In 1994 a couple in Bureau County, Ill. refused to part with a pair of Charles Walker mallards unless Figge also bought their 1976 Mercedes 450SL. What wouldn't he do for his decoy collection?

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Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union and a lucky bag critic, said she wasn't aware that police were using decoy cars until asked about the Myers case.

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It hasn't quite happened yet, but antique waterfowl decoy collectors say this category is paddling swiftly in that direction.

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