[travrosty]

people should either have to state all coa's up front, or else they cant reveal what coa is with the item if they choose not to reveal it up front.

otherwise all it serves is to spring the coa on someone later and start a fight.

people have reasons to not comment on an item if they see the coa and dont want to get into a donnybrook regarding an auto. its their right.

i dont think people care which coa is with the item, but if it is hidden, then when it gets sprung on them, a fight ensues because the coa might be from someone who is a friend, and they would rather disagree with that auto in private , not in public. there's lots of reasons. people withhold coa's only to set the trap later on. otherwise why withhold them? if someone says that they withhold the coa in order not to influence people's opinion, then you can do that by withholding the coa, but not giving it out later either.

its a game people are sick of playing, shelly. if you want to criticize an authenticaiton, do it like i do, with the coa out front and evidence in the form of exemplars, etc. and just criticize it and not try to suck in others in a game of GOTCHA!