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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

For what it's worth, I don't think it appropriate to malign those that went on the trip as rubes that were dazzled by the bright lights of Chicago. These guys are obviously bright, learned collectors who went there with a chip on their collective shoulder. It would be simplisitic and obnoxious to suggest otherwise. As for H & B not knowing that Bushing owned the item, that may also be. I'm not sure I believe it but of course I could be wrong. One thing I know that I am correct about is that Bushing knew that he owned the item that he was authenticating. And for me, that makes Bushing an untrustworthy snake oil salesman who lied by omission.