I mean, there's a pretty big difference between counterfeit medicine or pesticides and handbags or jeans in terms of actual harm done.

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

2 жыл бұрын

Vice is obviously trying to associate counterfeit apparel with important items. The majority of counterfeit items aren't mechanical or medical products. They are apparel. Apparel companies charge outrageous amounts for their product, the average consumer of these high-end products will always want them but don't want to pay such ridiculous amounts. I didn't see a single police raid on this video where they took out counterfieters making important items like medicine or mechanical items. This documentary is such propaganda for the benefit of major apparel companies.

@nootboot9744

2 жыл бұрын

But the problem is the counterfeiting rings producing clothing are often the same ones producing fake medicine. As they said in the documentary, these rings use the funds from the basic "harmless" stuff to fund their other criminal activity.

@zombl337og

2 жыл бұрын

yes and no, because the chemicals used to make handbags and jeans could cause long term health issues

@ericp1139

2 жыл бұрын

This doc is really trying to conflate them. As if buying fake pills and fake shoes are on the same level.

@ericp1139

2 жыл бұрын

@@nootboot9744 if you’re out there buying fake meds, that’s kind of on you.

Let’s see them hold Amazon accountable for bringing so much into the USA

@ArMentorLazada

2 жыл бұрын

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@Leadfoot_P71

2 жыл бұрын

I found it a little confusing why The City of London Police were raiding shops in Manchester...

@andyandersonwayne2362

2 жыл бұрын

eBay too it's loaded w c goods

@22minus13

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! When pigs fly

@retrospecative2454

2 жыл бұрын

Lol haha yea they dont arrest big corporations. It's funny that a few worst criminals are mostly in governments , pharma, corporations etc. But will never get arrested. Because you know when they blow up innocent people they dont consider that as terrorism.

Reporter: "Counterfeits are more than apparel. It's serious stuff like drugs, pesticides, children's toys." Cops: "Raid the sneaker guy."

The fact that counterfeits exist, and it takes more than the average person to tell the difference just shows how much these real products aren’t worth their price tag. You’re paying for a logo, it’s ridiculous.

@BigBlack81

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

@incorrectstuffthingy5647

2 жыл бұрын

Then don't buy products from brands

@garrettf7139

2 жыл бұрын

@@incorrectstuffthingy5647 I guess I missed the part of my comment where I said I did

@LolLol-gb1ly

2 жыл бұрын

@@incorrectstuffthingy5647 Clearly you didn’t read the entire comment bozo

@Cringe.101

2 жыл бұрын

@@incorrectstuffthingy5647 What? How could one have not thought of that. Thank you for helping! 🤯 Oh sorry 🤡

I think that the excessive profit margins of the original goods do encourage and contribute to the counterfeiting.

@InvisiMan2006

2 жыл бұрын

Counterfeit products undercut the original products no matter the price point. Brand names earned their price tag, fake products have not.

@mastersonogashira1796

2 жыл бұрын

I think as long as the counterfeit isn’t harmful to the user, like luxury bag, it is somewhat acceptable.

@veaccara

2 жыл бұрын

@@InvisiMan2006 aaaaa......WRONG

@jourdainsolis808

2 жыл бұрын

They’re excessive because they have a name brand. They’re luxury for a reason and they worked for their reputation. While the high price tags may encourage counterfeiting, that doesn’t make counterfeiting any less acceptable.

@mukkaar

2 жыл бұрын

That *very* much oversimplification. Brand name products have to abide by various laws and standards, they have to answer to their customers, etc. Overall they in most cases have put a lot of work into their products and maintaining their brand. Most goods in market work with relatively small profit margins.

The police actually feel like heroes. Like the average citizen will sleep better at night knowing that they can now only by overpriced sneakers.

@RalphieMuskinyaar

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@wookiegoldberg7371

2 жыл бұрын

Good ole fashion police, protecting corporate bottom line over making things affordable for the average consumer.

@rushdiahmad2435

2 жыл бұрын

Only buy or by???

@blowinkk9396

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't you hear the one cop? They are not paying taxes so we have to spend millions of dollars to go after them

@riche4you1975

2 жыл бұрын

Might be over priced for you but its like they say "you yet what you pay for" and all this chines copies of everything falls apart so....

If the counterfeit version of something is almost indistinguishable from the "real" product does that make the real product a scam price?

@stdev.

2 жыл бұрын

I think there's an argument for luxury goods like handbags where the high prices is attached to designer names, but for brake calipers and contact lenses (sticking to examples from the video) I think the high prices are paying for actual research and development.

@susuleemohammed5730

2 жыл бұрын

You would not realise who's the scammer until you have your own product that you have spent a lot of time, money, thought , testing, researching and then someone cut all that off and make a knock off it and sell it for have the price.

@kiwanas1430

2 жыл бұрын

YES.

