Glen Affric Pakistan copy

[FossilHunter]

Can you not take this up with eBay?

They seem overly keen to destroy genuine and legitimate sporrans, so you would think they would be equally keen to comply with a breach of copyright issue.

Are they not handling and promoting counterfeit goods by allowing the listing, which is an offence in itself, I believe.

You probably could but it would likely turn into a game of whack-a-mole. A lot of the sellers from China and pakistan are sock puppet accounts that they use to stay ahead of eBay rules. One gets taken down and another dozen owned and operated by the same seller are already in place to take over.

[OC Richard]

So far there's only one seller (on Ebay) and neither image shows the Pakistani-woven knockoff, so we don't yet know what it will look like.

It probably will be easy to distinguish from the original.

Places in Pakistan were weaving and selling Isle of Skye while it was still protected. Some of their fabric had slight changes introduced to get around the law, some of their fabric didn't.

I've posted this before, a wonderful photo showing a Pakistani waistcoat (sold by kilts4less) on which the two front panels are two different Pakistani weaves of Isle of Skye. It's common with Pakistani tartan to have clear differences between the warp and the weft. I've seen Pakistani Isle of Skye kilts that looked more striped than tartan.

I expect similar machinations with Glen Affric.

[OC Richard]

Here's a place selling the knockoff.

It's the same CGI image that's on the Ebay listing. Still no photos of the actual Pakistani fabric.

https://scotlandkiltcollection.com/g...c-tartan-kilt/

[tripleblessed]

Here's a place selling the knockoff. https://scotlandkiltcollection.com/g...c-tartan-kilt/

Why the negativity? It says right there in the ad it's celebrating Scottish artisanship. Additionally, you must have missed the fact it's not only real acrylic wool,
they went whole hog and used the 16 oz. acrylic wool instead of mere 10 or 11 oz.

[figheadair]

Why the negativity? It says right there in the ad it's celebrating Scottish artisanship. Additionally, you must have missed the fact it's not only real acrylic wool,
they went whole hog and used the 16 oz. acrylic wool instead of mere 10 or 11 oz.

The point is that this is not Scottish artisanship.

[tripleblessed]

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[tripleblessed]

The point is that this is not Scottish artisanship.

My point precisely. That claim is as real as acrylic wool. The entire post was intended as sarcasm. My apologies for lack of clarity.

[OC Richard]

I do wonder what on earth "acrylic wool" is.

Probably a polyester/wool blend.

Being in the USA, which has precise and strict labelling laws for clothing, it amazes me how vast quantities of Pakistani kilts sneak into the country without labels or with improper labels.

Fiber content:

Labels must list the generic names and percentages by weight of the fibers in the product, in descending order. For example, "65% viscose, 35% polyester". Fibers that make up 5% or more of the total weight must be listed, and anything less than 5% can be listed as "other fibers". If a garment is made of only one fabric, like cotton, you can use the phrase "All cotton" instead of "100% cotton".

Country of origin:

Labels must state where the product was manufactured or processed.

Manufacturer or marketer:

Labels must include the name of the manufacturer or another business responsible for marketing or handling the product.

Attachment:

Labels must be attached to the item at the time of sale.