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Posted By: <b>They need glasses</b><p>Getting back to Beatles albums...<br /><br />They're something far more ominous going on behind the scenes. <br /><br />Frank Caiazzo is one of the most respected authenticators of Beatles material in the business. Beatles is all he does. He's been at it for 20+ years and has consulted for Christies, Bonhams, and hundreds of collectors and dealers worldwide. Today, If you "google" his name, you'll find hundreds of references describing his expertise, etc.<br /><br />There's a Florida company that sells, among other things, signed rock memorabilia. A lot of it, for a lot of money, in five galleries in southern Florida. And who do they employ to authenticate their material? Christopher Morales, that's who. <br /><br />It seems that this company is now SUING Caiazzo for pronouncing one of their signed Beatles albums a forgery. Think about that. You'll see that lawsuit at the same time you "google" Caiazzo's name. Why is someone paying a great deal of money to sue Caiazzo, and paying to maintain a website -- to protect Mr. Morales' reputation. Is there some reason they don't, perhaps, want to get another opinion on the "authenticated" goods they sell? <br /><br />One more point you folks may have failed to consider. THE VAST AMOUNT OF BOGUS MATERIAL COMING ON THE MARKET IS DEVALUING THE AUTHENTIC, LEGITIMATE MATERIAL YOU NOW OWN! If there are 100 real Mantle signed bats and 10,000 fake signed bats, eventually the perceived market will be that there's 10,100 signed bats. You lose, forgers win.