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  2. What's real and what's fake? In the Native art world, the ...

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    The agency must also root out fake art that’s illegally marked as made by an Indian artist. That’s where Lamar said the agency’s educational programs come into play.

  3. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]

  4. Art student scam - Wikipedia

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    The art student scam is a confidence trick in which cheap, mass-produced paintings or prints are misrepresented as original works of art, often by young people pretending to be art students trying to raise money for art supplies or tuition fees.

  5. Art forgery - Wikipedia

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    Similar to AAS and ICP-MS, if there are elements detected that were not used in the period, or not available in the region where the art is from, then the object is not authentic. [38] Stable isotope analysis can be used to determine where the marble used in a sculpture was quarried. Thermoluminescence (TL) is used to date pottery. TL is the ...

  6. ‘Made You Look: A True Story of Fake Art’ Review ... - AOL

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    There’s a spectacular contradiction at the heart of art forgery. Forgeries, which pretend to be paintings by timeless artists, hang in museums all over the world; there are more of them than ...

  7. Fake or Fortune? - Wikipedia

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    Fake or Fortune? is a BBC One documentary television series which examines the provenance and attribution of notable artworks. [1] Since the first series aired in 2011, Fake or Fortune? has drawn audiences of up to 5 million viewers in the UK, [2] the highest for an arts show in that country.

  8. Pocket Dragons - Wikipedia

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    The first set of Pocket Dragon figurines went on sale in June 1989, and included twenty-seven of the figures. They were produced in Stoke-on-Trent, England. In 1997, an animated television series was produced based on Pocket Dragons, called Pocket Dragon Adventures, which was produced and distributed by BKN International. It ran for fifty-two ...

  9. 10 of the Most Expensive Items Ever Sold on eBay

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    Naturally, the thing is the full pinnacle of luxury, boasting spacious decks, upscale accommodations, spas, fine dining, state-of-the-art gym equipment, and plenty more. bruno talledo/istockphoto 2.