Keeping it real: appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes

By Ye Qian & Helen Roxburgh It’s the world’s biggest market for luxury goods — and their counterfeits — so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China.  Enter the “luxury appraiser”, an eagle-eyed differentiator of real from fake, trained … Continue reading Keeping it real: appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes