Originally posted by GillyGals:
VIA PERMISSION FROM JUDI, I AM POSTING THE SELLERS EBAY ID...
IT IS...

HONODEM

He is knowingly selling these dolls in TX... must be a back alley factory in Mexico pumping these dolls out now..
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The clones were ALWAYS being sold in Mexico. When I saw them a couple years ago they were the same ugly Chinese clones but several Mexican street vendors had managed to get them and were selling them in the border towns (Tijuana, Juarez etc). I wasn't really into AG then so I didn't look at them really close or ask the vendors about them.

With the resurgance of clones, I would not be surprised at all if they moved the production of the clones into Mexico or Guatemala to lower costs and avoid shipping via air or sea, like they have to do from China. (which US Customs inspects better...)

The Primary "market" for these things are people who know they are fakes and don't care they are fakes, which IMO is fine. People who buy fakes generally can't afford the real thing. It's only when someone gets ahold of one (through whatever means) and then passes it off as the real deal it becomes a problem.

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ March 23, 2006 10:50 PM: Message edited by: GreyMyst ]</font>