A Response to the NYT Article on the Superfake Handbag Industry

Some designer handbags are so limited in their production that only a dozen or so are created each year. The Hermes Birkin bag will often boast a wait list of three years. These limited edition pieces are only made more enviable to consumers due to their narrow availability.

They set up shop on the side walk and stay there for 30 minutes or whatever time they feel it's "safe" for them till a carabinieri would make an end to their illegal dealings. And suddenly you see them running off in all directions. In China, There are basically three grades of replicas that are considered ABOVE street level quality. We will not discuss the qualities that are BELOW street level here as it would be a waste of time. I have no idea what a genuine Goyard dust cover looks like so this is no big deal to me.&nbsp