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According to a  research by fashion retailer Crossroad Trading,which surveyed about a thousand adults who have purchased designer goods online,has said that one in three people who have purchased designer goods online received fakes.
Most of them were furious when they received their goods and realised they were sold fakes instead of the real thing.They attested that what they received looked nothing like what they saw on the websites.One in ten went ahead to say that their counterfeit goods was already falling apart as they received them.

The web side reported that some of the items which are most likely to be counterfeited are:
1) Handbags
2) shoes
3)Sunglasses
4) watches
5)Jeans
6)Wallets
7) coats
8)Belts
9)Purses
10) scarves
Amongst the brands most likely to be counterfeited are:

1) LV
2)Gucci
3)Christian Louboutin
4)Nike
5)Coach
6)Chanel
 The Director for marketing at Crossroad Trading Erin Wallace detailed the ways to spot a fake.
1) On LV Monogramed Bags,the LV will never be cut-off and will always be asymmetrical,No matter which way you looked at it.

2) For Louboutins shoes,the soles of the shoe are always made of leather and painted a glossy red,and never with rubber,To recreate this,many fakes are made with plastic or resin sole.

3) For chanel purses,the back pockets of the real deal will always be proportional to the entire purse,but with the fakes,you will notice that the back pocket always will be bigger and less proportional.Also the inside pocket of the real deal will always look smooth and flat unlike the counterfeit.

4) To spot a fake pair of air Jordans,scrutinise the lace holes,fake air jordans will always have the lace holes in a straight line,instead of having the lace holes spread out wider than the subsequently holes.

5) With coach logo bags,the C patterns should look like there is no break in the pattern,even at the seems and the pockets.

6) For Gucci handbags that have hardware,the hardware will be made of solid metal and will not chip or flake,for the ones that are engraved,the engraving will be solid with a fine finish and also check that the sticking will be clean,neat and straight.

7) For True Religion jeans,the Buddah on the inside should never look or appear faded,even after its been washed severally.

8) UGG boots are made by an American company called Deckers and only made in China and never Australia therefore any that you see with made in Australia label are obviously fake.

9) For Tory Burch classic Revas flats,check very well on how the buckles are adhered,they should be on a separate leather with metal reinforcements right behind the buckle,make sure to notice that nothing is glued on because that is a sure sign of a fake.

10) For those buyers who purchase used designer items,make sure they are well made and can stand the test of time.That it is used shouldn't mean it should have fallen apart.Authentic designer goods can stand the test of time.If it has tears and is falling apart on the seems,then it sure isn't the real deal.