Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ok so a few months back i put a posting on here advertising the perfect Hermes bags. In the end i ended up selling all of my stock (15 bags) within two weeks! So now i am looking for the perfect replica bags. I know the source for ultimate Hermes replicas, after months of searching, but i do not know where to get other Perfect Reps. I can get reps that are darn close, the only difference being the dustbag and the colour of glue used is a slightly darker shade than the original. Now there is something called a Korean Super Copy - obviously bags made in Korea. These bags are the exact matches to their authentic partners. I mean everything is the same. There is no difference. Not even an Louis Vuitton worker could tell the difference. I have been doing a lot of digging around for a supplier of these bags with no luck. Can anyone on here point me in the right direction? Or rather, does anyone know someone who goes by the alias of Charles Han...? Looking forward to your replies! Jaymoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ok so a few months back i put a posting on here advertising the perfect Hermes bags. In the end i ended up selling all of my stock (15 bags) within two weeks! So now i am looking for the perfect replica bags. I know the source for ultimate Hermes replicas, after months of searching, but i do not know where to get other Perfect Reps. I can get reps that are darn close, the only difference being the dustbag and the colour of glue used is a slightly darker shade than the original. Now there is something called a Korean Super Copy - obviously bags made in Korea. These bags are the exact matches to their authentic partners. I mean everything is the same. There is no difference. Not even an Louis Vuitton worker could tell the difference. I have been doing a lot of digging around for a supplier of these bags with no luck. Can anyone on here point me in the right direction? Or rather, does anyone know someone who goes by the alias of Charles Han...? I, Looking forward to your replies! Jaymoi I am not sure where you can find them but I have seen them on other sites and I have friends who have made the purchase.. The big difference with the Louis Vuitton is the way the leather trim ages... The leather on the rep is not of the same quality so where the trim on the LV bags tend to darken over time, the reps do not. Otherwise it is almost impossible to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I am not sure where you can find them but I have seen them on other sites and I have friends who have made the purchase.. The big difference with the Louis Vuitton is the way the leather trim ages... The leather on the rep is not of the same quality so where the trim on the LV bags tend to darken over time, the reps do not. Otherwise it is almost impossible to tell the difference. There are also factors such as the number of stitches, the colour of the glue used and so on. I must find these Super Copy replicas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I hope you do! I am very interested in your findings!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Sure, if i find anything i will let you know. Jaymoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Sure, if i find anything i will let you know. Jaymoi My wife and daughter would be repeat customers if these are as good as they sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Sure! Same as my Mum and Sister! Well i'll continue my search and if anyone can assit me it would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 The 1:1 Hermes Birkin bags are indeed Korean. Prices start at around $450.00 and up, depending on the type of leather. The legendary Francis Tse is the contact for these. Having told you this much, I'm afraid that I'll be obliged to..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Aha! This is where you are wrong! Francis Tse isn't the best, i have dealt with his agents. Korean Super Copies are better than his stuff. You want THE name. It's Charles Han... Now i have told you this i will have to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Jaymoi, read my post again: I only said that Tse was the (italics) contact. Tse's own bags are manufactured in China and have long been considered the top-end of the Chinese copies (which is to say a notch below the Korean bags) but he can and does access the Korean products. Possibly through your man Han.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hmmm. Methinks you are on to something there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Jaymoi I really like your spirit.. you always search and search and search for stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 That is why he is on my friends list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I don't think i'll stop until a find the best replica for everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 You could try looking here... http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Boards/list.cfm...;MaxMessages=25 Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Dear Kenberg, Have looked all on there! Many a time! But thanks for the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I had