As we have seen and discussed on this group in the past, Rolph also offered and sold
fakes, from sumerian figures to amulets and unfortunately still is under a cover of
innocence and honesty. No one has been so aggressive with him. His obsession with
Artemission is becoming laughable.
Lets watch and be amused, thats all we can do.
Andy
--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, "JEFF HALLEN" <jeffhallen001@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Daniel,
>
> I have never bought from Artemission nor have I bought from Rolf but I have heard that
Artemission has knowingly and willingly sold fakes and not from anyone on this forum. If I
were you, I would investigate it further.
>
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rolf5568<mailto:heliosgallery@...>
> To: Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:29 AM
> Subject: [Ancientartifacts] Re: Artemission: reply to Daniel
>
>
>
> Hello Daniel,
>
> With all due respect, if you are impressed by Artemission its because
> you don't know enough about antiquities. I do not know any serious
> collector or dealer who would claim that Artemission do not sell
> fakes on a regular basis: please prove me wrong if you can.
>
> Artemission (Tony Karawani) sells forgeries probably every day of his
> sordid little life, his business is built on deception and fraud. He
> relies on mixing his stock with a majority of genuine objects in
> order to make the big profits from unsuspecting buyers who think he
> is honest and therefore buy items which look genuine but are not. I
> believe this paragraph would be both defamatory and libellous if it
> was untrue, so I wonder why I never get a court summons for speaking
> up about this criminal?
>
> He is more sophisticated in his fraud than Eftis and Sadigh and
> that's why so many inexperienced collectors buy from him. He's a
> dangerous little creep who shows no remorse to the point of self-
> delusion.
>
> *If you would like me to highlight some of his items for discussion
> I'd be very very happy to do so*
>
> But why don't you ask around and get some more opinions before you
> flush any more money down the toilet to this sewer rat? If he stuffs
> you with fakes, don't claim you've not been warned; if you're skilled
> enough to buy the genuine bits only from him you're giving your money
> to a criminal and helping to fund his cheating of fellow collectors.
>
> "Is it personal?" Thankfully not! I don't like fraudsters, and when
> they disrupt my business I have the right to defend my hard work. I'm
> happy to speak frankly about him but if he prefers to creep around
> colleagues whingeing like a hurt puppy or even crying on the
> telephone (literally!), then that's his perogative. Personally, I
> pity him, he cuts a very sad figure.
>
> Daniel, please do ask anything else you'd care to about Artemission,
> I'd be delighted to have an excuse to rant some more!
>
> Regards,
> Rolf
>
> Rolf Kiaer
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Reading your long message, I am astounded to see you comparing
> > Artemission to Sadigh and Eftis. I am sure all of us in this group
> who
> > have purchased items and dealt with Artemission know they are more
> > serious than what you mentioned.
> >
> > I am and have been very impressed by their site and items and anyone
> > of us who knows about antiquities knows they are very serious.
> >
> > Sorry to disagree with your comments, you might have personal reason
> > to do so, but I think it is not very apropriate.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
>
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