Too Much Garlic
Master Member
SL, would be cool if you could show that ESB Farmer tour suit. Seems more likely that is the one they got originally... and this auction one was just acquired/made later. Doesn't seem they are positive that this auction suit is in fact that original they got - seems they just made the assumption based on how different it looked from the other Farmer tour suit that the owner had. And as we all know... assumption is the mother of all ****-ups.
They seem to be putting a certificate of authenticity on the wrong suit.
And WOW... isn't it CHRISTIE'S job to gather that info when they are selling something that is "supposedly" ESB production made. Anyone can state something is "supposedly" something and then just sit back and call their work done. Doesn't work that way when you are a respectable auction house and are dealing with high-priced originals and your whole reputation relies on the accuracy on what is being presented for sale.
The correct way of authenticating something is to research what is known. You cannot simply say, well, prove they didn't make RotJ style domes in the ESB production. It doesn't work that way. You have to prove it exists and that it was made, when making the claim that something that is clearly one thing comes from something it wasn't made for. You cannot just put it on others to prove that it wasn't made there. And censoring people for not agreeing and speaking up against the claim is just childish and further shows that something fishy is going on.
They seem to be putting a certificate of authenticity on the wrong suit.
And WOW... isn't it CHRISTIE'S job to gather that info when they are selling something that is "supposedly" ESB production made. Anyone can state something is "supposedly" something and then just sit back and call their work done. Doesn't work that way when you are a respectable auction house and are dealing with high-priced originals and your whole reputation relies on the accuracy on what is being presented for sale.
The correct way of authenticating something is to research what is known. You cannot simply say, well, prove they didn't make RotJ style domes in the ESB production. It doesn't work that way. You have to prove it exists and that it was made, when making the claim that something that is clearly one thing comes from something it wasn't made for. You cannot just put it on others to prove that it wasn't made there. And censoring people for not agreeing and speaking up against the claim is just childish and further shows that something fishy is going on.
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