Concert Ticket: 1975 Rolling Stones TICKET STUB~July 2, 1975, 8 pm~Capital Centre, Landover, MD

Please take note:

It has been brought to my attention that many of the more expensive tickets presented for sale, [particularly Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles] have been reproduced or have been bought previously as reproductions and modified in order to mis-represent them as being originals. This becomes disclosed when many become available in a continuous flow with dealers and sellers both in the US and in the UK. Simply stated, there just aren't that many available that aren't already in collections.

At least two of the fraudulent sellers have slipped under the feedback radar. Having observed a shady entity's 100% positive e-bay feedback, innocent buyers assume their purchases to be authentic and safe, and subsequently have bid on and purchased a stub, left a buyer's positive feedback (which cannot be edited either after a time lapse or after being immediately refunded when caught) and learned afterwards, sometimes years afterwards, that they had purchased a worthless counterfeit. And although this has gone on for a long time and has been reported, it is a real concern and it does persist which, in addition to the fraud perpetrated against the buyer, has created false values to be listed as valid comparable sold prices further misleading buyers and damaging the legitimate market value.

Though it may be only a matter of time before encapsulated and graded tickets are counterfeited, it is my preference to have my tickets professionally graded; however, with the increase in prices, the higher minimums and the long turn-around time involved (e.g. PSA now takes about 8 months), it has become problematic. With this in mind, if any of my tickets are graded by the buyer in the future and are deemed to be forged, regardless of when the sale was made, a complete refund will be made.