seen ehbestfashion.com recommended as being a source for korean wares... i know the login on their site is login@login.com if you care to peruse and see if it's any good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Thanks for the lead, looking into it. Payment options a bit dodgy though! And not Korean Super Copies as far as i can see! But defo intruiging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Am interested in your findings as well, and appreciate the leg work you're doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 OMG. It's done! It's doooone! Not by me either, after sending an e-mail with a load of tricky questions i do beleive i have found the place. I will order a sample asap and let you guys know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton2000 Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 I actually am after a nice Louis Vuitton Damier Geant or LV monogram leather Glace Fonzie if anyone has any........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothOperator Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) definitely keep us informed of your findings Found this too .. interesting read .. I like the bit "the only difference is that some of the counterfeits are better made than originals." From The Star, Malaysia Issue 21 March 2002 Bags of Trouble Brand names are an addiction for Asian consumers, but now many have found a cheaper way to get their fix. Meet the 'super copy'-so good it fools even the experts By Velisarios Kattoulas/SEOUL and TOKYO FOR SOME TIME BEFORE leaving for vacation in Paris, Katie Kim had been in a dilemma: Should she travel with her favourite "Chanel" shoulder bag, a counterfeit bought in a Seoul market? Taking it with her, the South Korean university student risked being collared by customs officers and losing it-no small matter since she planned to carry it sightseeing and shopping. In the end, she threw caution to the wind. But Kim (not her real name) soon came to regret it. Although she sailed through customs, the day after she arrived in Paris her bag started causing her problems: Its shoulder strap broke. At home in South Korea-where lawyers estimate counterfeiters produce 1 million fake European handbags and wallets a year-Kim might have been more cautious. But she was bored. For all its history, Paris lacked Seoul's gritty verve. So, on the home turf of the $54-billion-a-year luxury-goods industry, Kim decided to create her own excitement: At a Chanel store in Paris she buttonholed a clerk, and asked Chanel to repair her bag under warranty. "I was curious," she said afterwards. "I wanted to know whether the counterfeit I'd bought was any good." Answer? Yes. Despite examining the bag closely, Chanel employees failed to recognize it as a fake and-with profuse apologies-repaired it for free. Luck was no doubt on Kim's side. But there was another, more important reason why her brazen prank succeeded: Her bag was what counterfeit connoisseurs call a "super copy." Since about 1997, such high-quality fakes have been turning up in increasing numbers at counterfeit markets-and in police busts-in Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Los Angeles. Of course, illegal copies of famous French and Italian brands are nothing new; there's been a thriving trade in them since at least the 1970s. What makes the super copies different and more worrying, however, is that even experienced employees of companies like Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada find it hard to spot them. "Sometimes," says David Campbell, an expert on counterfeit luxury goods and director of operations at Pinkerton Korea in Seoul, "the only difference is that some of the counterfeits are better made than originals." In any event, for about a 10th of the price of the real thing, top-notch counterfeits are openly on sale in South Korea day or night. In Seoul, probably the most popular place is Tongdaemun. The high-rise mall seems constantly packed, stays open late at night and boasts an entire floor crammed with some 50 stalls selling counterfeit brand-name bags and wallets. Typically, to thwart efforts to crack down on their illicit trade, counterfeit dealers shy away from putting super copies on display, or even keeping them at hand. But if shoppers spot something they like as they leaf through glossy 500-page catalogues featuring every conceivable brand-name handbag, wallet and belt, store clerks rush off to fetch one from secret stashes nearby. No less troubling for Europe's luxury-goods makers, South Korea's counterfeiters are busily exporting their wares worldwide. Korean-made copies account for the largest number of counterfeits seized in Japan, while in the U.S. they consistently place in the top three. On both sides of the Pacific, counterfeiters sell super copies by word of mouth, on the Internet, at discount stores and sometimes even by placing suggestive ads in small local newspapers. A Korean counterfeiter based near Tokyo says he sold 100,000 super copies in Japan alone last year. At the same time, working with overseas Koreans in Los Angeles, he has now started shipping his forgeries to the U.S. In many respects, Europe's luxury-goods makers are victims of their own supercharged advertising