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Definition of fraud:
"An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right."
"In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. "
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Definitions of Sucker:
"a person who is easily deceived by scams, advertisements, etc.:
"a person that was tricked"
"One who is easily deceived; a dupe."
"One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified."
I really think the buyer got exactly what was described in the auction. I live in the sticks, bordering the Red Lake Indian Reservation, a few miles from the nearest human, and even I knew what a preprint was. Probably from the poster displays I've seen at Walmart, Media Play and such, on my visits to modern civilization. Sometimes when we're around something fairly often we stop seeing it.
I have one of these(below) hanging on my gunroom wall. I ordered it as "A signed copy of the Declaration of Independence". Yep, I was a little angry when the original didn't show up, since that was what I thought I'd purchased for $3.99, but I learned from this mistake. And it's still a cool thing to have.
