Beware Chinese Manufacturers Selling ‘Real’ Birkins for Cheap

This test also told is based on a conversation with Koyaana Redstar, the luxury chief buying at Luxury of the dayAn online luxury store for vintage designer handbags. It was published for duration and clarity.

I worked for Rebag, The Realreal and other vintage consignment stores and I am 20 years old experience in the resale industry.

With the prices a large concern now, my Tiktok page is flooded with videos of Chinese manufacturers saying that they produce luxury handbags for brands like Hermès and Louis Vuitton, urging American customers to buy directly from them.

And they did not only promote them in the form of dupes. DUPE culture is to find a cheaper version of a highly desirable article, such as the Walmart Birkin. Dupes are not specifically designed to reproduce luxury items.

Here's why I think people should think twice before buying from these tiktkers.

Hermes? Be careful again.

It is of public notoriety that certain brands make their products in China – no one is surprised by this.

But some Chinese Tiktkers have gone further and said they were making high -end goods on which luxury brands on which luxury brands only slap their labels.

But that is not true. Hermès, for his Applauded to these claims.

Hermès has invested a lot of money in workshops in France and other parts of Europe. The brand's articles are also handmade by qualified craftsmen.

Some people scroll Tiktok and Instagram and think that if something has been put online, it must be real. Do not believe everything you see on Tiktok.

Do not expect comparable quality

If I look at these Chinese versions of these bags – and this is where my professional expertise comes into play – I can say that the versions of Chinese Tiktkers are false at a glance.

The handles are bad shape and proportions are disabled. False bag handles are often a dead gift. They are either too large or too round.

Some of the bags in the videos are far too wide at the bottom, and some are too narrow.

I saw a video where a girl held what she said was a mini kelly, saying that she had obtained it directly from the brand's manufacturer.

But it was wrong. He did not even have the right handle – a flat handle instead of an ordinary rolled handle, which immediately raised a major red flag. There was also a leather grain that I have never seen on a Hermès bag in my whole life.

Why not buy resale?

When you buy a resale or a new authentic item, you can sell it. You don't have this opportunity with a false.

I advise you that if you are looking for a luxury handbag at a marked price, buy the used bag instead of people who claim to be the brand's Chinese manufacturer.

Cost can be a problem for some buyers. If luxury stores increase prices due to prices, you can watch a bag that is out of your budget.

But you can also buy bags on resale platforms. People can generally find popular bags in excellent condition or even new, and prices will always be lower than the retail.

Think about why you buy a false bag

If you are always ready to buy a bag that you see on Tiktok from someone who says that it is a Chinese manufacturer of the luxury brand, I urge you to ask you why you want the article.

I will not mistake someone who decides: “I cannot afford a bag of $ 10,000, but I like the shape and I think it would suit my lifestyle.”

If you like it and buy an inexpensive dupe because you cannot afford $ 10,000, more power for you. You made this decision because it was best for you.

Do not buy a false bag that is transmitted as Hermès Birkin, label and everything, just because of Tiktok. And please don't do a counterfeit birkin saying, “Look at my Hermès bag”, while it is not, in fact, Hermès.