Should a collector use common sense and educate himself? Of course. However, scammers intentionally prey on the uninformed and gullible (elderly, trusting, uneducated, less intelligent, mentally ill, desperate, etc), so a scammer should get full force for taking advantage of such a person.
Also, CC doesn't get to use the "We can't authenticate everything other people sell on our site" argument when they provide a COA with each item.
"Trythal said his company can't examine the thousands of pieces that others put up for auction each month and estimates 20 percent of the lower prices items, items under a couple hundred bucks, could be forgeries, and the ratio is likely higher for more expensive items ...
Trythal said, 'Authenticating pieces is a game we can't play.'"
These are their arguments to defend themselves? That they know that a large percentage of the items are fake and they don't even attempt to authenticate anything that has their COA? A catchphrase of a female friend of mine is "Oh my God, are you serious?" They're saying that they know they are giving COAs to fake items.
Last edited by drcy; 11-23-2018 at 02:11 AM.
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