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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tmoneyeagles, post: 1465340, member: 17557&quot;]Who is to say they don&#039;t have jobs in the first place? Or maybe counterfeiting is their job?</p><p>I sincerely doubt counterfeiters are doing it for the simple reason of hatred towards Americans. </p><p>And I don&#039;t really see pick-pocketing as being any better than counterfeiting. Both are immoral and both do harm.</p><p><br /></p><p>And once again I don&#039;t really think of the collectors as &quot;poor.&quot;</p><p>I repeat that there are ways for collectors to avoid and detect counterfeits and if they are unsure they shouldn&#039;t buy or should ask for advice. People get ripped buying a raw, key date coin from China at a wonderful price and then they wonder in shock as to why everybody on the coin forums is calling their coin a fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>It comes down to education really.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which is what forums and numerous other websites and publications are there for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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