
john wayne,
l.a. times,
lapd,
lawsuit,
Los Angeles Superior Court,
los angeles times,
lucille ball,
marilyn monroe,
Mark Twain,
memorabilia,
Movie,
movies,
naru,
negative feedback,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
police,
private auction,
programs,
Prop,
Props,
settlement,
Sigmund Freud,
star trek,
stars,
t.j. maxx,
Television,
The Wizard of Oz,
Thomas Edison,
victims,
vintage 
Today, Anthony Shkutnick’s *stoneark* eBay account (AKA stonark, AKA Corner Collectibles, AKA Cornner Collectibles) was changed to a suspended or “NARU” status (Not A Registered User – or – No Longer A Registered User). This dealer has been the focus of an ongoing investigation into the provenance of items offered for sale to the public that were “guaranteed authentic” wardrobe and other personal items attributed to various classic Hollywood stars and other celebrities. Read more
Filed Under:
Market Watch,
stonark / *stoneark* / Corner Collectibles (Anthony Shkutnick)Tagged:
Allen Stuart Jeffries,
Angevin Rostad,
animal society free hospital,
anna hemkins,
anthony shkutnick,
apnj,
Atlantic City,
auction,
auction house,
authentic,
authenticity,
b1966,
cbs executive,
certificate of authenticity,
Clarmont Auctions,
coa,
corner collectibles,
Cornner Collectibles,
Costume,
Dave Ritz,
delete,
dooble auction house,
doris galehouse,
doumont auction,
ebay,
florida,
Fraud,
George Chebitar,
grauman's chinese theater,
guarantee,
historic,
Hollywood,
hollywood of fame,
imcrazyforlucy,
imdb,
Jeremy Slone,
joe king,
kieth dooble,
Lanny Poffo,
Las Vegas,
Lenny Poffo,
lighting technician,
Linda Clarmont,
linda thomas,
listing,
Mary Halpine,
memorabilia,
michelle winefiels,
Moe Howard,
montreal film house,
my-imac,
naru,
Nevada,
new york,
nichie auctions,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
o-my-starz,
policy,
Prop,
Provenance,
R&R Auction,
remove,
Reno,
richard lower,
robert jiras,
sales and auctions,
Sands Hotel & Casino,
seller,
set designer,
sfss,
shill bid,
shill bidding,
Silver Screen Film Society Auction,
Simon Halpine,
Slone Arts and Auction Center,
Slone Brothers,
stonark,
terry omound,
todd richards,
topeka,
toycollies2,
trust & safety,
trust and safety,
t_hunter1995,
vintage,
Wardrobe,
william lestico,
william markham,
William Morris Agency,
william tuttle,
william tuttle studios,
wilson hawks auction,
world of hollywood 
I’ve noticed more and more of late that eBay users will have their accounts converted to “NARU”, or “No Longer A Registered User” (also “Not a Registered User”) status by eBay, and then later the accounts appear reactivated. Read more
Filed Under:
EditorialsTagged:
ebay,
emp,
entertainment movie props,
feedback,
Film,
hoist73,
MARIO SARRICA,
memorabilia,
Movie,
naru,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
Original,
plumfred,
policy,
Prop,
puttieface,
seller,
spadorcia,
Television,
trust and safety,
votehillary,
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 
The eBay seller “puttieface”, who changed his username to “votehillary” following my December 2007 article (see eBay’s puttieface & Entertainment Movie Props and …”votehillary” Update) has had his account suspended on eBay, showing a status of “No longer a registered user” and “Not a registered user”. Read more
Filed Under:
Market Watch,
puttieface (AKA votehillary, hoist73)Tagged:
Costume,
daredevil,
ebay,
emp,
entertainment movie props,
hoist73,
MARIO SARRICA,
memorabilia,
Movie,
naru,
no longer a registered user,
not a registered user,
plumfred,
Prop,
puttieface,
seller,
spadorcia,
Television,
votehillary,
Wardrobe,
yourprops 
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,
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