[ErroneousBosh]

> People will spend $1000 or more for a really good Birkin knockoff with high quality leather and hardware.

I'd bet you a coffee that there are knockoffs, or "reps" if you prefer, that are actually at least in some respects better quality than the original.

[libraryofbabel]

Oh, absolutely. Probably some of the best leatherworkers in China are making high-end handbag knockoffs: it’s where the money is.

[ErroneousBosh]

Probably the same people who make the real ones.