Though I have been a replica enthusiast for some years, I certainly consider myself a neophyte in the hobby relative to much of the membership in this forum. It is in this spirit that I pose the following questions. Background: Of late, when visiting the M2M forums, I've noticed that the vast majority of transactions appear to be between members in the EU. I often felt that the member-to-member sales forums are usually a good way to gauge where the replica activity is more prolific since such sub-forums are generally used and populated by active participants in the replica hobby. When I started explore my interest in replicas (as far back as 2006 or 2007) it seemed to me that the interest was almost evenly split so that I would see participation in the M2M type sub-forums from everywhere.  So, I guess that my questions are these: 1) Do most active forum participants live in the EU? 2) If so, has US enforcement of customs and intellectual property rights laws had such an impact that the replica activity (purchasing / collecting) in the US has diminished to low levels as compared to 10 or 12 years ago? I look forward to the discussion.   ND