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Oh man, I was getting in on that Mastodon thread at the time (particularly scrutinizing the "receipt", like how it shows fresh creases/folds despite having supp
by amatecha 2y ago
Oh man, I was getting in on that Mastodon thread at the time (particularly scrutinizing the "receipt", like how it shows fresh creases/folds despite having supposedly been in a plastic sleeve and squished between pages in a binder for 20+ years), and hoped there would be enough momentum that the fraudulent item would be pulled. I'm very disappointed to learn someone actually bought this fake stuff. Sad times.
- modzu 2y agoi mean, if nothing else, its art
- callalex 2y agoI have a hard time feeling bad for someone who can be that uncritical before spending $1000. At that point the buyer is clearly looking to spend money for good feelings, not artifacts, so they probably actually got their money’s worth.
- wruza 2y agoYes, they buy a piece of paper for memories and they have it. Real or fake is irrelevant as this whole thing with collection and art is irrational. It must just look real enough to you and your guests to serve its purpose.
- roywashere 2y agoThe other thing with the receipt is that the dimensions are off: it is not tall enough, it seems like it's printed on US Letter paper, whereas in Germany it definitely would be printed on A4 paper, which is taller than Letter.
- qingcharles 2y agoThis would be the biggest tell as I don't even know where you would buy Letter paper in Europe. It's hard enough to buy A4 in the USA. I'm in the USA and I'm a jerk who prints things on A4 and mails them out just to make sure they don't fit in anyone's filing system.
- jimbobthrowawy 2y agoA4 is a bit smaller than US legal, based on a glance at wikipedia. Surprised it's difficult to get over there. I thought it'd be desirable for design work.
- ipqk 2y agoeBay just doesn’t care about fakes. I’ve reported many things over the years and they almost never get removed. I’ve pretty much given up.