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Dr. Strangelove · May 11, 2011, 03:45 PM

It's almost impossible to tell unless you know the provenance of the item. If it just suddenly appeared in the world with no prior history, well, beware...

My brother just bought a new old stock 1970's leather bag off Ebay, he took it to a leather shop to have a pocket sewn in, the guy said it probably was original, it was made the correct way for the period, but it could have been faked. He said it was probably real simply because the cost of faking it like that would have been almost what my brother paid for the bag.

In general, if there is a market for an item, people will make fakes...

May 11, 2011, 03:45 PM	#5
Dr. Strangelove Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2008 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,436	It's almost impossible to tell unless you know the provenance of the item. If it just suddenly appeared in the world with no prior history, well, beware... My brother just bought a new old stock 1970's leather bag off Ebay, he took it to a leather shop to have a pocket sewn in, the guy said it probably was original, it was made the correct way for the period, but it could have been faked. He said it was probably real simply because the cost of faking it like that would have been almost what my brother paid for the bag. In general, if there is a market for an item, people will make fakes... __________________ Just remember, when you pull the trigger, the bullets come out going very, very fast. So make sure to keep the weapon pointing away from you.