Yashica on sale for $3000

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No, I am afraid that you have it wrong here. I have seen a one-hour documentary on the role of organzied criminal activities in stealing and marketing many artifacts. London University (Imperial College) has been implicated in receiving 3000 such Iraqi pieces for documentation. The person (a billionaire) who loaned Imperial College this stolen collection now has filed a law suit to get back the pieces. Imperial College is trying to distance itself from this blunder. Each piece tripples in resale value if it has documentation of its age and translationof the scripture on it.

People at the highest levels took part in smuggeling out (via Jordan) pieces that cannot be replaced. Many were of the Nabu Khuthnassr era from Babylon.

I'm sorry, but but what does that have to do with the Iraqi Museum and the article I linked? I'm pretty sure I wasn't implying there was no such thing as illegally exported artifacts. Archeology and "organized criminal activities" have been inseparably linked probably since day 1. The 3000 artifacts at the Imperial College would be a tiny, tiny fraction of the collection that the Iraqi Museum holds. And there is no reason to assume the stolen collection came from the Iraqi Museum. And I made no claim that zero artifacts were looted from the museum, only that the story of the "looting of the Iraqi Museum," is not based on fact.

It's a moot point and meaningless digression anyway. In the case of one historically insignificant Yashica, seriously, who cares? Save the outrage for something worth it.

 

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I'm sorry, but but what does that have to do with the Iraqi Museum and the article I linked? I'm pretty sure I wasn't implying there was no such thing as illegally exported artifacts. Archeology and "organized criminal activities" have been inseparably linked probably since day 1. The 3000 artifacts at the Imperial College would be a tiny, tiny fraction of the collection that the Iraqi Museum holds. And there is no reason to assume the stolen collection came from the Iraqi Museum. And I made no claim that zero artifacts were looted from the museum, only that the story of the "looting of the Iraqi Museum," is not based on fact.

It's a moot point and meaningless digression anyway. In the case of one historically insignificant Yashica, seriously, who cares? Save the outrage for something worth it.

As I stated before: "It is not an issue of a low cost camera or another item, but it is removal of the history. I am more concerned about the artifacts that were smuggled out and sold illegally to several dealer.

The "article" that you mention is not a trustworthy one.