I think it also works from the other end - that someone who can't afford a genuine piece that they are not 100% sure on buys a rep, or even a series of reps to work out whether a gen would work for them.
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I think it also works from the other end - that someone who can't afford a genuine piece that they are not 100% sure on buys a rep, or even a series of reps to work out whether a gen would work for them.