Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

[Jim Manley]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:07 PM Glen Slick via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> Anyone that was seriously going to put up the money for this would know
> how to go about authenticating this item.


It's been estimated by experts that a third to half of the "original
artwork", previously valued at a total in the tens of billions in museums
and collectors' places, are counterfeits.  There have been a number of
well-researched news stories, including a full segment on "60 Minutes" a
couple of decades ago, where a counterfeiter was interviewed and showed how
he executed his craft.  One counterfeiter was so good that he sold
paintings for tens of millions of dollars that were never even painted by
the purported original artist, but were hinted at or described by art
historians, based on rumors going back into the mists of time.

Caveat emptor ...


On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:07 PM Glen Slick via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 8:23 AM W2HX via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > What am I missing? The picture shown on RR auctions shows the board with
> no chips?
>
> Watch the (unlisted) video linked to the auction listing from Corey
> Cohen. From what I have seen in the past he is pretty much the expert
> on Apple 1 restoration and authentication.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDTchQuP_Ec
>
> In any case, it doesn't really matter too much what any of us here
> think. Anyone that was seriously going to put up the money for this
> would know how to go about authenticating this item.
>