Posted By:
Phil GarryRyan:
I agree with you 100%. How did they explain the vast differences between their scanned version of the piece as compared to the actual item that you won?
I also had a problem with another of SCP's recent auctions where they had a Negro League Team Photo as one of their lots and it was identical to a fake that I had recently encountered online elsewhere. When I called them and questioned the item's authenticity, they stated that they are unsure about its authenticity and a couple of other people have brought it to their attention. A couple of weeks later, and about one week before the conclusion of the auction, the lot was withdrawn. This was one of the first times that I encountered a major auction house not being aware of a counterfeit item like that.