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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 14437, member: 57463&quot;]I will be speaking at the ANA convention next month in Pittsburgh on the problem of fakes in our hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is not isolated and it is not limited.&nbsp; In other words, aside from the entire range of all fakes in all collectibles, there is a basic problem in economics.&nbsp; Why would you buy an American coin from a dealer in China?&nbsp; Are there no American dealers who sell these coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have worked for Japanese companies and a German corporation.&nbsp; I have owned several Toyotas.&nbsp; I am not xenophobic or jingoistic, but the obvious facts to me are that if you buy from someone close to you, you have two advantages: your money comes back to you sooner because that person is more likely to buy what you sell; and if you have a problem, the local seller is more likely to keep you happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the fakes themselves, the problem has gotten worse because the fakes are better.&nbsp; At some level, these phony coins fail.&nbsp; You have to know the material is all.&nbsp; Beginners (by definition) do not, so they are the easiest victims.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, these fakes often are sold _as_ fakes and in quantities of several to dozens.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a shame.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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