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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 17291, member: 669"]Make that <i>almost</i> never buy from China, and add Singapore to that maxim.</p><p><br /></p><p>The exceptions are a very small number of honest sellers in both places, but the only way to know who they are is a two step process. First, check their feedback and if it is less than 100, with at least a 99% rating, run, don't walk, to the nearest exit. If they pass that test, check their seller's feedback for the identities of their buyers. If you don't see multiple buyers that you know are knowledgeable, check around with specialists in the field of what you're looking at. (Don't count knowledgeable buyers' purchases for under $10 or so - they may be intentionally buying for their counterfeit/replica/fake educational collections.)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Never</i> violate Jimmy's rule unless you can develop a very high comfort level because of who their buyers are, or recommendations you receive from trusted advisers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 17291, member: 669"]Make that [I]almost[/I] never buy from China, and add Singapore to that maxim. The exceptions are a very small number of honest sellers in both places, but the only way to know who they are is a two step process. First, check their feedback and if it is less than 100, with at least a 99% rating, run, don't walk, to the nearest exit. If they pass that test, check their seller's feedback for the identities of their buyers. If you don't see multiple buyers that you know are knowledgeable, check around with specialists in the field of what you're looking at. (Don't count knowledgeable buyers' purchases for under $10 or so - they may be intentionally buying for their counterfeit/replica/fake educational collections.) [I]Never[/I] violate Jimmy's rule unless you can develop a very high comfort level because of who their buyers are, or recommendations you receive from trusted advisers.[/QUOTE]
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