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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shamster, post: 10476807, member: 85821&quot;]Yes that’s my main concern in this post. I have seen lots of vintage ones and that can be told based on style, but as you siad Japan is known for making stuff like they used to since like 1200.</p><p><br /></p><p>but I also find out that the price of newly made tortoise products in Japan is insanely high, i.e. £50 for a comb like mine, while bitten old combs are sold in kilograms on antique market. So that would be a good indicator. Still, the price for a 100-year-old piece and 50-year-old comb would be the same, that would only guarantee it is not made in the past decade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I’m confident to say my purchase won’t support the illegal industry today, but it would be more reassuring to stick to antiques when I could. Maybe only buying those in poor condition?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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