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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Carpenter Scott K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Great American Group, Inc. [GAMR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Retail Services (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GREAT AMERICAN GROUP,, 21860 BURBANK BLVD. SUITE 300 SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2011 (Street) WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/31/2011   A   33,863 (1) (2) A $ 0 (1) (2) 133,050 D   Common Stock 05/02/2011   A   11,086 (1) (2) A $ 0 (1) (2) 144,136 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Carpenter Scott K C/O GREAT AMERICAN GROUP, 21860 BURBANK BLVD. SUITE 300 SOUTH WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367			EVP, Retail Services

Signatures

/s/ Scott K. Carpenter		05/21/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person acquired these securities on January 31, 2011, as consideration for the reporting person's interest in the Great American Group, LLC ("GAG, LLC") Phantom Equityholder Plan. The issuer acquired GAG, LLC on July 31, 2009 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 14, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 29, 2009, Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 8, 2009, and Amendment No. 3 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 28, 2009 (as amended, the "Purchase Agreement"), among, inter alia, Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. ("AAMAC"), the issuer, which was then a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAMAC, AAMAC Merger Sub, Inc., then a wholly-owned subsidiary of the issuer, GAG, LLC, the GAG, LLC Members and the representative of the GAG, LLC (including the reporting person). (Continue with footnote (2))
(2)	The number of shares acquired represents the actual number of shares that vested on January 31, 2011 in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and newly issued shares that are no longer subject to an indemnity escrow or subject to forfeiture during the escrow period to satisfy certain indemnification claims.

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