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I would need to see picture of them. Many of the fakes will have a line between the brim and the top part of the hat across them.

since i found this website
i have been searching high and low for this hongkie magazine that teaches u how to differentiate a fake vondutch cap from a real one and it includes all the pictures too

but from what i remember.....the caps shold be made in a korea.....

i went to a shop in sydney...and....the caps were made in korea and they were selling for au99! rip off...

It is sooo hard to tell from a fake and a real one.
Well i was told that you can simply tell by the "V" on the front VonDutch badge. The fakes ones have a joined "v" (hope that makes sense) and the real Von Dutch hats , there "V's" are separated. Don't know if this is true or not.

Anyone have any ideas??

Thanks!

Shops sell Von Dutch made in China and in Korea.

And since these countries are so good at imitating them. It's difficult to tell an authentic from a fake.

Trucker hats are dying... Wait and see what the fashion industry comes up with next

i think zhenjie is pointing out how ironic it is that you're willing to spend $600 on a LV wallet, but then you consider $99 for a Von dutch cap 'a rip off.'

Hi, i've been offered some Von Dutch hats, they're not trucker caps as I was expecting, but baseball style instead, also they're made in Thailand, everything else seems legit though, any thoughts on if they are indeed real or should i sell them at the local markets instead?

thanks for that, probley better off giving them to St. Vinnies.

okay here is the lowdown as we just became on of von dutch's large wholesale customers.

The hats are made in Korea, China, and in the US.

anyone willing to sell these hats to you at $12 is most likely fake. And will not have a release from Von Dutch to sell. I know one thing for certain that Von Dutch does not allow thier merchandise to be sold online. You supplier has to tell you this because von dutch makes you sign a contract that you can not sell online, or to online customers.

In some cases yes you can sell online, but the only merchandise that von dutch will allow you to sell online is their IR's, Then there is no restrictions on them. and you are free to sell to anyone anyhow you see fit.

Reason that $12 is most likely fake. We have so far purchase millions dollars worth from them, and yet we can't even get that price. How could they offer it to you for $12.

Look at it this way, their regular wholesale for these hats are average of $22 each hat. At closeout they average at $16-$18 each to the customers. But to get this price you will have to be like us, and buy on average of 100,000 units of hats to get these prices.

Yes, you can also buy from the factories that have made these hat's for Von Dutch. However they are still illegal simply because Von Dutch did not give them the full release of the merchandise to sell. Unless they can prove that Von Dutch has authorize them to sell the merchandise, you are still buying fakes.

In this industry its all about the paper trail, and if it goes all the way back to Von dutch or not.

All I can say is that make sure you buy from someone that you can go to their warehouse and pick up the merchandise, and that they will give you a invoice with their company name on it. other wise move on!