eBay affects looting of antiquities, buyer beware (Geek.com)

Fakes abound on eBay, decreasing the credibility, and price, of the real thing. UCLA archaeologist Charles “Chip” Stanish first thought that the ease of reaching a universal audience on eBay would increase demand for artifacts, causing an increase in looting. His research proved quite the contrary. A cottage industry of creating reproductions and selling them on […]

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