@TRUEROOTS2022

2 жыл бұрын

@@stdev. 🎯

@TcVideoHosting

2 жыл бұрын

It's a real product it / the fakes actually promote the real items but it takes jobs away from some people here in America. Also the paint could be toxic or some one could be exploited to make it

Really, Vice? Equating counterfeit brake callipers to counterfeit handbags as if there's no difference?

@senoow4215

2 жыл бұрын

How did the claim there is no diffrence?

@rsod85

2 жыл бұрын

When did they claim they’re the same at all? Quote it.

@tomlesnar6453

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Coles are you wearing counterfeit clothing?

@shaboingboing1

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomlesnar6453 hell yea i am. if i can look fresh for a fraction of the price why wouldn’t i

If a product can have a knock off that’s nearly indistinguishable, then you’re paying a sucker fee for the real deal.

@Mushroomlau

2 жыл бұрын

Cough* airpods cough

@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894

2 жыл бұрын

well, there are some good reasons to pay to buy the real thing. Mostly to support businesses in your country. I wouldn't want my money to go to China as opposed to the smaller businesses that make them domestically. Especially on non-essential luxury goods.

@JeroenBIG

2 жыл бұрын

The knock off is usually the same thing. You think the factory were they make the real thing stops producing when the made the full order?

@fu-ckyoutube551

2 жыл бұрын

@@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894 but all the small businesses make their money by sell you the same chines product at a huge mark up in my country its normal if you pay 2 dollar for the item in china you will sell them for 20-25 dollar in retail. we live in a world where there are more people they sell you stuff then make the stuff an example of that is i was to a job interview today and ask how many are working here there was about 30 people on the workline out of a total of 65 people. so 30 workers make what they sell. in my old job i did make tabels on my workstation i was able to get about one item troue pr minut but my salary was what corresponds to the sale of 1 table but I made about 2200 every week

@jin_cotl

2 жыл бұрын

If it’s fake. Say bye bye to tomorrow :)

If you can afford to drive a ferrari, you can afford the brakes.

@undr_guv_surv

2 жыл бұрын

Gifts

@curiodyssey3867

2 жыл бұрын

Alot of people can't afford ferraris yet still buy them for the status

@breadman32398

2 жыл бұрын

counterfeits get into the supply chain in other ways, maybe the dealer working on your car puts them on and pockets the price difference, or maybe they're swapped by someone during shipping and the real ones are sold online.

@shrekspert9554

2 жыл бұрын

@@breadman32398 I want what your smoking. I'm trying to picture a Ferrari dealer who is willing to risk the lives of his wealthy customers to make a (relatively) small gain with fake breaks, the second scenario u described literally is only an intro scene for a Nicholas cage film, not reality. Consumers usually order online knowing they are fakes or not, and thinking they are getting a great deal.

@zombl337og

2 жыл бұрын

@@curiodyssey3867 maybe their brakes will fail them because their stupid

I’m so glad they are helping multi billion dollar companies from such a horrific crime , thank you law enforcement you do so much for us

@l.k5244

2 жыл бұрын

They make it sound like destroying the soil with fake pesticides and wearing a fake t shirt are the exact same problem lol

@Lord_Reepa

2 жыл бұрын

😅🤣🤣🤣

@lexlex5555

2 жыл бұрын

So much better than catching the real crooks out there 😊

@iloveroblox.11

2 жыл бұрын

They’re also helping people from getting scam. Some counterfeiters charge buyers the “real” price for a counterfeit item and people are not as smart as u think, that’s why these law need to exist. It’s not about the companies, they couldn’t care less unless they’re losing profit.

@jamesblake5176

2 жыл бұрын

right? they act like they're helping us out. we WANT counterfeits.

You mention counterfeit medicine, pesticides and lenses. You briefly shows the horrible damage these can have. But what does this video mostly focus on? Shoes. Articles of clothing. Bags. You say counterfeit isn't a victimless crime, yet, only show the victimless portion of counterfeits. No one sheds a tear because Nike lost out on a few customers.

@flippatheshippa

2 жыл бұрын

100% right I love this comment, I don’t see counterfeiting as that bad as long as the type product being faked won’t be harmful and the company is big enough to where they still make a massive profit. Things like fake medicine, chemicals, and car parts are obviously some of the more darker sides to the business but if your faking clothes and bags and stuff like that I don’t see it as bad normal people have to eat too and a lot of business have had success from being ruthless I say stick it to them and have normal people too. I know it will always be illegal but to be quite honest it’s a necessary evil that balances things out in a way kind of like the ying and the yang

@ruekurei88

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. This should have focused on the harmful, direct affect on people side of counterfeiting, and even when it focuses on the corporation side of it, focus on how small businesses and startups are being hurt, both of those will illicit some sympathy and concern from regular people. No one care if Nike and Ferrari lose money from counterfeit products.

