Let's stay a bit objective here and not stigmatize any collector groups: there are many serious Russian collectors and -believe me- if they would not have been at the shows during the past years, the prices would have dropped harder and the hobby would have suffered from it.
Let's be honest: many American and European collectors were on a very tight budget during the last years...
Also, when it comes to fakers: they are not from a particular nationality... think about the first and famous Mr Atwood as an example... and guys that used to post fakes here like �3-finger-louis��
Let me repeat that Den's contribution to the forum with this topic is very important, I wish that there were more post like this one!
Best regards,
Herman
I'm in agreement with Herman. It's posts like this one that will help collectors from becoming victims of the scammers that are out there try to pass off junk as period collectible items. FP
