by Tanooki Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:06 pm
I think copies of the real deal are all fine and dandy but only if the seller discloses it as such. I think sullying the box so it is somewhat or clearly wrong is just doing a disservice. I look at it with any other collectors thing out there from the little items up to cars. Let's say you're restoring an old Shelby Cobra, clearly there are a lot of kit/repop parts that are pure duplicates of the originals only lacking a hidden tell only a trained eye would know, they don't just use cheap chrome, plastics, or bad off matching paint so everyone feels safe. I see no reason why labels and boxes should be made dim wit proof. Get aware, ask questions, get good pictures, and pay accordingly for it being a repop or original, and if it's just a do-it yourselfer job, then mark that as a custom like they do with custom cars too. There should always be a choice, not gestapho attacks and enforcement against that to serve some self centered selfish need to drive values.