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The "Double Fantasy"signed by John Lennon for David Chapman for sale

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hornet61

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The "Double fantasy" LP signed by John Lennon is up for sale..the album was found that same evening by a gentelman and he had if for several some years and sold it i believe (don't know for sure, I think 20K)the third owner has announced that it up for sale.

The record is expected to sell for $850,000, which injects some controversy into the story. On the one hand, there’s no denying the historical significance and symbolic nature of Chapman’s autographed record, but on the other, someone is directly profiting from Lennon’s death, which has some Lennon/Beatles fans beyond upset. (Zimet went on to say that the seller has asked to remain anonymous for fear of death threats.)

Would you buy the autographed LP if you had the money, or does the thought of paying for something that once belonged to the man who killed one of music’s legends disturb or anger you? My guess is that it will go for a Million-plus...in the past John Lennon hand written lyric sheets have sold for over 800K.
 
johnbasalla said:
How did it get into the collector's marketplace to begin with?
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David Chapman dumped into a planter when he shot john Lennon, later found by a maintenance man, who kept it untill 1999 and then sold it fo $150,000. The current owner has been told it may fetch upwards of $850,000. In the words of Michael Corleone "If History has taught us anything" people will buy the damndest things no matter how disturbing.
 
hornet61 said:
johnbasalla said:
How did it get into the collector's marketplace to begin with?
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David Chapman dumped into a planter when he shot john Lennon, later found by a maintenance man, who kept it untill 1999 and then sold it fo $150,000. The current owner has been told it may fetch upwards of $850,000. In the words of Michael Corleone "If History has taught us anything" people will buy the damndest things no matter how disturbing.
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David Chapman dumped the LP into a planter when he shot john Lennon, later found by a maintenance man, who kept it untill 1999 and then sold it fo $150,000. The current owner has been told it may fetch upwards of $850,000. In the words of Michael Corleone "If History has taught us anything" people will buy the damndest things no matter how disturbing. CORRECTION:Big Difference with the LP Left Out.
 
Jimmy Kimmel had a woman on his show who was selling (over Craigslist) a letter written to her by one of the Menendez brothers. She claimed that it was worth $2000, but she was selling it for the "bargain" price of just $600. Kimmel asked her some questions similar to those that have been asked here, like why would anyone want it, etc. She replied by saying that it would be worth a lot more after that Menendez brother (I think it was Lyle) died, to which Kimmel made the crack about it being an "investment."
 
firepoint525 said:
Jimmy Kimmel had a woman on his show who was selling (over Craigslist) a letter written to her by one of the Menendez brothers. She claimed that it was worth $2000, but she was selling it for the "bargain" price of just $600. Kimmel asked her some questions similar to those that have been asked here, like why would anyone want it, etc. She replied by saying that it would be worth a lot more after that Menendez brother (I think it was Lyle) died, to which Kimmel made the crack about it being an "investment."
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That's right....Lennon's signature, went thru the roof after he was murdered.
 
I'm glad that you aren't like some Beatles fans who treat Mark David Chapman's name as "he whose name shall not be mentioned," lest they give him some further "notoriety," as if doing so would somehow change what happened. While I understand their beliefs, not mentioning Chapman by name won't bring Lennon back.

It's worth noting that while those who murder celebrities usually don't get the death penalty, they usually also never see parole, either.

Whatever happened to that copy of Catcher in the Rye that Chapman was reading at the time that he shot Lennon?
 
last reports Chapman was reading "Catcher" when police arrived.......some day it will surface.
 
I'm one of those Beatles fans who generally won't refer to the murderer by name. It's all about not giving that creep any noteriety or respect.

About autographs. So many times, the autograph is unreadable because it's just an extra chore for the star. I got two autographs from Will Smith because I had the opportunity to show him copies of his first records that he and Jazzy Jeff put out themselves on their own label. However, if I didn't tell you that these were real and even who they were of, you'd never know. So, what's to stop people from just scribbling on a paper or whatever and saying that this is an autograph from whomever?
 
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