Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardSimon
This is now on the Colossal website:
"Many bloggers believe most everything is a forgery, and everyone is a forger or conspirator unless proven otherwise. Many of these same people, whom are collectors and sellers themselves, also believe everything they have is 100% authentic and everything you have is not. Some are independant authenticators who think they know everything and may have worked for some of these authentication companies or auction houses in the past. They consider themselves autograph experts and continuously disperage authenticators, sellers, and collectors alike. These bloggers are self proclaimed experts who regularly post on forums because they have nothing better to do. They don't have a real job.
But excuuse me, they don't like the term "Bloggers", they like to be called "Posters"....because they're so special. We'll just call them 'Poster Boys" for lack of a better term. These poster boys will try to do anything in their power to stir up controversy and discredit anyone who doesn't agree with there narrow minded way of thinking. On their forums, they will try to discredit, and refute everything written on this web page. Their attitude also helps perpetuate the status of the most well known authenticators, and the notion that if these well known authenticators authenticate anything it's got to be real, whether it is or not. It's like wrestling with an 800 pound gorilla, you can't win. So if you choose to use a 3rd party authenticator, consider their reputation, your options, and choose wisely."
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If is funny to watch them scramble around, trying to cover all the bases so that no potential buyer will have any doubts or hesitations. In the long run this will only hurt their cause, though, as it will make potential buyers ask the question, "Who are these 'bloggers' and where do they discuss this stuff?" As these potential buyers are alerted to the fact that other experts do exist in the field, they will seek more knowledge and hopefully discover the truth about these crooks.
Of course, after reading this logic, they may remove those last couple paragraphs now...
