no dog in this fight and no clue about keating's past/present/future.
couldn't even pick him out in a line up. furthermore, i have taken absolutely zero time to look at who consigned the items in which he is listed as shilling and if there is any relation. and if i did, i still wouldn't be able to tell you jack schmidt...
however, if he is an authenticator (apparently autographs?) wouldn't that tend to give more him more credibility to his authenticating skills?
who would risk getting stuck w/ some items that didn't pass muster?
i could only imagine being such and looking at some of the remarkable sh!t that came across my desk. it'd only be natural to want some of that stuff....
again, i'm an idiot. i'm sure there are several hole punchers that can poke holes in my thought process. please, do your best...
this is no excuse for not knowing the rules however, it appears as the rules and even laws were the last thing on the minds of maestro/allen and they certainly weren't going to enforce them.
still "rules is rules" though.
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