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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 740730, member: 13650&quot;]Because most of them are decent enough to pass as real unless you&#039;re well studied in the series and can notice the very subtle defects.&nbsp; People think all fakes are blatantly obvious.&nbsp;&nbsp; When most of them are not.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fakes have characteristics that I&#039;d bet 98% of the people on this forum don&#039;t know to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve seen, most people, even people buying gold, feel they have nothing to fear.&nbsp; People are very care free buying stuff on ebay.&nbsp; Despite the fact that there are thousands, millions, of fakes floating around out there, both modern and contemporary.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; And they feel there&#039;s no possible way THEY could buy a fake. Most have not purchased or read books on how to spot one before buying.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it looks anywhere close to real, many people will be fooled.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even dealers are fooled from time to time.&nbsp; &nbsp; It&#039;s become a real problem in this hobby and you better be very educated before purchasing loose anything these days.&nbsp; Otherwise you&#039;re just gambling with no way to know the odds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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