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Controversy Surrounds a Christie's Auction
in response to reader comment: There's honest sales and purchases then there are lies and deceptions

Submitted by Jin, Mar 21, 2007 13:13

Sounds like fraud to me. Although the artists really should use a contract it sounds like.


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Mar 20, 2007 18:43

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Kftwrk 

Mar 6, 2007 17:20

Sounds like fraud to me. Although the artists really should use a contract it sounds like.

Jin 

Mar 21, 2007 13:13

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Chris Prentice 

Mar 22, 2007 15:36

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Sir Joshua 

Mar 5, 2007 08:09

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