Antiquities of California....

[Brendan]

Well, after receiving a tip from another member, I ventured down to this autograph store on Pier 39, in San Francisco. Supposedly this store sells fake autographs, which makes a decent amount of sense considering your average tourist is going to know nothing about autographs. While talking to the manager, he told me they were authenticated by three forensic examiners, including Drew Max. (AAU)

The images may not be of the highest quality, as they were taken with a cell phone, thanks to this sign. (which they had plastered all over the store)


Here we have a Lou Gehrig autograph on a 1927 Yankees signed bat


Here we have the Ruth


Jeter and Alex Rodriguez signed jersey


An Ichiro Suzuki signed jersey


Barack Obama signed photo


A John F. Kennedy (if my memory serves me correctly) signed baseball


George Washington. I would like to add that this was priced at $25,000 and was right next to the door. Everything was hung on the wall like a painting. There was absolutely no security. If someone tried to steal something from here they would have a very good chance of getting away.


A John Hancock autograph (also next to the door)


An Al Pacino signed photograph


Michael Jordan autographed shoe


Michael Jordan autographed baseball


Kobe Bryant signed jersey


Tiger Woods



I'm pretty sure this is enough of a sampling.

[sbfinley]

I'm in the wrong business.

[henson1855]

I believe it's the same owners who own Antiquities here in Vegas they sell fakes here as well ,this is what they offer for a mere 20K here in Vegas

[Scott Garner]

Wow, these are some horrible fakes!
Yikes!

[RichardSimon]

Why would they not want photos?

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Why would they not want photos?

They'll spin it however they want, but I believe the real reason to not want photos, is so that uneducated people aren't emailing photo's to those that are more knowledgeable to get an opinion. Or worse, posting them on a forum like this.. The only way they can get people to buy this shit, is to do so without having a clue what they're actually getting.

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by henson1855

I believe it's the same owners who own Antiquities here in Vegas they sell fakes here as well ,this is what they offer for a mere 20K here in Vegas

Same people. Forged and overpriced.