As you know, things done in factories are way cheaper than things …

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Comment on AKB48 Fans Lose Minegishi Cards: “But I Spent $5,000!” by Pyrus:

As you know, things done in factories are way cheaper than things done by a master craftsman. They are also done in way greater numbers.

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• AKB48 Fans Lose Minegishi Cards: “But I Spent $5,000!”:
  

  “Sell your collections while you can. Oh, you can’t…” — Ouch!!! I felt the sting of that one all the way to the way to the east coast of the U.S.! A fool & his money are soon parted…

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