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For some unknown reason, I happened to come upon an “advance copy” of the latest book on the Tiffany & Co. fake belt buckle scam. The one involving the bogus brass and bronze buckles that flooded the antiquities market back in the 1970’s and 1980’s. While these buckles have now been thoroughly debunked, that hasn’t stopped others from trying to make outlandish profits from them since then: I just came across a fake of a fake (yes, it was a copy of one of the original fake buckles!) being offered on eBay for a mere $2,500. Thank God no one bid on the thing!

The book I’m referring to is the infamous catalog, Accoutrement Belt Plates, that promoted the fake Tiffany & Co. belt buckles, and touted them as geniune is coming to the collectors market in just a few short weeks. Click on the picture to the left to order your advance copy from Amazon.com. Gosh, can’t imagine why I would review this book. 🙂