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Originally Posted by rillette
Hi Unknownsoldier,
I'm fully aware of reproduction photos being passed for originals, and this being especially true for photos depicting more desirable formations. However, in this case, the picture came in a period cardboard easel type frame, it's printed on photo paper, it's aged and it has a white ink studio mark on the photo. I'm not saying that it can't be a repro, it could be, but for $5 CDN, less than 3 Pounds, I'm saying what would be the point?
François
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Francois,
Because, if the material costs are being 'stolen' from the workplace (as in
the same was that pens and pencils etc are taken for hoime use), there are
no costs at all to the seller. Its all pure profit. To me, the second
example doesn't look as sharp as the first one. Its the same mindset as
the costs in making a GM, die struck 1st Tyneside Scottish - its a nice little
'earner'. At 3 pounds a pop, this person has managed to make 150 pounds
for an outlay of virtually nothing except for the cost of buying the original
and they now own the copyright. You would be surprised at what you can
do with photo's, a good printer, and some 'old photopaper' stock. I'm not.