@Thitnn

2 жыл бұрын

They did use the Charlie Hebdo shooting/terrorist attack as an example where the trading of counterfeit clothing helped fund the attack. Something like this with actual deaths would be very rare but in the bigger picture its still helping crime organisations, who still make millions of victims ultimately.

@danielbananinha6701

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, quite misleading

@_hitting

2 жыл бұрын

r/FASHIONREPS ON REDDIT

When the off-brand is higher quality than the counterfit

@plantdaddy7738

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to collecting Nike sneakers@ Just happy this wasn't a USA based doc lmao safe for another year with replicas

@wfpbwfpb

2 жыл бұрын

What?

@Anonymous_________

2 жыл бұрын

@@wfpbwfpb he's saying he sells fake shoes bro like a scumbag.

@FixedFace

2 жыл бұрын

nike: expensive trash fake nike: cheap trash

@PWDooood

2 жыл бұрын

@@plantdaddy7738 pour one out for my boy Tony

This starts by saying how dangerous counterfeit items could be like medicine, brake parts, etc. and then proceed to show the government raiding people selling affordable shoes and clothes that can make people feel better about themselves. WHY DONT THE COPS GO AFTER THE DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT GOODS?

@soragto

2 жыл бұрын

exactly like i doubt they'll show the markets in china that are selling them there not criminals just regular people

@user-kg9oc4yf9r

2 жыл бұрын

Companies all have a hand in politics and thus law enforcement. Companies hate to lose money, so they’re helping elect politicians who will have law enforcement go after things like this. Their interest in counterfeit medications is just due to big pharma and not out of concern to citizens, I’m sure.

@sophk3181

Жыл бұрын

every fake product is dangerous for the customers. fake shoes and clothing aren't regulated in any way so they contain lots of harmful chemicals, like for example lead. wearing them puts people at serious risk. counterfeit industry due to being illegal isn't regulated in any way so the products can contain any imaginable harmful material and be made with slave labor. romanticising fakes just because genuine brands aren't 100% ethical is just stupid and wrong. if you don't want to support genuine brands, spend your money on something thrifted or handmade.

@coolsnake1134

Жыл бұрын

The cops probably do go after the sellers of counterfeit products other than apparel, it just doesn’t show as well for these kinds of stories. When most people think about counterfeits they think about buying fake Louis Vuitton bags, Rolex watches and Nike sneakers out of little mom and pop stores in a big city not ordering Fake Ferrari brake calipers or fake Square D circuit breakers off of some e-commerce website

@coolsnake1134

Жыл бұрын

Also if the cops want an easy score that makes it look like they’re actually doing their job it’s easier to go after the small brick and mortar stores selling apparel versus trying to track down and raid a distribution warehouse for an e-commerce seller that specializes in parts for exotic cars

I’m going to need them to have this energy with human trafficking, murder, an rapist.

@lexlex5555

2 жыл бұрын

Nah bruh, we can't let people get away with a fake fucking sneaker 😐 Note: pls hint at my sarcasm

@jondoe406

2 жыл бұрын

Corporations pay politicians to create and enforce these laws. No one pays to have murderers and rapists caught.

@mortaykickz

5 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

counterfeit clothing shouldn't be illegal as it has no harm but to the companies who are still racking in millions anyways. However when it comes to food, technology etc it should be way more strict as it can have a fatal impact.

@alexcode22

2 жыл бұрын

lol there argument was that the money made from selling fake products is being used for terrorism. What a joke. And if a terrorist was working for a corporate company, do we blame the company for giving him money??

@VsourceEntertainment

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexcode22 ye they probably have a team to find a good media headline to have some sort impact to get more political power and pressure to stop counterfeit clothing*

@ligametis

2 жыл бұрын

It still has harm. Not paying taxes is legit one. You could say you wouldn't buy at all if there were no fakes, but in reality you would spend money legally elsewhere,

@vylbird8014

2 жыл бұрын

In that case, the concern isn't really about counterfeiting though. It's about safety and labelling requirements. If someone is selling a battery pack that's going to explode, it should be illegal no matter what logo they put on it.

@sarahberryman4960

2 жыл бұрын

You win most ignorant comment

I agree that counterfeiting is BAD, but when the supposed 'GOOD GUYS' are also BAD in sometimes WORSE and MORE DETRIMENTAL ways than the other 'BAD' guys they're fighting against, you have a really bad situation.

@pepperroni6252

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, as long as there's no safety concern I'm neutral on the topic, obviously with the calipers and pesticides fakers are the bad ones because they're unsafe.

@Ass_of_Amalek

2 жыл бұрын

"city of london police"

@izwanizi

2 жыл бұрын

The enemy of my enemy is my friend...

