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Exhibit A: collectors who are only struck by the fact that collectors still bid in crooked auctions despite the fact that most if not all auctions are crooked. Why be struck by the fact that fraud is rampant when you can furrow your brow and deeply contemplate (in the most scholarly manner, of course) why people would choose to add to their collections with no alternative in sight? Blaming the victim is a convenient way to avoid discussing the bigger problem.