eBay Fakes Devalue the Craft of Tomb Robbing 153
James McP writes "According to an article on Archaeology, fake artifacts being sold on eBay have caused the bottom to drop out of the low-end artifact market. This outcome is exactly opposite to what archeologists feared would happen when eBay came on the scene. A side effect of more and more forgers getting in on the act has been a dramatic increase in high-quality fakes that can fool experts and illicit collectors alike, lowering the price for high-end artifacts as well. It's a lot less cost-effective to go tomb raiding than to make your own fakes, especially since selling fake artifacts isn't really illegal."
fake or not? (Score:4, Funny)
I'm sure I'm not the only one who saw (Score:5, Funny)
"eBay Fakes Devalue Lara Croft of Tomb Raiding"
Re:fake or not? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Disagree in part! (Score:5, Funny)
But it is not "really" illegal.
Just as stealing $5.00 out of your girlfriends wallet may be illegal, but selling drugs to schoolchildren is "really illegal".
My fake auctions suffer (Score:5, Funny)
I sell fake artifacts for the fake ebay artifact auctions, and have noticed this. I used to get three times as much for my fake artifacts (with aged certificate of authenticy). Because of this, I now write "This Artifact is Fake, Hoser" in the appropriate runes on each one I produce. They still sell well, and noone has caught on yet.
Shrubberies (Score:3, Funny)
I wondered that original Holy Grail I bought of eBay was so gosh-darned cheap.
Re:Not Illegal But Definitely Misleading (Score:2, Funny)
Heh. It's like Ms. California's boobs(psfw) [krmg.com]...Real, but not natural.
Well, my Egyptian Mummy is authentic . . . (Score:5, Funny)
I know, because he often rises from the dead in the middle of the night while I'm sleeping. He then proceeds to drink my beer, eat my chips and generally make a mess of the apartment.
He seems to have a penchant for microwave burritos as well. I can't remember any references to burritos in the Bible's chapter of "Exodus."
And he has been downloading porn on my computer, as well. Mummies seem to be into some weird kink. I'm kind of glad that I can't read Hieroglyphics . . . that's probably some nasty stuff that scholars have mistranslated.
If he was not such a valuable archeological artifact, I probably would have tossed the bastard.
Re:Shrubberies (Score:3, Funny)
cover your self with a wet bed sheet (for safety) then light the crosses on fire.
Ok (Score:3, Funny)
Failed oportunity (Score:5, Funny)
This headline totally should have been:
eBay Fakes Lower Craft of Tomb Raiding.
Re:Shrubberies (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure that among my ten skulls of Leonardo da Vinci, there is at least one fake. If only I knew which one.
Re:Disagree in part! (Score:4, Funny)
How about selling your GF to schoolkids for drugs? (Score:4, Funny)
Why think so small?
Re:Not Illegal But Definitely Misleading (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Not Illegal But Definitely Misleading (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not another Lara Croft comment, I promise (Score:2, Funny)
Won't someone please think of the tomb raiders (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Well, my Egyptian Mummy is authentic . . . (Score:1, Funny)
I can't remember any references to burritos in the Bible's chapter of "Exodus."
Exodus 16:14-16:21 [biblegateway.com]
Re:Not Illegal But Definitely Misleading (Score:3, Funny)
She said, "They had better be, considering how much they cost!"