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Buying Fakes With Eyes Open

Observed during a short visit to a street market in Delhi - the seated gentlemen is boxing up covers for Nokia phones.

The quality of the covers varied but the boxes were pretty obvious fakes. On the assumption that most consumers in this market will be aware are of the origin of the goods, to what extent do (fake) boxes increase the value of (fake) covers? Are there markets where taking objects out of packaging increases their value?

Hmm, what makes a fake a fake?

Writing from Hawaii | April 16, 2006 | Permalink