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Thanks for the acronym translation.Originally Posted by cakeymakeybakey
Vis a vis over/under, I hope you're talking about the wagering term and not the Mr. Jones-Mr. Anderson urban dictionary version of the term...
If we're talking betting, I'm not sure I could give you an over/under, or any kind of spread. The general consensus is that fakes or replicas are simply not done. With good reason. The knockoff industry has been widely reported as carrying too high a price to be socially or morally acceptable -- supporting organized crime, child labor, terrorism, drug trade, and the like. Further, the members of the Hermès subforum in the Purse Forum covet Hermès for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is the consummate leather and workmanship. Your esteemed mafoofan understood this all too well when he started his quest for the green pebbled calfskin breast wallet. So a fake just won't cut the mustard. It isn't simply about having the name-brand bag as a status object (although you can be sure that is part of it). Everyone isn't as vapid and shallow as the Real Housewives of Atlanta or Beverly Hills, who only know the Birkin and want it because it signifies that they've arrived. Most of those people who want a Birkin don't even know its history or know that there are loads of other gorgeous Hermès bags to be had.
You see, for most of us on the Hermès Purse Forum, it's about actually loving the history, the craft, the gorgeous stitching, and the divine smell that emanates from the superior skins that Hermès uses to make their bags and other leather goods. People get caught up in the minutiae of the details of an Hermès bag, and fakesters don't last long on the forum. They get outed or reported, and ultimately banned.
I mean, I'm sure there are some gals (and guys) out there with replica bags, but they aren't long-time members of the Purse Forum. And they don't come to the forum for the community and cameraderie that the bulk of the members seek.
I have to say, our members are pretty goddamned knowledgable about what makes an Hermès bag authentic. We have a slew of authenticators -- ladies who own numerous bags, with decades of experience in the history of Hermès leather products -- who volunteer their time and expertise to newbies inquiring about this bag and that on eBay and elsewhere that they want to bid on. Fakes are outed rapidement, and lots of people have been saved countless thousands of dollars from the fake peddlers on eBay and Bonanzle. In fact, many of our members are responsible for reporting and shutting down auctions of blatant fakes on eBay.
So in a nutshell, probably the odds are slim.
Hope this helps.
Thank you. Sincerely.