If people wanna pay for cheap fake clothes then why not !? Lol it’s the batteries and electrical counterfeit that scares me

@senoow4215

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skylord12345 apple is the expert to ask when it comes to this lol

@monalisa7954

2 жыл бұрын

Fr like if it’s for clothes or if it’s something that’s not dangerous then make them buy it. The only thing Im against is if it’s batteries, electrical, and medicine

@pip1855

2 жыл бұрын

So what's the point of a company spending time, money, resources and filing patents ect, for someone else steal and copy the design. They might aswell wait for some other mug to do it and just copy there's. They've save fucking millions.

@gallstars6897

2 жыл бұрын

True statement they make it so expensive, only rich people can buy it to counterfeit is for poor people im against the medicine and electronic stuff

5:50 tells you all you need to know about why thy are doing this. Untaxed goods, it has nothing to do with keeping us safe from fake Ferrari brake calipers.

@hyperliz2

2 жыл бұрын

Ta da!! Winner...... .....if they can't tax it - they outlaw it. The government is working exactly as it was designed to. Exactly.

@ligametis

2 жыл бұрын

@@hyperliz2 You know that taxes support your education?

@levelaxi7197

2 жыл бұрын

@@ligametis depends on where your from.

5:18 Error here: Japan is erroneously on the list of major producers of counterfeit goods, when the truth is Japan is a destination point, due to the fact that it is not profitable to produce counterfeit items there, hence why counterfeit items are imported.

Stealing _removes_ the original, counterfeiting _copies_ the original, stealing and counterfeiting are not the same thing.

@CozyBoiiCert

2 жыл бұрын

I read this in a Morgan Freeman voice.

@ant9072

2 жыл бұрын

Except its stolen intellectual property....

@jondoe406

2 жыл бұрын

@@ant9072 false, making a trashy, poor quality design and putting a Nike emblem on it would be stealing intellectual property. Making an identical replica is literally just making a copy, as Nike still owns the IP.

@rsod85

2 жыл бұрын

It is quite literally IP theft which is a huge fucking problem.

This is what happens when a company like Nike over charges for their shoes and limits the production. Many would buy retail but none are available and the after market prices are insane.

@madaadm

2 жыл бұрын

Precisely I wanted to buy some Nike football jerseys and they are $180 at Nike on dhgate and Ali baba. They are $13. It’s nikes fault honestly

@tlatimes9251

2 жыл бұрын

If you can't afford don't buy it. It's very simple

@BigBlack81

2 жыл бұрын

@@tlatimes9251 Yeah...and who in this world messes with someone who's 'off brand'? Image is the issue. You can not buy it but if not buying it denies you an aspect of living due to social pressure, is there a reason for it?

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

BigBlack81 What social pressure? You’re just obsessed with logos and branding more than the actual item. There are many affordable decent stuff, just generic ones without the logos, but obviously people are too obsessed with looking rich when they actually aren’t.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

wkxl don’t buy Nikes then

The day resellers stop using bots to beat out every day consumers and manufacturers do something about it is the day I’ll stop buying reps.

Thank God there are Counterfeit stuffs we can afford to buy!!! It is a very good business we need more counterfeit countries!!!

I will keep buying counterfeit shoes and clothes till the day I can't anymore

@sidblore7529

2 жыл бұрын

Medicine don't use counterfeit else the day u can't buy will come sooner lol

@veaccara

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidblore7529 thanks captain, you are probably a rocket scientist to compare these two

@dreskie6993

2 жыл бұрын

@@veaccara 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@diymaster101

2 жыл бұрын

In South Africa a nike t-shirt would cost u R50(3.10$)

@diymaster101

2 жыл бұрын

Fake t

I've seen a lot of videos about how great counterfeit Swiss watches have become, but any collector/dealer can still pick one up and tell within a minute.

@Sometimes_Always

2 жыл бұрын

The moment you open the case it will be obvious if you're familiar with watches..you can't fake precision machining and construction. This is like trying to fake an iphone or computer.. The dial may or may not be more precise in terms of how it's replicated but the movement can't be faked.. You're not going to fake a tourbillion.. It's just too intricate to be produced without real cost

@davey749

2 жыл бұрын

Itll take about 2 years and thats done as well. They're copying the entire movements as well now. It's down to the level of machining and decorating of the movement until itll be indistinguishable

@ericp1139

2 жыл бұрын

They can only tell the ones they can tell.

@blainedavid9115

2 жыл бұрын

So basically 98% of people can’t tell the difference yet some are worth a few dollars while others are worth thousands. That should tell you something.

@Frederick.J.Marshall

2 жыл бұрын

As a watch collector I have experienced watches that are not fully original but with counterfeit parts, they are much more difficult to distinguish.

If the government is so upset their missing out on taxes and "cant" make communities better because of the loss i'm sure the over paid politicians wouldnt mind taking a pay cut

Took me like 4 months to find a suitable bootleg pair of Louboutins for my niece's senior prom. No way I was gonna pay a G for some damn shoes, but I pulled it off for $400 and none of her friends knew the wiser! Was the queen of the night and my Best Uncle status was solidified forever!

