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Trekkie Sues Christie's for Fraudulent Props
Token_Internet_Girl passed us a link to an MSNBC article on a very disappointed Star Trek fan. Mr. Moustakis of NJ bought a poker visor he thought was worn by Data in Next Generation at a Christie's auction for some $6,000. When he brought it to a convention to have it signed, actor Brent Spiner explained that he'd already sold the well-known visor in a personal sale; like Senator Vreenak, Moustakis had been given a fake. "Christie's spokesman Rik Pike stood behind the authenticity of the auction and said the disgruntled buyer's case had no merit. The lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, demands millions of dollars in punitive damages and a refund for the visor and two other items Moustakis bought at the 2006 auction."
Huh? Since when are actors considered the authorities on their costumes and paraphenalia? One might suspect the studio art and prop departments would be better and more reliable judges of what was actually used on a show. As if that matters.
In the United States we'd rather look out for ourselves then rely on the Government to do it for us.
In the USA, I gather, you couldn't trust the government as far as you could throw them"In the World, I gather, you couldn't trust the government as far as you could throw them"
There, fixed that for you.
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We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.