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<p>[QUOTE="reader, post: 2990146, member: 255"]So true! No my mother would have known they were fake and probably bought them at the Paris Flea. Have to admit they were pretty real looking.We never discussed it as I didn’t know she owned them until after she was gone but I know that her headset was probably “Everyone will assume they’re real if I’m wearing them” which is the absolute problematic issue of why fakes are as rampant among those that can afford the real item as among those that can’t. Agree it was awful that the auction house wanted them although they would have disclosed them as faux but that didn’t make them any less illegal to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve done a lot of research on luxury counterfeiting and the facts and conditions are enough to appall even the toughest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tiffany is one of the most highly counterfeited labels of all. I wouldn’t touch it on the secondary market as I’m not expert enough. I just put a ding in one of my cuffs and brought it to Tiffany yesterday for a repair estimate. G-d only knows what they’ll charge me-waiting to hear. The SA went over the piece with a loupe before taking it in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="reader, post: 2990146, member: 255"]So true! No my mother would have known they were fake and probably bought them at the Paris Flea. Have to admit they were pretty real looking.We never discussed it as I didn’t know she owned them until after she was gone but I know that her headset was probably “Everyone will assume they’re real if I’m wearing them” which is the absolute problematic issue of why fakes are as rampant among those that can afford the real item as among those that can’t. Agree it was awful that the auction house wanted them although they would have disclosed them as faux but that didn’t make them any less illegal to sell. I’ve done a lot of research on luxury counterfeiting and the facts and conditions are enough to appall even the toughest. Tiffany is one of the most highly counterfeited labels of all. I wouldn’t touch it on the secondary market as I’m not expert enough. I just put a ding in one of my cuffs and brought it to Tiffany yesterday for a repair estimate. G-d only knows what they’ll charge me-waiting to hear. The SA went over the piece with a loupe before taking it in.[/QUOTE]
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