Authentic in the middle, convincing medium. The “hybrid failures” are gradually starting to invade resale online sites such as Vinned. Behind this name hides products that mix the really elements of the product that we think we buy but that incorporate counterfeit parts, often of poor quality.
Enough to be deceived to organizations in charge of monitoring the authenticity of products such as Entrupy. Because this is a well -established strategy, sellers systematically seek the consumer making him believe that he will buy a brand product.
Luxury as main bait
Luxury products are the first affected by this phenomenon. It is found, for example, in brand clothes or bags. Some other sectors are affected, such as shoes or glasses.
Where the label or metal parts (buttons, closure, chains, loops, logo) can be original, the rest of the product, such as fabric or leather, is often false. Authentic components often come from redeemed or stolen products, or come directly from manufacturing factories.
These products are offered at variable prices compared to market originals, they can be more expensive, cheaper or equivalent prices. Then you must be careful before buying luxury products, very expensive, on places, platforms or resale application between individuals.
The traitor’s details are not always obvious in the seller’s photos. With respect to a false leather, for example, you can start looking at the seams, very often different from the original product.
A scourge in France
Like the “hybrid falsifications”, counterfeiters continue to find techniques to blur the origin and truthfulness of their products. We also talk about “bulk break”, a process that consists in importing the components of a product from several different countries. This technique makes possible the real origin of the fallacious product possible.
Falsification reaches records, especially in France. A June 16, 2025 report estimates annual losses due to falsifications at 6.7 billion euros.
The union of manufacturers (UNIFAB) particularly warns the French in front of these products. Delphine Sarfati-Sobreira, general director of UNIFAB, had even said in the RMC microphone last June that “buying a falsification is no longer a trivial act, it is to finance organized crime, even terrorism.”
Source: BFM TV
