I agree. And as I mentioned earlier, many of the wealthy are investing their money in rare items, and we are no longer just talking Rembrandt paintings here, but also for instance movie posters. DiCaprio once spent $700.000 on a poster of which only 4 copies are known to still exist.
It's easy to blame an auction house for false information. And sure, they have to check their source/expert. And they have to double-check the second expert who is checking the first expert, and ...
But when it comes to rare and vintage items, the buyer also has the responsibility to make sure that what he is buying is worth his money.
