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[rycen]

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[sal]

Hi Rycen,

More input would be appreciated?

sal

[rycen]

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[sal]

Thanx much. We'll look into it. They are not yet available.

sal

[GarageBoy]

So many fakes all of a sudden

I just reported a few Fake brends

[rycen]

I’d bet these aren’t fake.

[500Nitro]

So many fakes all of a sudden
I just reported a few Fake brends

Agree and I've done the same, reported.

But agree with poster below you, I doubt these are fake.

[Caustic Dick]

Wait. Sal says these are not out yet. You guys say they are real. Are you implying that someone inside Spyderco stole these and sold them to a pawn shop in Colorado? Shouldn't these be in Spyderco's possession? I'm curious. How else would they get into a pawn shop?

[500Nitro]

How do you make a fake of something that isn't on the market yet ?

And the fact that they clearly state production sample.

And that they are close to Spyderco.

So on that basis I'd lean towards not being fake.

[GarageBoy]

Sorry, bad assumption

But still Spyderco has more fakes out there than any other company that I've seen on eBay

[500Nitro]

Sorry, bad assumption

But still Spyderco has more fakes out there than any other company that I've seen on eBay

I don't look for fakes so wouldn't know. And only know about fakes from here.

Surely other companies knives get copied ?

[Larry_Mott]

The plot thickens.. What's with the withdrawal of the original post rycen?
Eagerly awaiting explanation from Spyderco because i don't understand what's going on. If the knives are counterfeit/copies they/the pirates are setting a new record since the knife is not yet available?

[500Nitro]

Yes.

The fastest I've heard of a China copy being made was a Golf club (Driver) by (I think) Callaway.

Released in US, flown overnight to China, copied and made and a few copies returned to the US within 3-5 days. The company couldn't believe how quickly the fakes hit the market.

The speed the Chinese can make samples is unbelievable.

[PineChaos]

They're not fake,

[Daveho]

Hmm me thinks the the spyder cage ain’t so secure.

[500Nitro]

Me thinks the deletion of thread title has something to do with something hitting the fan !

https://goo.gl/images/Dw7h2C

[Brown_Recluse]

I feel so out of the loop

[rycen]

No conspiracies, just thought it was better kept private for now.

[Daveho]

That’s exactly what a conspirator would say.

[RadioactiveSpyder]

Perhaps an email to Sal and Spyderco would have been a better choice....