recasters suck, yes of course. though the biggest thing that i have against them are the ones that try and pass them off as originals with edition numbers on the bottom 355/500 etc.
recasters are always going to be around and there's nothing us or anyone can/will do about it. i just wish they'd at least just label them what they are, that way no one would be getting ripped off.
so what if they sell these to people that at least know that they are buying a recast for $500 for an IM recast, the originals that are documented and are 100% legit still bring in $1000+, and if they sell the recasts for $500 they're still probably more than tripleing their money. it's proven on ebay that anything sold in that part of the world has a hard time hitting the $700 range anymore. so if they actually sold them as recasts in the $500 range and were up front about it and told everyone, they'd probably sell more of them thus making more $$$, while the originals will still be fetching the top money, as has been the case with the IM comiquette.
don't string the rope and hang me, i'm in no way supporting the outright fraudulant practice that they are displaying right now, it's just a point of view that would at least be a happy medium between the original pieces and the custom/recast community.