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. eBay dealers selling items authenticated and certified genuine by “Global Antiques” were summarily suspended by eBay in June 2008 following a series of Original Prop Blog articles.
At the time, this issue was featured in a front page Los Angeles Times story, Antique Week, and other media outlets.
As reported in April of this year, a customer of “Global Antiques” reseller “Auction Depot LA” filed suit against Greg Jones of “Global Antiques” and Adam Ward of “Auction Depot LA”; the lawsuit was settled out of court as detailed in the article (see “Global Antiques” & “Auction Depot LA” Update: Victim Secures $18,000 Settlement & Deferred Judgment Following Lawsuit).
The new eBay listings included a few initial offerings with high starting bids – a “Sherlock Homes” hat autographed by Michael Jackson with a $1,000 opening bid (see archived listing) later relisted and sold for $15 with one bid (see archived listing) and a Michael Jackson autographed James Brown doll originally listed with a $3,500 opening bid (see archived listing) also relisted later and sold for $102.50 with three bids (see archived listing).
Below are live links to recent and current eBay listings:
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED HAT
- STAR WARS AUTHENTIC – JEWELRY ACTUALLY WORN IN MOVIE
- OFFICIAL MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED JAMES BROWN DOLL!!!
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED VENUS WILLIAMS DOLL!!!
- JOHN WAYNE MONEY CLIP
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED HAT
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED VENUS WILLIAMS DOLL!!!
- OFFICIAL MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED JAMES BROWN DOLL!!!
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED HAT
- MICHAEL JACKSON AUTOGRAPHED HAT
- MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED SANTA CLAUS
- MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED DOLL!!!
- MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED FIGURINE!!!
- MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED GOBLET!!!
- MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED GENUINE CRYSTAL!!!
- ANTIQUE CANDLE HOLDER FROM SET OF MOVIE DRACULA!!!
- WIZARD OF OZ PROP!
Some of the initial listings included photos of the COAs, while more recent listings included photos showing the COAs next to the items, but at a resolution in which the details are more obscured.
Below are two examples of COAs depicted in the earlier eBay listings:
Archive: eBay Listing “STAR WARS AUTHENTIC – JEWELRY ACTUALLY WORN IN MOVIE”
Archive: eBay Listing “OFFICIAL MICHAEL JACKSON OWNED JAMES BROWN DOLL!!!”
Jason DeBord