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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2514936, member: 36230&quot;]Perhaps others are not aware of this, but go back in the history here and on other forums. Many respected members have, at one time or another, voiced their opposition to your copies. Just because most do not wish to get into the deflective nonsense, arguing, and bickering, this doesn&#039;t mean your copying is anywhere near as accepted, even on the forums, as you and your fans make it out to be. Also, don&#039;t sit here and pretend that <b><i>all</i></b> high end and/or sophisticated dealers and collectors are fans of your work; you know that&#039;s utter BS as well as I do. Hell, one of your biggest fans on this board has a bad habit of stealing dealer/auction house photos to claim as newps; real &quot;sophisticated&quot;, huh? Some may like it and others do not, but you know damn well your copying is nowhere near as widely accepted as you are now trying to imply. As usual, you&#039;re picking and choosing what best fits your narrative while ignoring what doesn&#039;t. You&#039;ve your niche and that&#039;s great - I&#039;ve told you many times before I respect your entrepreneurial spirit - but that&#039;s all it is; a niche. Some morons pay for Carvel ice cream that comes off the same line as store brand generics. Does that make them &quot;sophisticated&quot; or foolish? It&#039;s not my place to say, but neither is it yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the buyers of your copies in no way changes what they are. You know this and is why you chose to deflect onto this instead of directly defending against the tribute proof comparison. Regardless of who buys them, the comparison was both valid and infinitely reasonable. They are what they are regardless of who likes, buys, or enjoys them; nonsense excuses do not change this fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your press, other than being a tool, it&#039;s a gimmick that you use to lend a false legitimacy to your products. If such a press was used for less noble purposes, would that make any difference? Of course not, so why would or should it here? Living where you do and considering the cost of such machinery new, buying surplus when the opportunity presented itself was an obvious move. If one of the Chinese producers you so despise purchased and used a surplus press, you&#039;d simply point to some other convenient reason as to why yours are so super special and theirs garbage. Disclosing mintages, kept low to increase demand, also in no way changes what your copies are at heart. It&#039;s the same lame fluffery, plain and simple.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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