The Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris is a big fan of unique collectibles and likes to spend money on them. For almost 10 years he has been proud of a piece of paper from the singer Prince. Now MontanaBlack discovered that the sheet music is not supposed to be an original.
What kind of collectible is this? MontanaBlack not only spends a lot of money on his sports cars but also on unique collectibles. Almost ten years ago, MontanaBlack purchased a collectible from the singer Prince.
In a large picture frame, alongside photos of the singer, was also a piece of paper. On this piece of paper, the lyrics of the song Purple Rain were written down, supposedly immortalized by Prince himself in his own handwriting. In total, MontanaBlack paid 32,000 euros for it, he claims.
The Twitch streamer states that he bought the Prince collectible as an investment, expecting its value to increase in the future. However, MontanaBlack had to find out the opposite.
Company Allegedly Falsified Documents: “32,000 Euros Gone”
In 2020, MontanaBlack proudly displayed the Prince lyrics in one of his Twitch streams. When one of the viewers doubted its authenticity, the streamer initially rejected that idea. MontanaBlack claimed to have obtained the lyrics along with papers from the USA that were supposed to prove the authenticity of the collectible.
Recently, however, the Twitch streamer had to inform his chat that the collectible was indeed not genuine. He had seen other rare items from Prince on various auction sites and wanted to have the authenticity of his own checked by a “collector colleague” again.
The result: MontanaBlack had indeed fallen for a forgery. The Twitch streamer further explains that the American company, which was supposed to prove authenticity with the issuance of the corresponding papers, was allegedly behind it. The company is said to have intentionally falsified the papers for a fee.
Dejected, MontanaBlack admitted in his stream: “32,000 euros gone. […] Do you know how much I’ve bragged about this sign in front of people because I was so proud of it?” (Source: YouTube).
For MontanaBlack, this investment seems lost, but he has also spent too much money in other areas. You can read more about this here on MeinMMO: MontanaBlack says he spends so much money that he doesn’t have many reserves; others have managed better