@everyonestravel4566

2 жыл бұрын

For real I’m a kid but I know if I can get something that looks and works the same for less you got a mf deal😂

@skyhappy

2 жыл бұрын

You're dumb for spending $400 on some heels

@RalphieMuskinyaar

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure she never finds out or it’ll ruin her life lol

If it's not a crime if you steal less than $950 in goods, then why is it a crime to then sell them?

@richttickle

2 жыл бұрын

It's all about police saving time and resources without putting in the work

imagine getting treated like a dangerous drug dealer for selling shoes lol

@jourdainsolis808

2 жыл бұрын

You’re selling intellectual property that’s not yours. How would you feel if someone took your great idea and pretended it was theirs and sold it without your permission

@gavrielsharabi8242

2 жыл бұрын

@@jourdainsolis808 You are so wrong brother. Pick up a book

@koolmokash6393

2 жыл бұрын

If you wrote a book, I’m sure you’d want it to be sold by others. What a statement? Intellectual property is property!

@syntax2004

2 жыл бұрын

@@jourdainsolis808 Even college lecturer willing to photocopy original copy of "intellectual" books for affordable price.

@jondoe406

2 жыл бұрын

@@jourdainsolis808 if my intellectual property created a multi-billion dollar empire like Nike has, street vendors making a living wouldn't bother me at all.

He said it's impossible to get a perfect imitation shoe. I would beg to differ lol

Why do public funds protect private profits?? The companies being infringed should be paying!!

@jondoe406

2 жыл бұрын

Why else does government exist?

May be if your products are cheap enough for everyone to be able to afford them, there wouldn't be any counterfeit These greedy corporations products are too expensive.

@tubester4567

2 жыл бұрын

Quality goods cost money. There is no excuse to steal another brand. Nobody is forced to buy $200 Nike shoes. You can buy very similar non-brand shoes for $30. Cheap shoe maker can sell cheap shoes but he cant put a Nike brand on it. Theres no excuse for thievery like this.

@obamanyoutubetookmychannel3560

2 жыл бұрын

@@tubester4567 Well I'm using money to make money, i have 120 pairs of brand new Jordan shoes that cost me over $25,000 values over $50,000 .

@the_rubbish_bin

2 жыл бұрын

When everything is made in China anyway, real or fake...

@tubester4567

2 жыл бұрын

@45 fottuto stronzo BS. Theres 2 sides to this. There are many western brands of high quality like Versace, Gucci etc that are made from quality materials and many are made in western countries with high wages. Then theres the plastic nike shoes that are really no better than non-branded shoes, but even so, the materials used are usually better quality in original branded products. Either way, you're still a thief and a scumbag for stealing other people's IP and brand and theres no excuse for it. You're also helping the slave trade.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if people would buy from smaller brands and stop being obsessed with logos and brand name there wouldn’t be any counterfeit.

The counterfeit designer belts have become so similar to the real ones that people will think the real ones are fake

@Norpan506

2 жыл бұрын

Much easier than print money.

@fijiwill2237

2 жыл бұрын

The rep shoes are getting really good too

@osas201

2 жыл бұрын

Yup here in NYC in China town! Canal street bruh you can’t even tell! Ppl line up to get those belts

@CarlyleKayla

2 жыл бұрын

if they're made with same materials in the same factory, it's literally real. it's just being not being sold under the license of a huge, massive corporation.

@senoow4215

2 жыл бұрын

@@CarlyleKayla how much % u think/claim is the same quality?

I was about to buy some shoes at a foot locker until I saw the price tag of 180$. Counterfeit apparel is not bad in my opinion. Many people look down upon buying and wearing counterfeit apparel, but honestly I rather not be taken advantage of.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe just buy from a smaller brand?

Yeah you're dead wrong about counterfeit fashion items. The only reason the market for fake apparel exists is because the original makers don't make enough or criminally overcharge for their brand name.

Not only that, these companies aren’t regulated and children are forced to work long hours

@htopherollem649

2 жыл бұрын

are you talking about the original producers or the counterfeiters? in too many instances you were describing both

@antbus123

2 жыл бұрын

@@htopherollem649 ty

@Norpan506

2 жыл бұрын

@@htopherollem649 nice :)

@swipecapolastskamm4135

2 жыл бұрын

@@htopherollem649 sadly both

@USSAnimeNCC-

2 жыл бұрын

You know you can use that as an excuse when buying counter fit lol

The Uk does little things like this while turning the other away when it comes to child sex trafficking.

@thomasczthomash1859

2 жыл бұрын

I live in the UK and I'm pretty sure we don't have a child sex trafficking problem.

