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<p>[QUOTE="Van_Poperin, post: 3198489, member: 16501"]I like this thread! For me in Britain it’s Native American stuff. I grew up in North London where there are plenty of wealthy people so so very occasionally I’d find things from their holidays In charity/thrift shops... rosettes, a mask etc to add to the tourist things I’d bring home after visiting family in the US (side note: my church would get the most insane donations from these same locals for jumble/tag sales). NA things are scarce in Britain and often costly to produce, but seem to go for mere pennies... even professional sellers don’t seem to investigate original prices or production methods. The one exception seems to be dream-catchers, ironically, as I can never tell how/if they’re “authentic” NA made so I don’t mind being priced out of buying them... I think generally it’s about whether they’re “recognisably valuable” to the locals <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Van_Poperin, post: 3198489, member: 16501"]I like this thread! For me in Britain it’s Native American stuff. I grew up in North London where there are plenty of wealthy people so so very occasionally I’d find things from their holidays In charity/thrift shops... rosettes, a mask etc to add to the tourist things I’d bring home after visiting family in the US (side note: my church would get the most insane donations from these same locals for jumble/tag sales). NA things are scarce in Britain and often costly to produce, but seem to go for mere pennies... even professional sellers don’t seem to investigate original prices or production methods. The one exception seems to be dream-catchers, ironically, as I can never tell how/if they’re “authentic” NA made so I don’t mind being priced out of buying them... I think generally it’s about whether they’re “recognisably valuable” to the locals :)[/QUOTE]
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