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<p>[QUOTE="'Nuff_Said, post: 18407, member: 181"]I without question agree. Hands-on evaluations and opinions from experts in the field of your item(s) are almost always best.</p><p><br /></p><p>Example: a year or so ago over on the other board, I posted a group of what I thought to be ancient Hellenistic figures within a Finds Thread. A well respected and experienced long term regular poster was quick to give what I thought was a reckless opinion regarding the authenticity of this figure group (basically, he said they were knock-offs/fakes that he could currently buy at $20 each). After a bit of research and digging around, we took the group to an expert in the filed of antiquities over in Manhattan, NYC. The expert not only gave us his opinion regarding the figures and their authenticity, but he purchased almost every piece except two. </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, hands-on evaluations and opinions given by experts experienced in the field of your item(s) are almost always best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="'Nuff_Said, post: 18407, member: 181"]I without question agree. Hands-on evaluations and opinions from experts in the field of your item(s) are almost always best. Example: a year or so ago over on the other board, I posted a group of what I thought to be ancient Hellenistic figures within a Finds Thread. A well respected and experienced long term regular poster was quick to give what I thought was a reckless opinion regarding the authenticity of this figure group (basically, he said they were knock-offs/fakes that he could currently buy at $20 each). After a bit of research and digging around, we took the group to an expert in the filed of antiquities over in Manhattan, NYC. The expert not only gave us his opinion regarding the figures and their authenticity, but he purchased almost every piece except two. So yes, hands-on evaluations and opinions given by experts experienced in the field of your item(s) are almost always best.[/QUOTE]
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