campaigns. The ubiquitous leggy models in their glitzy magazine ads have helped create a demand for brand-name handbags that at times appears to defy logic. At an International Herald Tribune conference in Paris late last year, Christophe Girard, director of fashion strategy at luxury giant Louis Vuitton, Mo't Hennessy, or LVMH, argued that even in bad times people sought the validation and reassurance offered by luxury goods. "The quest for pleasure" is timeless, he said. "It even happens in war. People want to enjoy themselves." True enough: In Japan, which has suffered a decade of economic gloom, the lust for brands has seen women continuing to buy luxury goods in phenomenal numbers. In 2000, Louis Vuitton sales in Japan rose 16%, topping the ¥100 billion mark for the first time. But shoppers also seem increasingly happy to get their brand fix in other ways, too. And the super copies are only fuelling that inclination, says Hidehiko Sekizawa, executive director of the Tokyo-based Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living, the research arm of a Japanese advertising agency. "Japanese shoppers have always been very fussy about quality," he says. "Now that the counterfeits are hard to distinguish from authentic products, they no longer mind buying fakes, even though they probably own a couple of authentic bags. They save the genuine articles for formal events like weddings and parties, and dinners and dates, and use counterfeits on rainy days, or to go to the supermarket for milk." By contrast, in places like China and Korea, where $500-plus handbags are out of reach for all but a tiny minority, women simply ignore the real thing altogether and buy glossy counterfeits. In other words, whatever the size of their purses, consumers no longer seem to regard buying counterfeit luxury goods as a crime. According to a survey of 500 Japanese schoolteachers by the government-funded Consumer Education Help Centre, 20% had bought counterfeits. Of those, 63% bought them because they were cheap, 36% for fun and-significantly-25% because they were of high quality. It's impossible to know whether such attitudes are widespread, but a South Korean journalist (who asked not to be named) suspects they might be, at least in Korea. "Every woman in Korea owns at least one counterfeit bag, even my mother," says the journalist, who happily carries a fake Gucci bag to interviews with politicians, police officers and officials. "You can tell women on the subway are carrying fake bags because any Korean who can afford genuine European luxury goods doesn't take the subway," the journalist adds. "She drives or is driven." If she's right, then almost one in two women on some subway lines in central Seoul is carrying a counterfeit. In all likelihood, the "Chanel" bag Katie Kim took to Paris, was made at a factory like the one run by Charles Nam (not his real name) in a converted farmhouse south of Seoul. From the exterior it looks like every other building nearby. Inside, state-of-the-art machinery and skilled workers churn out super copies by the thousand. In one room, 50 women sit hunched at sewing machines assembling super-copy wallets. In another room, 50 more women add the finishing touches to super-copy bags. Half of what the women make is Louis Vuitton counterfeits, with the rest split evenly between Hermes, Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo. Nam, who says he runs six other counterfeit factories nearby, is coy about how he ratcheted up the quality of his products. The accumulation of skills over years helped, he says. He also benefited from the Asian financial crisis that rocked the Korean economy in the late 1990s. By destroying hundreds of small Korean leatherwear factories, it left him with a larger pool of workers to hire from. Yet, he says, the main reason for the sudden increase in quality was Europeans; in particular, rogue individuals in Europe's luxury-goods industry effectively running training courses for counterfeiters. European artisans are also helping modernize China's counterfeiters, says a New York-based intellectual property rights lawyer. Law-enforcement officials in Korea and China have yet to uncover hard evidence of such collaboration, but the New York lawyer has no doubt it takes place. "The Italian brands are all supplied by subcontractors," he says. "Some of them have technicians who have been hired from time to time by companies in China-often to work in joint ventures involving Italian investors-and no doubt they have shared 'secrets' with Chinese companies that have ended up making counterfeits." Edited October 28, 2006 by SmoothOperator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I have one of these brand new, Hermes Birkin, baby blue, with Hermes box, brand new with lock, keys, and rain gear. Please PM if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikel Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I'm all ears...really would like to know where I can find the Korean Super Bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got-it Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Same here, keep use posted on the Korean bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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