Bruh if sneaker resellers werent reselling shoes for thousands there wouldnt be a problem

Of course some counterfeiting can be dangerous and the money can sometimes go into the pockets of serious criminals. But mostly, counterfeit goods are an important part of working class life around the world, weather that’s the Chinese lady selling goods at a market and making a living or the guy buying who can’t afford luxury clothes and still wants to look nice. I’m sick of big corporations doing so well and whenever the ‘small people’ find something that works for both parties it’s shut down.

imagine getting swatted for fake uno cards and your just with your homies

@jawaunharlan54

2 жыл бұрын

Draw 4 years in prison lol

@Zellymackintosh

2 жыл бұрын

I chuckled lmaoo

@Zellymackintosh

2 жыл бұрын

@@jawaunharlan54 lmao

@Yerinjibbang

2 жыл бұрын

@@jawaunharlan54 LOL

Counterfeit Uno cards where the whole deck is just Draw 4's 2:10

@josephstalin7353

2 жыл бұрын

Mother of god...

@yahusefbenyisrael8705

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@tomwobus1482

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they offer fast shipping...

@jasminew4432

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephstalin7353 🤣😂

if they want to stop counterfeit products then they need to reduce the price of original products so normal people can afford it

I've bought some really good quality counterfeit goods and they've lasted for years.

Its crazy paying $1000 for sneaker and $2000 for a dumb purse

@sidblore7529

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah not too many notice the expensive stuff anyways, it's more in the buyers mind

@Ivan-ve7dj

2 жыл бұрын

especially when the original cost of the sneaker is 80 bucks

@Ivan-ve7dj

2 жыл бұрын

@45 fottuto stronzo i mean they gotta profit somehow, still 80$ isnt cheap too

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Well they are meant for rich people anyways

All creativity is derivative. "It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing-and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite - that is all he did. These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that." - Mark Twain

The best way to end counterfeiting is for legitimate companies to lower their crazy profit margins and sell at a reasonable price. Meaning not hundreds of times more than their production cost. People generally buy counterfeits of big brand names because they charge crazy amounts for the "perceived brand value" Which is perfect for counterfeiting....because a lot of people simply want something that will be "perceived" by most as valuable

@Cringe.101

2 жыл бұрын

You're literally paying for the name and logo and just some straight stitching and positioning if you're really fussy😆

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe people should stop being so obsessed with brand value and buy generic stuff instead?

@DocRealTalk

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholashadinata4571 Ok...but counterfeiting harms those brands not the buyer lol

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

@@DocRealTalk yeah, brands need protecting too. Them being rich companies doesn’t make stealing their IP right.

@DocRealTalk

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholashadinata4571 I don't believe in IP rights lol I don't think people should be able to patent ideas and sell them for huge amounts of money. Especially when it comes to food and medicine. It's crazy that we have allowed humans to patent things we all need to live.

Well if big companies make it easy for the mom and pops store to buy their products in bulk to resell than their won't be that much counterfeit?

It's bad for sure, but when a company is too aggressive in pricing their goods it becomes necessary evil. To counter this problem companies should price goods honesty, I know brand name carries weightage and in addition it also creates its own hype, when one cannot afford it counterfeits is the way to satisfy their desires (solely clothing industry) .

@dxrob2231

2 жыл бұрын

Drgvht

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe people should stop chasing brand names and hype and just buy generic?

So basically once something affects the money flow of rich people then it’s a crime

@rsod85

2 жыл бұрын

You’re acting like poorer neighborhoods aren’t chock full of fake goods due to the lower price point. In NY I used to see people selling counterfeit tires and car parts.

@yodude8932

Жыл бұрын

Facts

Changed my mind about knockoffs when holidaying in Vietnam and Thailand years ago, when I found out how much it costs to actually make genuine shoes etc - nearly the same price as knockoffs. Not paying full price for shoes and clothes again.

If the billionaires lowered their ridiculous prices, and paid their essential workers in China a little better, I'm sure the problem would be halved at least.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

If people stop being so obsessed with brand names and flexing, I’m sure the problem would stop completely.

@Dewsta26

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholashadinata4571 true

Who's the criminal the real one caused $5,000 sneaker the fake one cost $25 who is the criminal this was full of b*******.

World : counterfeit items India: counterfeit milk n other food items

There's actually a brand of clothing called Counterfeit Clothing. The only way to get the real thing is to counterfeit it.

make brands affordable, there would be less counterfeit 🤷🏽‍♂️

Counterfeit medicines ≠ Counterfeit apparel in terms of safety. It's nice seeing these clowns try to bundle up ALL counterfeiting as bad when we all know the apparel companies charge $100+ for something that costs $20 to produce and ship

@vylbird8014

2 жыл бұрын

Not all counterfeit medicines are actually fake: Sometimes it's just grey-market imports. That happens a lot between the US and Canada - because of the obscene prices that pharmaceutical companies can charge American customers for essential drugs, some people turn to shady companies that just buy the drugs in Canada and then import them in the US - illegally, because those imports are not FDA certified. If your choice is between paying $200 a week for insulin through legal channels and $30 a week for dodgy internet insulin that is /probably/ the real thing... some people just can't afford the $200. They just have to take the risk and hope they aren't being scammed.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the fake stuff factories should make their own brand

Nice documentary!

