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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9600262, member: 79705&quot;]I believe in the case of the mask, the argument was made that the couple came to the dealer for his ability to assess the item and he swindled them on purpose. Thus, he wasn&#039;t just a buyer, he was also the appraiser, and would be commiting fraud by lying. I believe he said he was not apprasing, did not officially appraise it, and did not know the full value...it&#039;s been a minute since I read it though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Homer painting was a question on whether the painting had been stolen, as no one could reliably say how it got to the tip. The family claimed to have not done it themselves. Obviously there is a precedent of returning stolen works. That is still not settled.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, there were extenuiating circumstances outside of a simple purchase. That said, could someone sue you anyway? Of course, but they may not win, and a lawyer may not want to take something on with no basis. People can lie though.</p><p><br /></p><p>My non-lawyer advice is to not go on TV shows or do interviews about falling into these things. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":muted:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Same advice if you win the lotto. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Obviously you can&#039;t stop Sotheby&#039;s from alerting others with their due diligence but the less eyes on your fortune the better! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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