I actually got one of the most important documents in rock and roll history.

The contract between Brian Epstein, who is the manager in the Beatles, creating the partnership between the two of them.

You have the original Beatles contract.

That's a big, wild factor right there, which really unique.

It had to be signed by two of the parents, James McCartney and Harold Harrison, because at the time both of them were under 21.

The articles hereby appoint the manager to act as their manager throughout the world for a period of five years from the first day of October 1962.

In agreement, basically states what friend of scenes cut would be, including vaudeville concerts, movies, merchandise, the Beatles.

You actually get paid a lot less than he did.

You got a ridiculous management about.

You got 25% exactly that.

But the entire contract wasn't gonna be valid until Brian Epstein actually got them a record deal.

That is correct.

Brian Epstein was ingenious, basically transformed the Beatles from an unknown band playing small clubs into the biggest rock band ever.

When he died, he couldn't be replaced.

It played a large role and the Beatles breaking up you actually have His original contract in front of me is surreal.

How much do you want for it?

A $1,000,000.

Um, that's a lot of money.

I'm gonna call my guy.

I just want to make sure everything is 100% cool before we start talking Price.

You know, I can imagine someone spending a ridiculous amount of money to make a brand new one of these.

I totally understand.

All right, hang out.

I'm gonna get him down here momentarily.

Thanks.

This'll contract is legendary.

Some people consider it the most important document in the history of rock music.

If this thing checks out, I will do what I have to do to get it.

Now that's cool.

I've heard about this piece before.

It's been well documented.

People want betel stuff, autographs of lyrics, you name it.

You know the stuff they wore on stage.

The Beatles are always in terms of their signatures.

I mean, there's still the most sought after.

It's not uncommon to have it together, but on a contract, that's a pretty rare piece in itself.

I'm gonna start off at the top with John Lennon.

I'm just looking for live ink.

I'm looking for overlapping in the overlapping is where it gets darker.

Yeah, it starts to get darker.

You could see one pen stroke over the other.

I see no reason to believe it.

All that this is printed.

It's not.

Stamp is not a copy or anything.

These air, Definitely life signatures on here.

So that's a good thing.

Okay.

Very good thing.

Absolutely.

You have some really early signatures of the Beatles.

So what I've done here is I tried to pull out some super early stuff that I have on file, but I'm starting to look at here.

Letter formations in overlapping.

The Harrison signature is just, you know, very early signature for him.

John Lennon wouldn't sign John W.

Lenin as a signature.

He'd never do it for someone in person.

But this is a pretty unique situation, but I'm still seeing a lot of the same similarities here, especially in the double ends here.

So these are all very good signs.

All right, so it's a really I mean, based on everything I've seen here, there's no question that this is genuine.

Yeah, it's all cool.

I mean, what's it worth had put the value of this piece right around $500,000.

All right, so you're still stuck in a 1,000,000.

I really got to get a 1,000,000.

I don't see you in about history here, you know?

And when you start talking that money, there's very few people in the world that have that much money I told agree, Okay.

If I bought it from you, I have to put it in auction.

They charge me 14 15%.

You're not gonna like my price fighting.

And I pay, like, 3 50 for it.

You know, I have to look at it.

I think I could probably get 1/2 $1,000,000 for it.

You know what?

That That's an incredible offer, But I'm really gonna have to stick to a $1,000,000.

I could probably take it to one of the major auction houses tomorrow, and I really believe that I could probably get a $1,000,000 reserve on this.

Um, Okay.

You take the risk, I would go 3 50 That's cash right now.

If you don't take that, I would wait for another auction.

I'm gonna have to decline in the 3 50 Good luck with it.

I appreciate it.

Thanks very much.

I'm disappointed I couldn't make a deal.

I really wanted to sell it today, but I really have to find the right buyer today.

Just wasn't it?