rockbeer
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BANKSY DISMALAND CARDBOARD, by rockbeer on Mar 4, 2021 10:16:08 GMT 1, Reputation and trust? I would argue the auction houses rely on smoke and mirrors and take full advantage of operating in a totally unregulated sector.
It's almost touching how naive people are in their trust of auction houses, which have always been fully complicit in aiding and abetting the separation of people from large sums of money by fair means or foul. The houses maintain an aura of rectitude, but only because the illusion is good for business.
I recommend the following as essential reading for anyone labouring under the illusion that auction houses are trustworthy:
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don Thompson
Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger by Ken Perenyi
Reputation and trust? I would argue the auction houses rely on smoke and mirrors and take full advantage of operating in a totally unregulated sector.
It's almost touching how naive people are in their trust of auction houses, which have always been fully complicit in aiding and abetting the separation of people from large sums of money by fair means or foul. The houses maintain an aura of rectitude, but only because the illusion is good for business.
I recommend the following as essential reading for anyone labouring under the illusion that auction houses are trustworthy:
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don Thompson
Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger by Ken Perenyi
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