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Originally Posted by icollectDCsports
It seems that there has been a surge over the past few years or so in eBay listings of repro press pins of series going back as far as the 1920s. Most of the sellers are from Europe. These repros have mostly either been represented as real or with no representation as to authenticity. From what I’ve seen, the repros have gotten better over the years and I would think many buyers are unsuspecting, leading to repros being introduced into the collecting community and then later resold. For the press pin collectors here, what are your thoughts on how to spot the fakes and how much of a threat this is to this niche of the hobby?
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I think it's become a deal-killer for many knowledgeable collectors, with even the Dieges and Clust stamping on a lot of the fakes. I wouldn't touch any of them with a ten-foot pole without airtight provenance, but the fakes are nice if you wanted to mount a collection for a fraction of the cost.