You can not control what others do, but you can control what you do.

“... The presence and extent of any restoration or reconstruction must be detectable, though they need not be conspicuous.”

This is part of the definition of "restoration" taken from a guideline for professional conservators. If the work you have done is detectable it is a clue to someone else that a restoration has been done. Soooo, fer example, touch-up paint should be a slightly different colour - not too hard if your color perception is as bad as mine, repro decals should not be exact, a repro headbadge should be used on a Cinelli missing the original instead of an original bought on Flea-B and so on. Or, you could leave post-it notes everywhere (see Herse, Carlton). In summary, the work should be obvious, but not stick out like a sore thumb. And the work requires documentation. This kind of "restoration" will help in reducing fraud, but won't eliminate it.

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R1351,
Well stated.
Regards, Ben