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Re:Shipwreck reveals ancient market for knock-off consumer g... by jacquesm on Monday February 11, 2019 @02:27PM (#19137451)
That they 'sell for cheap' in the original market is a thing that historically would have been a lot harder to accomplish than today. Transport used to be very expensive so local manufacture was the norm. Or did you miss the 'before' bit?
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Re:Shipwreck reveals ancient market for knock-off consumer g... by JetSpiegel on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @04:42AM (#19142232)
Cheap is always relative. The real deal would have to be transported too.
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