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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 85837, member: 55&quot;]I don&#039;t know, CX....most auction houses have a disclaimer in their auction terms, typically: &quot;No representation is made as to the age, authenticity or ethnic origin of the items.&nbsp;&nbsp; Buyers must inspect and satisfy themselves as to the nature of the items on which they are bidding.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; But auction houses vary greatly in how they use that disclaimer.&nbsp; The most reputable will not sell an item they believe to be fake, despite their disclaimer; others will knowingly sell fakes, but will be very careful about their descriptions; others will rely 100% on&nbsp; the disclaimer, and if questioned, will say they are only repeating what the consignor told them.</p><p><br /></p><p>A fun example:&nbsp; several years ago at a live Allard auction, there was a frame of small bone carvings, with a little bone name-plate, saying &quot;Eskimo carvings, collected on St. Lawrence Island.&quot;&nbsp; I knew them to be 100% fakes, made in Indonesia (a topic for another thread, I suppose), and I was on good terms with the auctioneer, so I took him aside and said, you know, these are fake.&nbsp; He said, &quot;We&#039;ll have to do something about that.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; So he removed the bone nameplate, and when bidding was opened, he described it as &quot;Contemporary bone carvings, most representing Alaskan themes.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Technically entirely correct.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are ebay sellers who do the same thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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