Well while that pic alone is hillarious I wouldnt like to watch THAT at every post I make
:grin: But if you are happy with it then who we are to judge :grin::grin::grin:
Ko Pin Yi's Jacket.
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Well while that pic alone is hillarious I wouldnt like to watch THAT at every post I make
:grin: But if you are happy with it then who we are to judge :grin::grin::grin:
How about $100 bills! Yes, you heard me. They make counterfeit bills that are so good they are readily accepted in the casinos in Macau. At last count, there is an estimated 300 million worth of them floating around in the world now.
How about $100 bills! Yes, you heard me. They make counterfeit bills that are so good they are readily accepted in the casinos in Macau. At last count, there is an estimated 300 million worth of them floating around in the world now.
But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????
But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????
They had to outsource to china for the technology.
This is a great pic of Big Ko's jacket, thanks. I had only seen the top half of the jacket in the stream as he was sitting down while he was watching Little Ko.
I would say the jacket is likely real.
US Treasury have resisted some key counterfeit measures that other countries have adopted, which is why we have to keep re-designing our bills.
If you want to learn in-depth, you can google as there are plenty of articles on this. My takeaway, its not unlike fiddling with 9-ball format for professional pool rather than switching to 10-ball.
North Korea has been the source of super bills that circulate in Asia. China trying to counterfeit US currency would be cutting their own throats. The other major counterfeiter is Iran. After the 1954 Coup, the CIA gave the Shah a couple of printing presses from the US Treasury.
QUOTE=Cardigan Kid;6257006]But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????[/QUOTE]
If you want to learn in-depth, you can google as there are plenty of articles on this. My takeaway, its not unlike fiddling with 9-ball format for professional pool rather than switching to 10-ball.
North Korea has been the source of super bills that circulate in Asia. China trying to counterfeit US currency would be cutting their own throats. The other major counterfeiter is Iran. After the 1954 Coup, the CIA gave the Shah a couple of printing presses from the US Treasury.
QUOTE=Cardigan Kid;6257006]But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????
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[/QUOTE]US Treasury have resisted some key counterfeit measures that other countries have adopted, which is why we have to keep re-designing our bills.
If you want to learn in-depth, you can google as there are plenty of articles on this. My takeaway, its not unlike fiddling with 9-ball format for professional pool rather than switching to 10-ball.
North Korea has been the source of super bills that circulate in Asia. China trying to counterfeit US currency would be cutting their own throats. The other major counterfeiter is Iran. After the 1954 Coup, the CIA gave the Shah a couple of printing presses from the US Treasury.
QUOTE=Cardigan Kid;6257006]But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????
Very interesting. I'm curious as to the motivations for the decision making process.
But then a again, is any style safe when it comes to US currency because it's always globally recognized and the most popular
Sort of like when an English only speaking American of European descent gets a Chinese or Japanese tattoo on their body? They think it says something cool, but the tattoo artist writes something like "idiot" instead. :grin-square::grin-square:
But didn't the US Treasury just spend millions designing new bills with all the security features that couldn't be counterfeited????
Now you know why!
I was 95% sure that my A selection was the right one but I really wanted to get a joke in there. I actually knew that buttons and such were on the other side of women's clothing vs the men. I even know about the little loop at the back of shirts.
There are products all over China at their large shopping areas that the owner of the label never made.
How about $100 bills! Yes, you heard me. They make counterfeit bills that are so good they are readily accepted in the casinos in Macau. At last count, there is an estimated 300 million worth of them floating around in the world now.
Haha this is 100% true as I know of at least 5 people who do it over there. Their work is perfect.
I am just returning from my first trip to China. I went to the silk market in Beijing which is a 6 story mall that sells all counterfeit merchandise. Purses, shoes, electronics, toys, nearly everything. Its really sad how little China cares about piracy.
I am here on business working with their big IT cloud provider. The business model is just duplicate everything american cloud providers offer.
Ian
I am here on business working with their big IT cloud provider. The business model is just duplicate everything american cloud providers offer.
Ian
What kind of prices are we talking here?
I know they are knockoffs and probably break/malfunction here and there...but how much would an iPhone or designer handbag cost compared to the real deal. Is the money saved really worth it?
I didnt purchase anything but 2 guys I was w bought LV purses. They were probably 12x14, so pretty good size and they paid 1000rmb each which is about 125$. To your point they will hold us as well as a 100$ purse from macys. I just check LV site and cant find exact bag but it seems to be @2500-3 for a real one of same size and style.
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Clothing and electronics is one thing. But I've seen knockoffs of actual cars in China . Jaguars, Range Rovers, Hondas etc.
. Jaguars, Range Rovers, Hondas etc.
Clothing and electronics is one thing. But I've seen knockoffs of actual cars in China
In the high end neighborhoods you will see car dealerships for all the above, plus Cadillac, Rolls Royce/Bentley and even Ferrari. I assumed (maybe wrongly) that these were actual legitimate dealerships. Pretty elaborate set-ups to be fake and one would think that the manufacturers would be screaming bloody murder if they weren't really their cars.
After all the revisions, our bills are still the same size. In other countries, bills are often different sizes so a counterfeiter can't bleach a dollar bill and reprint as 100 or 5 spot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/magazine/23counterfeit.html
Very interesting. I'm curious as to the motivations for the decision making process.
But then a again, is any style safe when it comes to US currency because it's always globally recognized and the most popular[/QUOTE]
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/magazine/23counterfeit.html
Very interesting. I'm curious as to the motivations for the decision making process.
But then a again, is any style safe when it comes to US currency because it's always globally recognized and the most popular[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I am not believing there are fake rolls/ ferraris, in the manner of fashion fakes.
There are actually rich people in China...
Maybe in the form of kit cars, like the ac cobras that are popular in the US...but copying a Ferrari is a whole different world than copying a shirt...or a bicycle part (lots a those fakes out there too).