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Autograph Anti-Fraud Legislation (California Assembly Bill AB 1570) Now Law

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Back in January, I wrote about Mark Hamill & Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang’s efforts to pass autograph anti-fraud legislation in California in the form of Assembly Bill AB 1570.  California Governor Jerry Brown signed this into law last month.  While I applauded the intention and efforts behind the proposed law back in January, I outlined a series of issues with it.  Apparently, I am not alone with my concerns, as Brian Doherty’s piece on Reason.com also lists some problems with this new law as written. [Read more…]

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Bonhams ‘Entertainment Memorabilia’ Catalog Online; Auction to be Held in London on June 29th

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Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” (auction 23239) auction will be held on June 29th in Knightsbridge. This sale includes 254 lots featuring a mix of film/television as well as rock and roll and popular music related memorabilia. [Read more…]

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Heritage Auction Galleries ‘Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction’ Featuring Whitney Houston on June 24-25

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Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction” will be held in Beverly Hills on June 24th and 25. The sale also includes “The Whitney Houston Collection” and features 898 lots of music and rock and roll items and vintage/classic Hollywood stars and personally owned items/estate items. [Read more…]

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Heritage Auction Galleries ‘Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction’ Catalog Online, Event To Be Held February 20th in Dallas

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Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction – Beverly Hills #7159”, to be held February 20th in Dallas, Texas.  The sale features 601 lots of music and rock and roll items and vintage/classic Hollywood stars and personally owned items/estate items. [Read more…]

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Mark Hamill & Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang Working on Autograph Anti-Fraud Legislation (California Assembly Bill AB 1570)

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Following Mark Hamill‘s “hands on” approach to combating autograph fraud last month (see Revenge of the Jedi: Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) Uses Twitter To Strike Down Memorabilia Fraud), the actor has now teamed up with California Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar), who had already begun work on AB 1570, which would require certificates of authenticity (COAs) for autographed memorabilia sold in California and/or to Californians.  I’m particularly interested in these developments as I’ve been writing about the mechanics about COAs and issues regarding guarantees and warranties as well, and of course the rampant fraud in the marketplace as a result of criminals using worthless COAs as a tool to sell fraudulent memorabilia. [Read more…]

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Revenge of the Jedi: Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) Uses Twitter To Strike Down Memorabilia Fraud

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Following a wave of interest in Star Wars memorabilia with the release of the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill has started using Twitter as an authentication tool in an effort to help prevent fans from being defrauded in purchasing autographed memorabilia.  I don’t recall an actor ever taking such a “hands on” approach to helping fans with authentication in such a manner, so it is a pretty interesting development. [Read more…]

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Heritage Auction Galleries “Stallone: The Auction” Catalog Online, Event To Be Held December 18-20

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Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Stallone: The Auction”, to be held December 18th – 20th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The sale features over 1,400 lots of props, costumes, and other assets personally owned by the Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone.  Definitely one of the most exciting auctions of the year. [Read more…]

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Bonhams ‘Entertainment Memorabilia’ Auction to be Held in London on December 10th, Catalog Available Online

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Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” (auction 22818) sale event in London on December 10th. This sale includes 227 lots featuring a mix of film/television as well as rock and roll and popular music related memorabilia. [Read more…]