provenance only helps a fake autograph make it to being "real". everybody has a story and provenance stories are faked all the time.
people can look these authenticators right in the eye and lie like a rug.
that's why these bags of hair people sell with interesting and rock solid "provenance" turn out to not be a DNA match. it's all phony.
provenance is only needed to bump a fake autograph into the "real" category, if it is really real, you don't need a provenance story. it's nice but can't be relied on because people...
A. Lie
B. remember things incorrectly, especially if it happened a long time ago.
C. unknowingly lie / are duped by someone else.
Last edited by travrosty; 09-05-2012 at 09:58 PM.
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