If corporations didn't put such high-profit margins on their products, the counterfeit wouldn't be so lucrative.

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

If people weren’t so obsessed with logos, counterfeits wouldn’t be so lucrative.

I understand the issue within counterfeit medicines but with shoes and apparel?. Vice this video should have been focused on fake drugs and mechanical products not pieces of clothing

Of course counterfeit car brakes, batteries, medicine, hygiene products etc, anything that involves safety are really bad. But high end, well built counterfeit premium watches, 99% alike shoes etc are kinda nice. Even some counterfeit brands have better reputation than the real deal.

@eyasulegesse6208

2 жыл бұрын

yeah they don't want poor people to have nice things

@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894

2 жыл бұрын

"no you can't buy fake goods, the state can't tax and collect revenue on those goods nooooo"

@usser1138

2 жыл бұрын

the funny thing is most of the “premium” stuff isn’t high quality. sometimes even the counterfeits are manufactured in the same factory by the same exploited workers.

@XaphillyatedX

2 жыл бұрын

but they dont say what are the deaths n injuries from the real products.... its a one sided/useless report to make people too scared to buy the fakes

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Eyasu Legesse if by “nice things”, you mean stolen brand image and logos, then yes they don’t want poor people to have them, they have generics for a reason.

Just buy off-brand/non-brand.

I always prefer to buy an original product that fit in my budget than a counterfeit of an expensive product. Like I bought a really good Omega wristwatch than a fake Rolex.

Great piece.

Another place I have seen many counterfeits is in DUBAI. And they are very careful as well, they have cameras, secret doors with big locks

1. Nike gets make in China 2. Nikey gets made in China. Same factory, 2' away.

Great show

"It's like asking people to pay for free porn". -Sun Tzu, the Art of X

@BosworthMcG

2 жыл бұрын

Genius 😂

"The Charlie Hebdo attackers funded their purchase of (some guns) with selling sneakers." Does this lady really expect us to buy that connection? If someone is motivated to commit violence they can work at a supermarket to afford the tools. If they sold sneakers or didn't sell sneakers... there is zero relationship. Editorially speaking, that should have been cut from the final edit of this video. That is preposterous.

17:51 “hong kong is one of the top countries for counterfeit goods” Hong kong is a city.😂😂😂

@pterodactylll

2 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region

@AVMS777

2 жыл бұрын

Well soon its about to be “Hong Kong Was a special administrative region”

@adrianc6534

2 жыл бұрын

@@pterodactylll keep telling yourself that...

"Can't put calipers from another brand of car onto a different brand of car" No freakin shyte sherlock! What a joke this piece is. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣

@Yerinjibbang

2 жыл бұрын

lmaoooooo

@15:30 this is how seriously Chinese law takes counterfeiting. The guy who's job it is to combat counterfeiting see's a woman openly selling counterfeit products and she tells him to "stop messing around" if isn't going to buy something. All he can do is say "Ok, Ok" and slowly walk away. He is no different than a police officer in country that has no laws. All he can do is sit back and watch as people do whatever they want.

@metal_brrr_2005

2 жыл бұрын

He's a PI.

I understand that unauthorized/counterfeit goods are bad, on the economic big corporate side of things...however, those counterfeit shoes maybe all poor people can afford. Isn’t a shoe a shoe?

@ariessun888

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're right in a way but, I think people forget about the slave labour as well

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong, there’s the generics too. A shoe is a shoe right, it doesn’t need the logo.

When the cost of the product is not worth what it is but how much they can get away with ripping you off obviously people will go for piracy and counterfeit.......😒😒😒😒🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔

shoes clothes I can understand but stuff that needs safety regulations should be focused on more.

The correct word for selling unlicensed goods isn’t “counterfeiting”. That term only applies to the Federal Reserve when it prints billions of electronic dollars without permission. In the case of attempting to pass-off a product as original, the correct term is “copying”. But the government doesn’t want to use the word “copy” because it’s usually OK to copy. You can copy a recipe, or make a photocopy, or you can be a copy-cat. But the copyright attorneys now claim that entire collections of things can be copyrighted. Such as a girl’s outfit. So they place ads in fashion magazines which say “steal this look” as if emulating anything is a crime. Those copyright attorneys actually want any form of emulation to be illegal. So in the future, when your daughter gets dressed, she’ll be inspected by a camera to confirm that she has copyright permission for her green shoes to go with her blue dress. Do you think that I’m joking? I’m not.

@tommychoppa7564

2 жыл бұрын

Not in our life-time. It's just going to be an oversized higher tech version of chinas social rate system.

