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<p>[QUOTE="GX40, post: 4312354, member: 23851"]<b>How and where did you acquire these pieces? - the full story, without evasion.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I was actually just sorting out the Bitcoin deal. The village had a buyer who wanted to pay in Bitcoin. That's what I do so I became involved. I quite liked the look of them so when the deal fell apart I bought them anyway. The buyer was offering a significant amount so I thought I might be able to find a new buyer. So I paid for the sculptures and they sent them to me here in the UK with a very low value so as to avoid taxes both ends.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Where did the supporting documents come from, and how do you know they relate to these pieces?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is what I am trying to sort out. The documents all come from the village in Cameroon. But I am trying to piece together the jigsaw. I don't know yet whether they match up with the sculptures but I think they kind of do, after speaking on whatsapp messages etc with the village. But, of course, I need better confirmation than that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GX40, post: 4312354, member: 23851"][B]How and where did you acquire these pieces? - the full story, without evasion.[/B] I was actually just sorting out the Bitcoin deal. The village had a buyer who wanted to pay in Bitcoin. That's what I do so I became involved. I quite liked the look of them so when the deal fell apart I bought them anyway. The buyer was offering a significant amount so I thought I might be able to find a new buyer. So I paid for the sculptures and they sent them to me here in the UK with a very low value so as to avoid taxes both ends. [B]Where did the supporting documents come from, and how do you know they relate to these pieces?[/B] This is what I am trying to sort out. The documents all come from the village in Cameroon. But I am trying to piece together the jigsaw. I don't know yet whether they match up with the sculptures but I think they kind of do, after speaking on whatsapp messages etc with the village. But, of course, I need better confirmation than that.[/QUOTE]
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