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Panzer, aren't you in NYC? My aunt took a five day trip there and came home with a fake Prada purse some guy came up on the street and begged her to buy. She talked him down to $40. You don't have those guys all over the place?

But, she had been sewing as a hobby for years. So, she could look at it and tell quality. Maybe that's your concern? How to know if it's a good quality fake?


I know these places, they are in Chinatown and in Queens. But they all sell obvious fakes of low-to-medium quality. I want a high-quality fake! I can spot a fake purse from 10 feet, usually it is the stitching or the zipper that will give it out as a fake. There are some quality Rolex fakes that go for around $500.00, I read some watch forums and they said that those fakes are so precise that they can even fool a Rolex expert. These replicas pretty much weight almost the same as real Rolex, they do not make ticking sounds, they have exact magnification on the date area, etc.



Perhaps the forum where you read this could help you out?

I write a lot and have used many pens. If you want a fountain pen that is high quality (the only type of pen that really still demands a high price for quality craftsmanship and materials), I would recommend a Pelikan over a Mont Blanc any day. It may not be as recognizable to the average schlub on the street, but it is a better quality pen at a fraction of the price and people who know anything about quality WILL recognize it and won't think you're a sucker for buying a Mont Blanc. If all you want is a ballpoint or rollerball, anything off the shelf at your local Office Depot is just as good as any name brand pen.

Any inner city pawn shop will have second hand genuine Rolex watches for sale dirt cheap.

I think that there are many things that people without money or "class" (for lack of a better term) buy to look like they have wealth or prestige or "class" which impress only people who have no money and don't know any better and are obvious signs of ignorance and outsider status to anybody who has money. Two of the best examples of what I mean are Mont Blanc pens and Rolex watches.



I really use the Parker Jotter pen, I have 2 of them: for office work and home use. I am pretty much satisfied with it, it is pretty well balanced and writes well. And for the watches I use Fossil. The stainless steel one is the one that I wear 98% of the time.