Dumb question

karolinec1 · Jun 30th, 2008, 02:09 AM

We all know that buying and selling counterfeits are illegal, right? So why are there sooooo many sites that blatantly sell "replicas"? I just googled a discontinued item to see if I could find the original retail price, and I was shocked by the pages and pages of "replica" sites! Is there some legal loophole that allows these sites to keep operating?????

serene · Jun 30th, 2008, 03:19 AM

I've heard somewhere that selling is legal but buying isn't.

swalk · Jun 30th, 2008, 10:08 AM

yea, distributing fakes are illegal, but processing are not.

well, i guess a lot people can't afford reals, but still want to "show off"?
it doesn't make any sense to me, but oh well...

we are not the ones buying them anyways

queenice · Jun 30th, 2008, 12:10 PM

I hate fakes... wish that all the factories producing fakes will be burnt down..

serene · Jul 4th, 2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by swalk

well, i guess a lot people can't afford reals, but still want to "show off"?
it doesn't make any sense to me, but oh well...

I think they just don't have the money to get a real one. It almost make me want to call fake-buyers "real fans", because they really like the bag itself and don't care is it real or not.
But there's just this one thing that this way they finance criminal activity and get poor bags what broke easily and they can't take them anywhere to get fixed like you could do with the real one.

LVGuy16 · Jul 4th, 2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by serene

I think they just don't have the money to get a real one. It almost make me want to call fake-buyers "real fans", because they really like the bag itself and don't care is it real or not.
But there's just this one thing that this way they finance criminal activity and get poor bags what broke easily and they can't take them anywhere to get fixed like you could do with the real one.

Not all are 'real fans' as you said
I know a hand full of people who don't even know much about lv but wear fakes and rock the bags as if they were one of Vernilovers exotic bags.

dreamcherry · Jul 6th, 2008, 11:23 AM

Personally I'd never carry a fake.

But there are people, like said above, who don't have enough money but really like to have that bag...

I do not support anyone selling fakes - but there actually is a market; I think that's why many people are trying to sell fakes (even if they know that it is not legal...) just to make money.

alfiebach · Jul 6th, 2008, 11:40 AM

i know a lot of people that go to turkey and india, they give them orders, these guys are good, down to lining and hardware, they say i can 10 bags to your 1, but i would rather have one, i think they can sell them because they are not lying to buyers, i did see a hermes, that i wanted, but fake was still 2000 bucks not cheap. alfie x

socalgem · Jul 6th, 2008, 05:03 PM

I would rather buy a Wal-Mart bag instead of a fake..and I don't even go to Wal-Mart.

dreamcherry · Jul 7th, 2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by socalgem

I would rather buy a Wal-Mart bag instead of a fake..and I don't even go to Wal-Mart.

Absolutely agree with that. No-brand-name bags are much better than fakes.
It's not only about copying other ideas - I would feel ashamed if someone sees me carring a fake...

Jun 30th, 2008, 02:09 AM	#1
karolinec1 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 466	Dumb question We all know that buying and selling counterfeits are illegal, right? So why are there sooooo many sites that blatantly sell "replicas"? I just googled a discontinued item to see if I could find the original retail price, and I was shocked by the pages and pages of "replica" sites! Is there some legal loophole that allows these sites to keep operating?????

Jun 30th, 2008, 03:19 AM	#2
serene Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Finland/Denmark Posts: 567	I've heard somewhere that selling is legal but buying isn't. __________________ Edward and Bella make fairy-tale endings look so easy. Mulberry Louis Vuitton Chloe Hermes Prada

Jun 30th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#3
swalk ~* LV monkey *~ Joined: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey / Toronto Posts: 613	yea, distributing fakes are illegal, but processing are not. well, i guess a lot people can't afford reals, but still want to "show off"? it doesn't make any sense to me, but oh well... we are not the ones buying them anyways __________________ My Wishlist 1. Watercolore Speedy 35 in Brown (July 17) 2. Vernis Rosewood Avenue in pomme d'amour 3. Damier Neverfull MM 4. Damier Canvas Eva/Sophie 5. Monogram Canvas Montorgueil PM

Jul 6th, 2008, 05:03 PM	#9
socalgem Because I can... Joined: Apr 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,388	I would rather buy a Wal-Mart bag instead of a fake..and I don't even go to Wal-Mart. __________________ Life is too short to drink cheap champagne.

Jun 30th, 2008, 12:10 PM	#4
queenice Member Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 250	I hate fakes... wish that all the factories producing fakes will be burnt down..

Jul 6th, 2008, 11:23 AM	#7
dreamcherry Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,002	Personally I'd never carry a fake. But there are people, like said above, who don't have enough money but really like to have that bag... I do not support anyone selling fakes - but there actually is a market; I think that's why many people are trying to sell fakes (even if they know that it is not legal...) just to make money.

Jul 6th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#8
alfiebach Member Joined: Feb 2008 Location: west wales uk Posts: 1,304	i know a lot of people that go to turkey and india, they give them orders, these guys are good, down to lining and hardware, they say i can 10 bags to your 1, but i would rather have one, i think they can sell them because they are not lying to buyers, i did see a hermes, that i wanted, but fake was still 2000 bucks not cheap. alfie x