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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4322131, member: 5066"]LOL, Yeah, that's what should happen but in the arts & antiques world, that's not usually what happens. The crooks pay back the money they stole from the victim</p><p>( in this case Sotheby) and criminal charges are rarely filed.</p><p>Guesses the victims just want the whole thing to GO AWAY after they are made whole again. This does not help the market generally though, it gives the impression the entire arts/antiques market is an inside game that is totally corrupt.</p><p>That perception is not without merit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4322131, member: 5066"]LOL, Yeah, that's what should happen but in the arts & antiques world, that's not usually what happens. The crooks pay back the money they stole from the victim ( in this case Sotheby) and criminal charges are rarely filed. Guesses the victims just want the whole thing to GO AWAY after they are made whole again. This does not help the market generally though, it gives the impression the entire arts/antiques market is an inside game that is totally corrupt. That perception is not without merit.[/QUOTE]
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