>Hi Philip / Group.
I agree with everything you say about the 'poor handling of the situation' but to try and
shut someone up by saying your an Attorney and will sue is where Mr Walpole lost my
support. Without the input from the more knowledgeable collectors/dealers on this site,
more of us would fall victim to Sadigh Syndrome.Symptoms: sickness after the realisation
that one has been duped.. Disappointment when first seeing artifact and having that 'gut
feeling' that it is not 'right'.. Anger that your hard earned money has gone to a crook...
who will continue to prey on the more gullible, like me, unless someone blows the
whistle.. I betcha that even Mr Walpole would hate to be 'had over'.
Wether you call a list Bad or Avoid is just semantics.. If a seller needs to be 'flagged'
because one or some of their items are suspect then that is doing other potential Buyers
a service.. I feel that if Mr Krumbein had really been mistaken (or even malicious) in
questioning the authenticity of these items, then there are quite a few other
knowledgeable people on this site that would have immediately disagreed with him and
the debate would have been different to the one we are having now.
The question is.. Are these fake or genuine..
I have not seen much support for the latter.
So, Thank You, Mr Ernie Krumbein and all you other Watch Dogs out there.. I for one
would be a lot lot poorer, both in knowledge and pocket, without your input.
Regards Steve S
> Without implying that my opinion matters, I'm going to give it. I've
> watched the discourse conscerning Mr. Walpole with grave conscern. I
> think his situation has been very poorly handled. It has been my
> experience that shooting the wounded is never a good plan. All of us
> have made mistakes. It is not uncommon that knowlegable dealers,
> sincere in their efforts have been fooled. Much to his credit, Mr.
> Walpole has come to this forum in order to address conscerns some
> have about his pieces. I admire that. Were I him I'm not sure I
> would have. What I don't admire is the condescending, childish and
> innapropriate comments that have been aimed at him. When this forum
> began it was filled with sincere, dilligent men and women bent on
> helping each other and warning the public about fraud. What it
> appears to have become is a bitter and nasty group of in-fighters who
> seem to place preimminent import on their own egos and opinions. I
> believe it not inappropriate to point out that if someone feels an
> emotional need to be "better" than another, or to be seen as "The"
> expert in a field then perhaps one should consider why they do this
> in the first place. I believe that sincere men may disagree, I
> believe that all men deserve the benefit of the doubt. I believe one
> should be proven guilty, not come before an inquisition to prove his
> innocence. It diminishes the forum because it undercuts it's must
> fundamental necessity...credibility. Phillip
>
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