The price of fakery :-(

BILL · 06-16-2001, 04:15 PM

Kyrie, There was an "Original Nambu Lanyard" offered on eBay (and you will probably see it there occasionally, since the guy has a load of them) that was in no way anything from WWII or even close to Japanese. He is a big time dealer in Militaria. He was sent so many emails (and so were his potential victims) that he actually DID hire an attorney to seek lost sales revenue (identifying anyone who emailed him and his bidders as to the fact that the items were not authentic). I don't know how he fared (hopefully not well) but I only point this out as an instance that does have a precedent. Opinions are good since we all have them and we should not be afraid to express them. The intent of my previous post in this thread is to hopefully clarify the difference in expressing opinion vs. accusation of fraudulent behavior. (NB: I am not a lawyer nor have I ever been a lawyer)

06-16-2001, 04:15 PM	#11
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The price of fakery :-( Kyrie, There was an "Original Nambu Lanyard" offered on eBay (and you will probably see it there occasionally, since the guy has a load of them) that was in no way anything from WWII or even close to Japanese. He is a big time dealer in Militaria. He was sent so many emails (and so were his potential victims) that he actually DID hire an attorney to seek lost sales revenue (identifying anyone who emailed him and his bidders as to the fact that the items were not authentic). I don't know how he fared (hopefully not well) but I only point this out as an instance that does have a precedent. Opinions are good since we all have them and we should not be afraid to express them. The intent of my previous post in this thread is to hopefully clarify the difference in expressing opinion vs. accusation of fraudulent behavior. (NB: I am not a lawyer nor have I ever been a lawyer)