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Re:British Museum gems for sale on eBay – how a theft was ex... by veggieWHITES on Monday May 27, 2024 @03:40PM (#40493894)
Isn't the most surprising thing is that a curator would sell a $15,000 item for $40??? Was he addicted to meth and just really needed an easy $40 or what?

Or perhaps he really was a moron and was just breaking the stones out, selling the gold for melt value, and selling the stones for whatever worthless sum he assumed they were/just rocks?

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Re:British Museum gems for sale on eBay – how a theft was ex... by ayewo on Monday May 27, 2024 @03:44PM (#40493941)
Much more likely he was trying to stay under the radar. The article mentions more than a thousand items went missing under his charge.

He typically removes the gold casings and sells that to dealers directly.

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