Why Can't We Find A Nice Monogram Empreinte Replica?

Here we have a very complicated situation about the Monogram Empreinte line. We all know that this line was not well replicated at first. The leather is shiny. The LV print is deep. Those are the 2 major flaws. Most factories make this quality grade for this line, which includes the Speedy, the Artsy and the Lumineuse. They call it 1:1. This line was at first selling well, because it was (still is) one of LV's high-end designs, and hence very popular. However, problems arise. With customer reviews spreading throughout the Internet, more people find out the flaws, and more purchases turn out disappointing. Sales have therefore shrank. Most rep factories are stuck with a large quantity of stock (that's why you see a decline of prices for this line). 

In the meanwhile, there is still a huge demand in the market for this line. A few factories decided to make a better version, the original leather, with matte leather and shallow print, just like the authentic, they started with the most popular style - the Speedy. Now there is a new situation. There are people who want the correct version, whereas there are more people who don't know how the authentic looks, they still want the older version, just to be consistent in quality, as most of these people are resellers. A couple of factories are still making the changes by meeting them half way, that is to make the original leather shinier and the print deeper (not as shiny and deep as the 1:1 though). But it doesn't seem to work.

Now all factories are caught in a dilemma, as of now neither grades are selling, and they decide not to produce any new batches once the current stock is cleared. This is the reason why you can not locate any good replica of the Monogram Empreinte line.

It's hard to explain, but I was certainly thrilled to know that some factories are making this line in original leather but very disappointed to be told that the correct version is not selling, and they are not making them any more.