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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3301924, member: 78244"]I bought it as a warning for collectors to always keep their guard up. Nothing isn’t worth faking. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also buy fakes to educate both myself and others, which I find much more important than being the drop in the bucket that boycotts them. Judging from what is found on eBay/flea markets/etc. far more people buy the fakes for nefarious purposes, and they have inundated the market. That means the fakers will be supported whether or not I buy them, and many people are being burned every day. For that reason, I believe that more harm would be done if someone did not buy a reference collection that can be used to help others learn how to spot Chinese fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Around a dollar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3301924, member: 78244"]I bought it as a warning for collectors to always keep their guard up. Nothing isn’t worth faking. I also buy fakes to educate both myself and others, which I find much more important than being the drop in the bucket that boycotts them. Judging from what is found on eBay/flea markets/etc. far more people buy the fakes for nefarious purposes, and they have inundated the market. That means the fakers will be supported whether or not I buy them, and many people are being burned every day. For that reason, I believe that more harm would be done if someone did not buy a reference collection that can be used to help others learn how to spot Chinese fakes. Around a dollar.[/QUOTE]
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