And this is a good reason to sell copies as originals ?
As i already said, if he would sell them as recasts, it would be a perfect solution for everybody, except him, for prices would go down, as you say. He makes money by duping us. No more and no less.
Not every collectors hope the value of there collection will increase. For my part, i'm happy i have approx all the stuff i wanted. I seldom bid on anything today. Like the fw others collectors i know, who are now in the same situation.
But prices have increased, not lowered ! Don't charge people when you just don't know what they do.