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Divining Provenance

99% Invisible

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Is There Providence When Selling Antiques From the Middle East?

The sale of illicit antiques and artifats, is prohibited on ebe. Live auctioneers told us that anybody selling items on their platform has to do their due diligence to make sure that what they're selling is legal. They said they have a zero tolerance policy on lesting anything that's suspected to be stolen. But when we asked if they take an active role in making sure the items sold on the web site are all legal, they didn't give us an answer.

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