Fakes are Getting Better...

[rlw1979777]

Found this one on the Bay, took me a minute looking it over to ensure it was a fake, China is getting better and better. The velcro pouch was a giveaway though :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Spyderco-lockback-folding-knife-VG-10-Seki-Japan-silver-/230681973843?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b5b79453

[rycen]

love the description its as if they had to convince themselves they weren't fake

[jtoler_9]

I just spent the last 5 min looking at pictures of the poliwog trying to determine if this was fake. The price was the giveaway for me. I would love to know who the "reputable" store was where this guy claims he bought these.

[The Deacon]

I just spent the last 5 min looking at pictures of the poliwog trying to determine if this was fake. The price was the giveaway for me. I would love to know who the "reputable" store was where this guy claims he bought these.Most obvious red flag is the flat metal clip. The real Poliwog had a wire clip. On top of that, the markings are wrong, the pivot bolt is wrong (although arguably better looking than the real one), Spyderco never offered a pouch like that with any knife, and if you look carefully, the lock isn't a spherical ball, it's a round rod with rounded ends.

[Nifelheim]

Yeah, all those Poliwogs are easily recognized by the flattened locking 'ball' and the clip. There are better fakes, I remember the UKPK or the Stretch had almost an identical fake with missing holes for left hand carry. It's the same Poliwog fake that had been for a while, but without the black/camo paint job.

[phillipsted]

I'm sure the Seller's "designer sunglasses (from the likes of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Fendi, Cavalli, Bolle, etc)" are all legit as well...

Shut 'em down, I say...

TedP