> You always run the risk of buying something
> counterfeit (sp?)  Even if it's clothes,
> electronics, cameras..

I am not at all going to defend counterfeit of any 
kind of produces. But I see a tiny, barely worth 
mentioning difference, between a counterfeit 
camera and a counterfeit artwork : In one case, 
you are getting a piece of hardware which serve a 
purpose, whatever the logo stamped on it. In the 
other case, you are getting an original artwork 
whose only value comes from it's "oneness".

> To me, I say it's up to you to protect yourself
> from fraud.

Ah! Then everything should be allowed ? It's up to 
the victims to portect themselves afterall ?!?

> I bet if I were to put one of my best 
> Nuriko cels up for auction it would top my cost 
> easily..regardless of the fact it's been 
> fanceled so many times.

And I bet it would need a single post on a forum 
like this one that imply that there is counterfeit 
of this cel around and that it may well be one of 
them to make potential buyers reconsider...

> and, it's not like we can do anything 
> about it.

Yes we can. Not approving and encouraging those
things is already a start.