Complaint Review: Autographs America - Internet

So I can present you, the consumer,  with the evidence I have made a website that contains pictures of the guitar, certificate of authenticity, promissory note and a few emails and my thoughts on AA so you, the consumer, can make an informed decision before buying from Autographs America.

website can be found here: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~tekdesk/

Please note I live in Australia - so I have done very well to forge a Public Notary seal from washington state, a COA and anything else that Mr Burns seems to think I have lied about.

You are an absolute idiot.  You just constantly lie, lie, lie.  "many years ago I was a musician"  Oh really??  The promisorry note that was signed by Mr Burns was dated 5-29-2008.  Not many years ago in my book!!

You are so caught up in all your lying you dont know what day or year it is??

You want to take me to court for lying?  Well bring it on!!  Who is the one with the signed promissory note in his hands??  A legal document.  I presume you have legal documentation that your name is/was Brian Burns when you signed the document in front of the Public Notary??

Not one person I have shown the guitar too, whether it be via hi res pictures or physically inspected it has said that it is real.  Ebay pulled the auction when I tried to sell it because PSA/DNA suspect it is fake. I am the one who owns a worthless piece of firewood.

There is a great article written by Steve Cyrkin at Autograph Magazine.  I suggest anyone even contemplating purchasing something from Autographs America read what Steve has to say about not buying forgeries. 

Article can be found at http://autographmagazine.com/tabid/74/itemid/347/Rock--Roll-Autographs--How-to-Avoid-Forgeries.aspx

Also, Look at the fineprint on the Autographs America website when you register:

Authentication Guarantee

Every item purchased from us comes with a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing it to be authentic. Each item has been authenticated by American Autograph Authentication Services, and the user of the web site accepts the validity of the authentication at the time of purchase, and no other opinion of the validity of the autograph's authentication is acceptable.

Returns - Resolution of Disputes

Returned items are only acceptable, if they meet the Authentication Guarantee requirements for such a return. First, an agreement must be made by Autographs America that an item, or items, has, or have met the scope of proof to constitute a return, i.e., that the item, or items are, or, were absolutely not signed, or autographed by the artist, or artists in question, and that the purchaser can provide the burden of proof, other than an opinion of another authentication service that the item is not authentic. Otherwise, said items are not returnable, or refundable for any other reason. 
 

In plain English - you buy from our website you agree that OUR OWN authentication service (operated by Brian Burkel as well) says the item is real - we don't care what anyone else says.  What sort of authentication is that???  What sort of guarantee is that??  It means that if you take the item to a third party (as I have) and they say the item is fake, we don't care because you agreed to OUR terms when you bought from us.  Absolute rubbish!!!  Stand behind your product - if its real it will pass the test from any authentication service, or do you have something to hide???

Brian Burkel used to be a musician, and his stage name was Brian Burns.  That was a long time ago, and many of his friends still call him by this name.  Like any other musican, who didn't make the 'big time' I dropped using the name many, many years ago. 

Please note that you can use ten different authentication experts, and each one will give you a different opinion, because that is exactly what it is.  It is NOT an absolute certainty.  At best it is a GUESStimate based on limited examples, or exlemplars, as the so-called experts want to call them. 

Likely Not Genuine.  But could it be genuine?  Absolutely!  This person wants to see the item as fake, so he's read this into the wording.  Does it say that?  No, it doesn't!  The authenticator was wrong.  They made a guess on their limited resources, and they were wrong.