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Originally Posted by Por_sha911

It can be both but does it matter?
Should we judge people who buy the really thing? Should we look down on people who don't? Who are we to decide if someone is sincere, a braggart, or a poser?

I'm not deciding anything.

I'm just saying that there's a HUGE difference between "counterfeit" products and similar/mimic products.

If Rolex thought that someone like Seiko or Invicta or was making copies/counterfeits, I'm sure they would/could go after the other manufacturer in court for trademark/copyright/IP issues.

And I'm not judging anyone for what they want to do. I know/knew someone once that was concerned with appearance and used to wash and iron their money (when they were young before I knew them) for appearance's sake.

Counterfeit goods are a HUGE business these days of just about anything that you can imagine. I have to think that it's a billions or maybe trillion dollar business for China these days.