I got about 40/50 boots which I got in the mid 70s and a few in the 90s, its was the only way to get a record that was big at the time, they cost anything from about 50p to £1.25.
I would never sell them, they were a part of what I loved, they were a part of the scene, everyone got them then.
I think the same applies today, we never had E-bay or soul source then for information about a certain record or whether it was original or not, you saw a record in someone box, 'asked how much' the deal was done,
never had any Intention of 'ripping anyone off' like artist, writers, producers etc, it just didn't enter my (our) heads
This is in my opinion only
How many times have we seen on here, someone asking if its a real one or not, sometimes we get 'ripped off too'