Quote Originally Posted by gingi79 View Post
I'm happy for the piece of mind a buyers premium paid to an auction house gives me. It assures they researched and authenticated these items beforehand, giving me a certain extra piece of mind in addition to my research. That's how they sold this lecherous fee initially. Thank goodness this hobby has no track record of frauds, liars, cheats and misinformation. Can you imagine if nearly every major auction house had documented examples of, at minimum, shady dealings? Culminating in an FBI probe, arrests at the National and jail terms for auction owners?

Oh, wait....
Nice post.

It is nice to know we have a couple honest auction houses to buy from.