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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 121811, member: 55&quot;]Oriental bone carvings are an area I&#039;m not real familiar with; but I&#039;m always extra-cautious in that situation.&nbsp; </p><p>My fear, and it has nearly happened to me in the past, is that <u>after</u> bidding and winning I&#039;ll discover the item is a common theme for importers, and that there are dozens of exact duplicates floating around, making it impossible to turn a profit without lying about the item.....</p><p>and if I&#039;m lucky, I&#039;ll notice the duplicates before bidding, and also notice that many sellers are in fact mistaken or lying about provenance, material, or rarity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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