Let me preface my response as I view this thread, and every thread I respond to here, as light hearted "shop talk" amongst fellow collecting enthusiasts. So please do not take any of my posts as a rebuttal of all you stand for, culminating with pistols at dawn. I will appreciate civil discourse.
It is my opinion that no collector would confuse the picture discs or colored vinyls as original Rough Trade releases because none were ever made during the time of Rough Trade. I do not believe the intent of the maker of these records was to fool people into believing they were long lost rarities from the RT era, thus demanding heavy sums. The reasonable asking price of these items reinforce my theory.
People are leveling very serious accusations against well-established rarities sellers without one iota of evidence.
A couple years ago I was the only person to sell Dutch Headmaster Ritual 7"s with the 12" cowboy kids sleeve. Hitherto unseen by anyone. Does this mean I was selling counterfeits? Of course not. I know for an absolute fact that a Morrissey Madness source for its top rarities is from the same source I received mine from; an unimpeachable source. If I did some asking around, I'm sure I would learn that these November The Second 12"s came from the same source I have received scores of top rarities from.
If you could provide me a link to an auction where someone is selling 10 of the same test pressing, or a test pressing which you have any evidence is not authentic, I'd welcome it. Until any evidence is provided, I'll just take these types of posts for what they really are; uncorroborated paranoid musings by uninformed neophytes. Which may sound a bit harsh, but that's the truth as I see it.