Authentic reproduction
Of course, as soon as I raised the question of the Iraqi "Most Wanted" playing cards, they started appearing everywhere. There are several hundred auctions on Ebay, and every morning I get five or six emails from people wanting to sell me sets. This morning there were several offering "authentic reproductions" of the playing cards: "This set is an authentic reproduction of the cards issued by the U.S. Government." As I was going through my inbox, clicking, "Delete, delete, delete," I actually had to go into the Trash folder to read that one again and see if I'd read it correctly. What makes a reproduction "authentic," anyway, I wonder?
[ Posted by Willa at 11:46 AM ] link me
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