Reply to "assorted phony art on ebay"

petroniusMember

Here's an ebayer with a long and fine history who nonetheless cannot resist listing phony art:
http://cgi.ebay.com/M-VLAMINCK_W0QQitemZ200035296996QQi...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20121&item=200012738278
(--> *uh, better add: viewer discretion advised before clicking on this one...)
With the crude Vlaminck fake especially, what's annoying is this guy has opted for the common ploy of posing as an ignoramus who's stumbled on a treasure and doesn't realize it and so here's your chance to grab this magnificent find, unbeknownst to this clueless seller. "The art that's up for auction is an artwork by M. Vlaminck? I have never heard of this artist." The ploy is transparent on the face of it, and would be laughable were it not certain someone will fall for it. The seller is obviously being disingenuous and he is flirting with fraud. The phony Schiele he listed before is a shoddy imitation of a very well-known Schiele work.

10/10/061:16 PM

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