Counterfeit ICs, was Re: 6809 vs. 6809E

In most cases, I find the remarked ICs are actually OK. They're obviously fakes still (commonly the origin printed on the top is different to the origin in the casting on the bottom), but functionally they're fine. This puzzled me initially, but I asked one of the sellers about this, and he said that it was done because the process of removing the ICs from the boards often marks or damages the printing. So the standard process involves remarking, straightening the legs to factory original angles, and re-tinning. It results in used ICs that look new. Sometimes they're sold as 'remanufactured' (which is sort of accurate), other times they're sold as new, which is obviously untrue. I'm not that bothered so long as they work, though I probably should complain about it.