Thought some may want to know about this, especially if you've bought stuff off this maggot
After a very long investigation by Halton Trading Standards and ourselves the UACC, it has been found necessary to terminate the UACC membership of Mr Gary Hayes with immediate effect.
Both the UACC and Trading Standards had received many complaints about Hayes relating to the authenticity of his signed memorabilia. The UACC and a number of collectors, dealers and well known sportsmen have worked closely with Halton Trading Standards to bring a solid case against Hayes in the High court in March 2009 and it is expected that this case will run for ten days.
It should be noted that Trading Standards in an effort to ensure that Hayes did not become aware of the case that they were putting together, asked the UACC not to take any action against him, or indeed end his membership, until such time as the case was confirmed. The UACC gave this considerable thought, and it was with much reluctance that they agreed and considered this was the best way to ensure that the case did not end up in the bin, as has happened so many times before with similar fraud cases.
This was a very hard case to put together, requiring many witness statements including some from well known football personalities, and Halton TS should be congratulated for taking the time to take this kind of alleged fraud seriously. The monies involved are considerable, and the number of people who may have purchased these items possibly running into tens of thousands.
During this time, the UACC has helped a number of collectors obtain refunds from Mr Hayes, amounting to many thousands of pounds.
We hope now that any collector or dealer who has purchased items from Gary Hayes or any of his other outlets on eBay, or has purchased any item with a Gary Hayes COA will have them correctly checked by a recognised autograph expert, reported to Halton Trading Standards, and returned to Gary Hayes for a refund.
My Hayes sold mainly Liverpool signed items using the ID’s GaryHayes2005 since 2004, and G.Hayes since 1999, and also via various other IDs operated by other sellers in countries outside of the UK. He also sold via his website at http://www.garyhayesfootballmemorabilia.com/
After a very long investigation by Halton Trading Standards and ourselves the UACC, it has been found necessary to terminate the UACC membership of Mr Gary Hayes with immediate effect.
Both the UACC and Trading Standards had received many complaints about Hayes relating to the authenticity of his signed memorabilia. The UACC and a number of collectors, dealers and well known sportsmen have worked closely with Halton Trading Standards to bring a solid case against Hayes in the High court in March 2009 and it is expected that this case will run for ten days.
It should be noted that Trading Standards in an effort to ensure that Hayes did not become aware of the case that they were putting together, asked the UACC not to take any action against him, or indeed end his membership, until such time as the case was confirmed. The UACC gave this considerable thought, and it was with much reluctance that they agreed and considered this was the best way to ensure that the case did not end up in the bin, as has happened so many times before with similar fraud cases.
This was a very hard case to put together, requiring many witness statements including some from well known football personalities, and Halton TS should be congratulated for taking the time to take this kind of alleged fraud seriously. The monies involved are considerable, and the number of people who may have purchased these items possibly running into tens of thousands.
During this time, the UACC has helped a number of collectors obtain refunds from Mr Hayes, amounting to many thousands of pounds.
We hope now that any collector or dealer who has purchased items from Gary Hayes or any of his other outlets on eBay, or has purchased any item with a Gary Hayes COA will have them correctly checked by a recognised autograph expert, reported to Halton Trading Standards, and returned to Gary Hayes for a refund.
My Hayes sold mainly Liverpool signed items using the ID’s GaryHayes2005 since 2004, and G.Hayes since 1999, and also via various other IDs operated by other sellers in countries outside of the UK. He also sold via his website at http://www.garyhayesfootballmemorabilia.com/
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