Are ICollector.com and Auction Brokers LLC (an Arizona Firm) partners or not?

Dear Sir

The seller of this Gauguin painting has removed the press releases indicating iCollector and myself as a contact.  This was a terrible error on their part.

I have made it clear that we are not affiliated with this painting, and are simply a company that provides technology to eBay Live Auction sellers.  I again request that you remove my name as the seller of these works, as I have no connection whatsoever.  I am simply a customer service rep with our company.

I understand that you wish to have accuracy on your site, so please post the sellers information accurately and remove my name from your website.

You have been provided with the correct information, and contact information, of the auction company that is selling these items.

Thank you
Warren
Styles
warren.styles@icollector.com
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April 11, 2005

But can we trust Mr. Styles, when we read his own press release send to the whole World, including Tahiti, where Paul Gauguin was living until his dead in 1903? Is the press release a fake too?

MASTER PAINTER PAUL GAUGUIN ORIGINALS JOINED ‘BACK TO BACK’ HIT THE AUCTION BLOCK THIS SATURDAY
Released by: ICollector.com
2005-03-22 19:40:29
Summary:

CONTACT ICOLLECTOR.COM TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SEALED BID AUCTION.
 
For_Immediate_Release:

ICollector.com and Auction Brokers LLC (an Arizona Firm) have partnered to auction two original paintings by French Master Paul Gauguin. Saturday, March 26 sealed bids will be opened to reveal the new owner of the lot. Although it is not known how these paintings became joined, it is a ‘two for one’ offer not to miss.

Applications to bid must be completed in order to inspect and preview the works in Phoenix Arizona where they remain in a secure location. Interested Collectors worldwide will want to see firsthand this unique discovery of this French Impressionist Painted during Gauguin’s well know Tahitian period, these works offer the familiar style which is in keeping with other works painted during Gauguin’s Tahitian and happiest period.

An Auction Brokers representative indicates the title of the oil on canvas is “Girl with Dog". The additional masterpiece offered is also Gauguin oil. It is attached on the reverse side of the advertised and offered canvas. Painted on rice paper, and from the same period, this work shares the authentication of the first offering. It depicts two women standing. The provenance included in this catalog does not mention nor clarify the events that resulted in the paintings attachment. “The successful bidder will have the benefit of this circumstance, receiving two original authentic paintings by the Master painter Paul Gauguin” advises ICollector.com

The March 26, 2005 sealed bid auction offers an original sketch by Matisse as well as the works of Gauguin. Bidding will start at $5,000,000 for the Gauguin’s and $35,000 for the Matisse. Full information for this sale is available by calling ICollector.com or emailing fineart@icollector.com.
 
For more details: ICollector.com
Phone: 866-313-0123
Fax: 604-521-4911
http://www.icollector.com

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Read also the wellknown American artwriter Ina Steiner's article at auctionbites.com