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12-30-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sdkammeyer

The only reason I ask is because "supposedly" these are being consigned by the family of a collector who passed away and there are a TON of autos in the auction. Many of which would have next to no value and wouldnt be worth faking in the first place .......

It's astounding how many of these freshly produced, ink jet fakes are coming from "estates" these days. Just how many 70- and 80-year-olds are buying these on ebay just to die a few months later?

My guess is the local auctions are salting real estate lots with these fakes.

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