Kenneth Walton

Broschiertes Buch

Fake

Forgery, Lies, & Ebay

Beschreibung

In a riveting narrative shaded with honesty and regret, an Internet fraudster pens a behind-the-scenes story of international scandal that rocked the art world and changed the way eBay does business.

Autor

Kenneth Walton was a lawyer when he began selling art on eBay in 1999. Over time his online sales tactics grew increasingly fraudulent, culminating in the $135,805 sale of a forged Richard Diebenkorn painting in May 2000. The story of this infamous auction, first broken by an investigative report published in the New York Times, ultimately resulted in his prosecution by the federal government for placing shill bids. He was sentenced in June 2004, is no longer a lawyer, and lives in Northern California. This is his first book. You can visit his website at www.kennethwalton.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781416948056
• ISBN-10: 1416948058
• Artikelnr.: 22597354