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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 353843, member: 6036&quot;]Huge - equal in size to the days before slabs. Plenty of counterfeits then too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, quality of the counterfeit is a MAJOR issue. Better quality = tougher to detect - which may exacerbate the problem, because it becomes more profitable as more fakes make it through.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s a normal evolution - all technology improves, both the good and the bad. No surprise counterfeiting has improved.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So the anti-counterfeiting technology must also improve !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Part of that is us improving our own methods, which is really the old tried and true - educate thyself, improve one&#039;s eye, deal with trusted quality people, know your dealer, know your customer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nothing new.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If counterfeits didn&#039;t destroy the raw market, they won&#039;t destroy the slabbed market. <b>Chicken Little says everything&#039;s falling apart, but Chicken Little has a really bad track record.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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