Counterfeit purses have been flooding the market for several decades.
Superfakes: Copycat manufacturers are becoming increasingly skilled at producing knock-off designer handbags3:20
In this Feb. 1, 2006, file photo, an unidentified woman holds up a counterfeit Coach handbag in the back room of tourist shop in New York's Chinatown.“Twenty years ago, counterfeits were terrible. Those things were $25… some counterfeit Birkins are $6,000 plus, handmade,” Sarah Davis, president and founder of Fashionphile, a high-end consignment boutique, told "Impact x Nightline," which takes a look at the counterfeit luxury goods market. This episode is now streaming on Hulu.
Buying, however, is an easier process. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy X. Wang, assistant managing editor for the New York Times Magazine, reported on the superfake industry.Wang discovered an online ecosystem of replica handbags that paralleled luxury brands, making counterfeit goods easily accessible. On Reddit forums such as “r/Wagoonladies,” interested buyers can find detailed purchase guides, thorough customer reviews, and contact lists for sellers primarily based in China.
In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, street vendors sell counterfeits goods like bags, sunglasses, belts and watches, in New York.Dallas-based leather expert and social media personality, Volkan Yilmaz, who calls himself Tanner Leatherstein, has a popular YouTube series dedicated to demystifying leather in luxury handbags. He deconstructs designer purses and comes up with his own cost estimates.
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