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August 5, 2010 By Jason DeBord

New York Daily News Coverage Updates Ongoing FBI Sports Memorabilia Fraud Investigation

New York Daily News sports writer Michael O’Keefe has been publishing an ongoing series of articles about an FBI investigation into the sports memorabilia industry (see Mastro Auctions Closes In Midst Of FBI Investigation Into Shill Bidding & Fraud Allegations).  Two updates have been published this week by the Daily News. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Bidding Issues, Fraud in the News, News and Events Tagged With: assets, auction, auction house, collectibles, counterfeit, dealer, fbi, forgery, Fraud, grand jury, investigation, mastro auctions, memorabilia, operation foul ball, shill, shill bid, shill bidding, united states postal service

July 9, 2010 By Jason DeBord

Superman Costumes in the Marketplace Archive: April – July 2010

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: Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: asset tag, auction, berman and nathans, bermans & nathans, christopher reeve, coa, Costume, dealer, ebay, Film, julien's, Julien's Auctions, letter of authenticity, loa, mgm, michael kronick, Movie, Prop, startifacts, suit, superman, Wardrobe, wardrobe tag, warner bros

July 6, 2010 By Jason DeBord

eBay Shill Bidder Ordered By Judge To Pay £5,000

As reported back in April (see New eBay Legal Development in the UK – Seller to be Fined up to £50,000 for Shill Bidding), an eBay seller in the UK, Paul Barrett, plead guilty to shill bidding his own auctions. Yesterday, the judge in the case ordered Barrett to pay £5,000 in fines and court costs and to do 250 hours of community service. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Bidding Issues, eBay & PayPal, Legal Disputes, Court Rulings, Judgments, News and Events Tagged With: auction, bid, bidder, chandelier bids, court, dealer, ebay, Fraud, illegal, law, lawyers, legal, memorabilia, seller, sentence, sham, shill

June 28, 2010 By Jason DeBord

More Examples of ‘Western Costume’ Letters of Authentication Dated 12/29/75 for George Reeves Superman TV Series Wardrobe Pieces

Last week, an Original Prop Blog article revisited a 2008 feature (see …Questions, Observations) which archived marketing collateral regarding a George Reeves Superman wardrobe piece with a Western Costume Company letter.  The new article (see Signature Comparison…) compared the letter and signature to a similar letter attached to a Superman cape offered for public sale on eBay .  I’ve since received photos of three additional Western Costume letters bearing the signature of Robert Niewoehner with the same date: December 29, 1975.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: antiquities, auction, autograph, cape, certificate of authenticity, coa, Costume, ebay, george reeves, jim hambrick, Las Vegas, letter of authenticity, letter of provenance, memorabilia, Movie, profiles in history, Prop, Provenance, Robert Nievoehner, signature, signature house, super museum, superman, supermuseum, Television, Wardrobe, western costume

June 22, 2010 By Jason DeBord

Signature Comparison: ‘Western Costume’ Letters of Authentication for George Reeves Superman TV Series Capes Dated 12/29/75

In 2008, an article was published on the Original Prop Blog with regards to certain props and costumes consigned to a Signature House auction (see Signature House Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions – Questions, Observations).  Included were questions raised about the remarkable coincidence of two letters of authentication included with two different capes (attributed to use by George Reeves in the Superman television series produced in the 1950s) from two different dealers; both letters shared the same date: December 29, 1975.  A third such letter – with the same date – has now been introduced into the marketplace.  This third example bears a signature that appears to differ from the example featured in the 2008 article. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: antiquities, auction, autograph, cape, certificate of authenticity, coa, Costume, ebay, george reeves, jim hambrick, Las Vegas, letter of authenticity, letter of provenance, memorabilia, Movie, Prop, Provenance, Robert Nievoehner, signature, signature house, super museum, superman, supermuseum, Television, Wardrobe, western costume

April 28, 2010 By Jason DeBord

Vintage Poster Scandal Update: New York Times Reports Kerry Haggard Arrested on Mail Fraud Charges

As a brief update to the various scandals involving allegedly fraudulent vintage movie posters circulating in the marketplace, two stories published online today by the New York Times report that Kerry T. Haggard has been arrested on mail fraud charges.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Posters, One Sheets, Lobby Cards Tagged With: auction, auction house, authentication, catalog, counterfeit, dracula, ebay, entertainment, fake, fbi, Film, Fraud, horror, investigation, james gresham, john davis, kerry haggard, lamp, lawsuit, learn about movie posters, lithograph, lobby card, mail fraud, marketplace, memorabilia, MoPo, Movie, one sheet, poster, poster mountain, profiles in history, reproduction, ron magid, thomas rega, Universal, vintage, window card

April 20, 2010 By Jason DeBord

Round-Up: More Media Coverage on Fraudulent Vintage Horror Movie Poster Scandal & Lawsuits

In the past few weeks, the scandals involving allegedly fraudulent vintage movie posters circulating in the marketplace has been covered by various online and print media outlets, including The Gainesville Times, The Athens Banner-Herald, and Rue Morgue Magazine.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Market Watch, Posters, One Sheets, Lobby Cards Tagged With: auction, auction house, authentication, catalog, counterfeit, dracula, ebay, entertainment, fake, fbi, Film, Fraud, horror, james gresham, john davis, kerry haggard, lamp, lawsuit, learn about movie posters, lithograph, lobby card, marketplace, memorabilia, MoPo, Movie, one sheet, poster, poster mountain, profiles in history, reproduction, ron magid, thomas rega, Universal, vintage, window card

April 19, 2010 By Jason DeBord

New eBay Legal Development in the UK – Seller to be Fined up to £50,000 for Shill Bidding

The latest in a series of interesting legal developments related to eBay in the past few years, breaking news today is the case of an eBay seller in the UK who faces up to £50,000 in fines for shill bidding his own auctions.  The Daily Mail reports this is the first case in which someone is being fined for such activities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Bidding Issues, eBay & PayPal, Fraud in the News, Legal Disputes, Court Rulings, Judgments, Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, News and Events Tagged With: auction, bid, bidder, chandelier bids, court, dealer, ebay, Fraud, illegal, law, lawyers, legal, memorabilia, seller, sham, shill

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