Question: What’s the difference of the high quality replica brand handbags and the real ones?

The answer in the following:

Answer by rtfm
One’s legal, the other is a copyright violation.

Answer by Ryan M
One is illegal and the other is not

Answer by Jake
Here’s some educational material placed on some of the seized replica sites:

http://highreplica.com/

(Someone here who paid a bit before the court order never received their order, oops)

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Why should I care that I am buying a replica item? No one is being hurt!

Those selling replicas only sell poor quality products. You may think you are getting a good deal but more often than not the product quickly will break, rip, fade or just fall apart.
Those selling replica handbags often engage in other unlawful conduct, such as identity theft and failing to deliver goods that were paid for.
Those selling replica handbags may be part of organized crime networks or terrorist groups, with profits often used to support their activities.
Those selling replica handabgs do not pay taxes, leading to millions of dollars in lost revenues that would otherwise go to cities and states from the sale of legitimate goods.

How do I know if the product is a replica?

If the deal is too good to be true you are probably being sold a replica.
If you buy a “Chanel” product through an unauthorized dealer, you could be purchasing a poor quality replica. Chanel distributes its products only through authorized outlets. Most authorized outlets are listed at www.chanel.com.
If a product bearing the Chanel mark or CC monogram is advertised as being of “AAA quality” or as a “replica”, the product is fake and is illegal. The fact that there may be postings for such items on the Internet does not make them legal.

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Why do people sell replicas?

Unfortunately some have sought to illegally take advantage Chanel’s well earned reputation for excellence by selling replica Chanel wallets and replica Chanel handbags. Although replica Chanel handbags will have Chanel’s iconic CC monogram on them illegally they are made using much lower quality materials, materials will which quickly start to fade.

The sellers of these replica Chanel handbags will try and fool customers who come to their websites by telling them things like that their handbags are “7 start” or “mirror image replicas” but these words should scare away the shopper in the know. There is no such thing as a “mirror image replicas” because the consideration and attention to detail that Chanel gives each handbag they create cannot be duplicated, especially not by individuals whose only concerns are to produce bags as cheaply as possible so as to make the most profits on them. Also while Chanel is proud of their reputation for style and quality those selling replicas don’t care what you think about the bags after you have paid for them or who long they last.
Why should anyone care if they are buying a replica Chanel bag?

Replica Chanel items are made with lower quality materials and will likely start to fade, tear and break.
Since selling replica Chanel products is illegal often those selling replica Chanel handbags and replica Chanel watches are engaged in other illegal activities like identity theft.
Sellers of replica Chanel may be part of organized crime networks or terrorist groups and use profits to support their activities.

Replica Chanel products are often made with child labor or in sweatshops.

Answer by Puck Hog
The same reason most people pop aspirin instead of smoking weed….. one’s legal, one isn’t

Often, the quality of the replica may seem okay at first, but the materials are generally not made to last. Stitching may come undone, logos may fade, and it will become worn much faster. Plus, there is no warranty or anything to protect you if it falls apart in the first week.

Plus, there is the heinous nature of anything illegal, that purse may have been made by drug lords using child labor in sweatshops. Your purchase may be funding the death and torture of others

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