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Paul, great observations about collectors & COAs.
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Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida-
Thanks Josh. I guess I'm at a stand still, because I still can not comprehend how collectors my age, who have been collecting for 50 plus years, still can not recognize repro from authentic. It's not rocket science. And I see collectors I know, who are my age, still buying junk from ebay, and a few other places. I think the mind set is the obsession of the hobby. Passion turns to obsession, and obsession turns to addiction.They have to have another artifact, like a drug. If it's big and beautiful, they will buy it, and being authentic is second priority. And this is what fuels the self professed authenticators who are making thousands off of bogus COAs.
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Just read an article about the Townsend collection at auction....
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Yes, I was at that auction at Morphy's. I wish this was a Townsend bird. I would put several zeros in the price. But that's just a name. I'm dealing with the artifact. And to find an authentic one, no matter who owned it, is almost unheard of these days. Even in this stage, and not drilled!! I love the little guy, but to much for me!! There are also about a dozen porphyry pop eye examples known from Pa. and N.Y. Moorehead has several pictured in his book.
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Pretty nice that you found it. Not everyone would have recognized or appreciated it. It’s awesomeSouth DakotaComment
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congrats happy to see you get it !Comment
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