I'm still be wearing my UA Jordans

It's really hard to feel sorry for billionaires and faceless corporations.

The irony when the police officer said do these counterfeit sellers pay tax? Well do Apple pay UK tax?

The book Gommorah by Roberto Saviano explains well how Italian fashion brands are not too concerned by counterfeiting, and in most cases they encourage it. The same type of sweatshops that produce the official garments/items will produce the counterfeit ones. The only real difference is which factory won the contract with the fashion house to produce the item fastest and cheapest. Those that didn't win the contract will go on to produce the items at the same standard for the black market. Having the designs available at an affordable price, available and visible at street markets is regarded as advertising and keeps the brand in public eye and aspirational.

Counterfeit shoes are what I want though. Most of the real Jordans are expensive as hell. Buy a good quality counterfeit for the original price of $120,$160, whatever it may be, and people don’t see the difference unless they take a really close look.

@klyesam4006

2 жыл бұрын

Why would You buy counterfeits if you know they're the same price

@appleman275

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah lmao r/repsneakers

There is no good nor bad, either counterfeiting or original, as long that it's safe, but sometimes those original one charge insane values for thier goods that dont worth it just because they are the only one that sell (monopoly), but when you get a A+ quality in counterfeiting items and for 1/2 the prices why not ?

@ariessun888

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's about the money tbh and the slave labour

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

And why not buy from a different brand?

Fun part is same companies who are involved in counter fits are sometimes actual suppliers to this big brands.

*US makes counterfeit Indian and Pakistani basmati rise called Texmati and still produces it.* When bioprospectors draw on indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants which is later patented by medical companies without recognizing the fact that the knowledge is not new or invented by the patenter, this deprives the indigenous community of their potential rights to the commercial product derived from the technology that they themselves had developed. Examples include periwinkle of Madagascar, Neem of India and Nepal, turmeric of India, hoodia, bitter gourd, etc...

Whenever I hear the word counterfeit I think about China for some reason, and it makes me laugh hard.

Lmaoo vice talking about counterfeit bags as if they are the same as breaks

There's no need to equate counterfeit car brakes with counterfeit hand bags.

Shout out to Maraca Bro at 21:00 keeping it smooth and jazzy. 😂😎

Why were they going code 3 to a non emergency call? Too weird

@vylbird8014

2 жыл бұрын

@HahThatsWhatSheSaid There's a term for it: "Copaganda." Why? Because the police had to cooperate with Vice to shoot this segment. And if Vice didn't make the police look properly heroic, and all their actions justified, then Vice isn't getting any such cooperation for their next story.

Haha when everything in the world is counterfeit

OMG such a horrific crime, they buying clothes with names on them instead of buying the full price.

imagine wasting a quarter million dollars on a car and then buying bootleg parts for it?

I've bought a lot of legit pieces and a lot of fakes, the most complimented is a fake Prada gym bag I got for 50 quid.

@Anonymous_________

2 жыл бұрын

That's 20$ American

@sebp400

2 жыл бұрын

you seem Prada of it..

@spritemultipack

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebp400 stfu dude i shouldnt be giggling this much at thi s

At the end of the day they only are doing something about this for one reason and one reason only, to say it is for public safety is complete garbage they are only doing this because they are losing out on that sweet sweet tax revenue

You know you should be out of business when the counterfeit is better quality than your original product.

@Valanci555

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

5:50 the cops in the UK swear like they tough lmao

I mean, it is a problem, but I don't see how a fake Yeezy might harm anyone.

and what charging $20000 for a handbag is not a crime?

@nicholashadinata4571

2 жыл бұрын

Well, no one forces you to buy them anyway

What happens to the items after a raid? It's not like stolen goods that can be returned. Do they sit in evidence for years and years, do they get dumped to a landfill, do they get donated to those in need, do the police sell it and keep all proceeds?

@vylbird8014

2 жыл бұрын

They are all destroyed once the case is over and they are no longer needed as evidence. They can't be sold or even given away. Even the ones that don't pose any safety concern, like clothing, is still not authorised by the trademark holder - if the police were to give away a container full of counterfeit Nike trainers, that would drive the value of the real product down. Nike would immediately sue the police. And rightfully so as far as the law is concerned: Selling counterfeits is a crime, even for law enforcement. Sometimes the manufacturers even destroy their own legal product to maintain prices. That happened a lot in 2020, because of the pandemic launching a surprise recession on the world - with so many people fearing for their jobs, no-one wanted to buy luxury clothing. But to sell it off cheap would devalue the brand. That is, if just anyone can afford a Gucci bag, then who would want one? The whole point is that's it's an exclusive good, a status symbol. So excess stock just had to be shredded. The goods are always destroyed before landfill, to make sure that no-one in the waste disposal chain might fish them out. Usually that just means throwing them in an industrial shredder. Occasionally a big public event will be made of it with camera crews invited.

Good stuff.