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You are assuming that Pinarello are actually doing the R&D behind these frames rather than picking a frame from a catalog and ordering a bunch to paint up and ship out.
You are also assuming the same people making Pina frames are the ones selling the 'copies'. Any company could look at and copy the shape of a bike frame in carbon.
Do you think Pina would let their manufacturing arm sell 'excess stock' undercutting them? Seems pretty unlikely to me.