Forging Author Signatures: A Nice Racket, Too

April 28, 2010. BY KEVIN NELSON Is the forging of author autographs as widespread as the forging of celebrities and sports stars? I ask this because of new revelations about Forest Smith, the Pennsylvania forger who was sentenced to prison in February for ripping off book collectors and others to the tune of $300,000. According [...]

Politics and Book Signings

A little less than a thousand folks showed up at a book signing in La Jolla for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. In two hours, he was able to sign all of their copies of “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.” A handful of volunteers were wearing patriot red, white, and blue shirts with [...]

Kings and Diamonds, Jack and Dogg

No, it’s not some weird poker game. I just wasn’t feeling clever at trying to come up with a title. It’s late and I’m late for my racquetball game. On TV this week, I saw Neil Diamond signing autographs on TMZ. I had heard he was a tough signer. He was even game answering some [...]

Jim Bellino: Reality TV Star and Forgery Authenticator

BY KEVIN NELSON. March 19, 2010. Of all the crooks in the crooked memorabilia racket, the hardest ones to catch are authenticators of dubious repute. If you doubt this, consider the case of Jim Bellino, a former authenticator who was the target of an FBI investigation during Operation Bullpen and who is now appearing on [...]

Yes, Forgeries are Sold at Charity Auctions

By KEVIN NELSON March 11, 2010 Do forgers and fraud artists sell their fake goods at charity auctions? I was asked this question by a reader who had bought a signed 1932 Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig baseball at a charity auction and was appalled at the idea that it could be bogus. “I bought [...]

Mailed Your Spring Training Autograph Requests Yet?

By JAY R. NEILL March 10, 2010 Are you ready for some nice weather and baseball season yet? I sure am and to prove it I have mailed 100 autograph requests to current players in care of their spring training addresses. In the March issue of Autograph we provided the spring training addresses for all [...]

Collecting NASCAR wrecks…..on a photo!

Even the most die-hard NASCAR fan ( you know, the guys like me who travel to the race tracks to see amazing side-by-side racing ) will tell you that one of the most exciting aspects of every race week-end is the looming danger of a major wreck. These stunning wrecks are commonly known as “The [...]

Classic Rock Autographs Holding Strong

By ROGER EPPERSON March 5, 2010 People ask me all the time what autographs would be good investments. That is really hard to say as I’m not a fortune teller but I do see what is going on in the market day to day. What really seems to be holding value are classic rock bands [...]

O.J., Kennedy, and Hockey Hall of Fame Stuff

By JOSH BOARD March 4, 2010 With the Winter Olympics over, I heard this story that I thought memorablia collectors would love. The stick and gloves used by Sidney Croby, who scored the winning goal in Canada’s gold medal win over the U.S., are M.I.A. It’s partly the fault of Crosby. He threw them into [...]

Ali Forgeries: A Painful Truth

BY KEVIN NELSON March 3, 2010 The other day I was looking into Muhammad Ali forgeries, and I had a surprising and disturbing revelation. Here is a photo of an authentic Ali signature sent to me by my friend Travis Roste, who runs joeheavyweight.com and wrote the article, “Heavyweight Autographs” in the latest issue of [...]

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