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EBay counterfeits (self.pocketknife)

submitted 1 month ago by southsamurai to c/[email protected]

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Has anyone else noticed a huge uptick in the fakes there the last month or so?

I'm used to seeing a handful of any given brand, but it has gotten ridiculous the last little bit, and not just cheap clones from china being sold cheap. We're talking US addresses selling them for just a tiny bit under full price.

And eBay does not care at all. Less than half of reports end up with anything done, and they're using "ai" to process reports.

I dunno what I'm really saying beyond it being a problem, and for folks to watch out with Christmas coming

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

One wonders with the threat of tariffs looming, if all those Chinese counterfeiters are making a concerted effort to dump their stock before they're left holding it.

[–] southsamurai 2 points 1 month ago

Dang, I didn't even think of that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Which is extra disappointing because there have actually been some high-quality knives coming out of China in the last few years. I know a lot of knife guys have strong opinions about Chinese knives, but manufacturers like Reate and everything under the We Knife brand have been surprisingly high quality. It's a real shame that we're about to lose a lot of great, affordable options soon.