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		jacquesm on Feb 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shipwreck reveals ancient market for knock-off con... 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?

JetSpiegel on Feb 12, 2019 [–]

Cheap is always relative. The real deal would have to be transported too.

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