Couldn't answer your question,Gus.Franken/Custom/altered, whatever ones opinion is,my opinion, I've stated clearly in my previous posts.
But I can say this, heavy patina,"unpolished " cases, seems to be the latest flavour of the month.What ever the trend is, people will buy, and sellers will capitalize on it.There are a lot more people out there with money than brains.
In no way am I trying to point fingers here at the earlier mentioned seller, I simply don't have enough evidence to support my theory
Sellers will sell, people will buy, scammers will scam, Hakuna Matata.
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