R&R Auctions Catalog - Maybe a Long Shot

[canjond]

Does anyone have a copy of the R&R Auction Catalog (Auction #212) from April 1998? If so, would it be possible to get a scan of a certain lot in that auction?

Thanks in advance!

[blrrauction]

I should be able to help you. Which lot number are you seeking?

Bobby

[canjond]

Bobby,

Thanks so much. Email sent.

- Jon

[blrrauction]

I found catalog 212 and scanned the item page requested and emailed it.

Being down in the RR Auction archives was cool.

Here are some scanned covers catalog 30 (1983), catalog 212 (1998) and last month catalog 347. RR Auction has come a long way!

[jeffects]

Hmmm, Impressive Bobby. How about telling us about John Reznikoffs credentials. About his lie on University Archives about his impressive university degree (blatant lie,since removed) and a little insight into all his JFK forgeries. We can talk about Epperson and Grad later if you'd like. Got any George Washington hair available this week or do I have to go to John directly?

Jeff Clark

[Leon]

Hmmm, Impressive Bobby. How about telling us about John Reznikoffs credentials. About his lie on University Archives about his impressive university degree (blatant lie,since removed) and a little insight into all his JFK forgeries. We can talk about Epperson and Grad later if you'd like. Got any George Washington hair available this week or do I have to go to John directly?

Jeff Clark

Wow. There's a shot from the rear gunner. Would love to hear more about all of this stuff.

[slidekellyslide]

Hmmm, Impressive Bobby. How about telling us about John Reznikoffs credentials. About his lie on University Archives about his impressive university degree (blatant lie,since removed) and a little insight into all his JFK forgeries. We can talk about Epperson and Grad later if you'd like. Got any George Washington hair available this week or do I have to go to John directly?

Jeff Clark

I asked about this in a thread a few weeks back..how exactly is this guy authenticating hair? Without DNA and a known relative how does one go about it?

[jeffects]

Hi Dan,

A DNA test?????? Ha Ha Ha Ha, That's a good one! I would be quite willing to bet a DNA test has never been performed by that charlatan. No, I would guess it involves tweezers and some poor gullible people that read his lying, self written accolades and bogus credentials.

These people make me sick, and have ruined this hobby by their lies and greed. I believe a lot of these frauds are part of the JSA and PSA team. The shining light of this hobby. (according to them) And you know these crooks authenticate each others garbage with a wink and a nod, The thousand a month of autographs he authenticates for R&R must be good, because he says so. (pre-certified of course, send him more money and he will really "certify" it, hopefully.) And yet, what was purchased in the past from very respected dealers, with impeccable records, are fakes. Ha Ha. Why? Because Reznikoff and other clowns say so. How many millions of JFK forgeries did he pawn off on sincere, unsuspecting collectors?????

Does anyone here believe for a second the legitimacy of his nonsensical hair collection? But there he is peddling it on ebay for ten bucks. What a joke, what an embarrassment to legitimate collectors.

Maybe, if those of us who see them as the big joke they are, call them out, perhaps we can regain some of the respect they've stolen from this hobby.

But now he's a respected expert? Why??? Because he says so. Just like most of these idiotic "Forensic Experts" with 3 paragraphs of phony matchbook courses. Let's call these frauds on it and try to return some credibility to the hobby we care about.

Cheers,
Jeff Clark

[blrrauction]

I can't speak for John Reznikoff but RR Auction considers John Reznikoff to be an expert in authenticating documents and manuscripts of Presidents and leading figures of history.

We take authentication very seriously because we guarantee it on everything we auction forever, even though we don't own the items. I understand that he is a controversial figure to some who don't agree with his findings and those who question his credibility.

For over a decade, Reznikoff has been correct in his assessments for us 99% of the time. Our trust in him is proven because we sell over 12,000 authentic autographs every year.

RR Auction typically does not auction unsigned material so we have no experience in authenticating hair. I do know that provenance is very important and that hair of famous people was highly requested and collected in the 19th and into 20th century.

Reznikoff does tell his side of the story about the JFK/Marilyn forgeries mentioned here on public radio (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/sites/all/play_music/play_full.php?play=427), starts at about 26 minutes into the hour long show.