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Posted By: PASJD

The issue is not conflict-of-interest, it is DISCLOSURE of all potential conflicts-of-interest that might bear on a buyer's decision. If an auction house relies on an authentication provided by a third-party authenticator, but does not disclose the fact that the authenticator owns or has a financial interest in the item, then in my opinion the buyer has not been apprised of a material fact. I do not see any comparable issues as Josh has described the way Leland's works.