If that's really the case, then I just want to be done. This money-fueled corruption is just too depressing. What a ridiculous hobby this has become, where unseen microscopic differences lead to outright fraud that commands tens of thousands of dollars.
Some probably thought Mastro was too big to fail as well. They were by far the #1 Auction House during their prolonged peak, but that came to a rather abrupt end. Perhaps not an apples-to-apples comparison, but there is at least some precedent.
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