Well said Grey!!! It is easy for ANYONE who wasn't offered these fakes to say
they wouldn't have been fooled, but NO ONE can say for sure since it didn't
happen. If major museums around the world get sold fake Art and Sculptures, it
is naive to say it can't happen to the best and most trained leaders within OUR
industry. I think everyone who posts on this forum LOVES this hobby and wants
to see it flourish well into the future, so like Grey said, it's time to put
all differences aside and work for the common good of the Industry. This is a
BLACK EYE to this hobby, but like a Black eye, it will heal with time.
Since Ralph has started the list on his site, it would be great for him to be
the central site to list as many fakes as possible so that people can be on the
lookout for these titles. With his permission, I would then encourage EVERY
dealer who has a website to copy this list and make it known to all that this
has happened. NOT to do so and to try to ignore it or brush it under the carpet
will only cast suspicion within the Hobby forever. With any luck, these
criminals will get some jail time so that it will serve as a deterrent for any
future scams in the future!!
Todd Spoor
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Smith, Grey - 1367" <gre...@ha.com>
>Sent: Aug 31, 2009 12:43 PM
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] I have been called and offered the chance to see one or
>more of the Universal fakes in person
>
>Bruce
>
>You and I have our differences, needless to say, but in instances such
>as this it is important for all ethical dealers and collectors, to
>close ranks and band together in getting the word out as to what this
>fraud encompasses and how to recognize it. And thus avoid this from
>infiltrating a great hobby.
>I applaude Poster Mountain and Carol Tincup, Ed Poole, Sean, Ralph,
>Clarke, Ron and all that I have spoken with in the past few weeks,
>in trying to get to the bottom of this. It is my belief that this is
>how the alleged perpetrator was found.
>
>I think it was just a matter of time before someone tried this kind of
>forgery and believe it is up to all of us to try our best from now on,
>to work together, to be alert and to share information; making it much
>more difficult for this to happen again.
>
>On Aug 31, 2009, at 9:49 AM, "Bruce Hershenson" <brucehershen...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I have been called and offered the chance to see one or more of the
>> Universal fakes in person.
>>
>> I want to make it clear that I am in no way saying that there is no
>> chance I would not possibly have been fooled by these fakes, had I
>> seen them in person. I would think that, given that some of the
>> longest term horror collectors were fooled by them, I might well
>> have been fooled as well, especially given the alarming growth of
>> restoration ability among restorers, which is clearly a two-edged
>> sword.
>>
>> I will report what I have seen once that happens.
>>
>> Thanks to the person who made the offer. I hope he posts here so
>> that he can be thanked for this.
>>
>> Bruce
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