Blatent Kershaw Knockoff!!!!

Damn, that POJ does look like a carbon copy of the Storm II.:barf:.
 
Wow. Rip off the design and then make it that horrible shade of pink. Wouldn't it take less effort to just physically spit in Ken Onion's face?

I've seen Leek rip-offs before and wondered why anyone would buy a counterfeit AO. I personally don't like the idea of flipping my knife open only to be hit in the eye with a spring.
 
wow is right. it like they took the storm 2's handle (literally), made it pink, then put a crap blade on it. simply amazing.
 
For the suckers that buy these knock offs........I don't feel the least bit sorry them.
 
svrider3 said:
For the suckers that buy these knock offs........I don't feel the least bit sorry them.
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Makes me feel bad for Kershaw and all the other companies that suffer from the counterfeits, though. Every time some moron gets one of those pieces of junk, or even some unsuspecting person receives one as a gift and has a bad experience with it, Kershaw's reputation gets hurt.
 
It doesn't seem to have "Kershaw" on it. It's not clear Kershaw's reputation is hurt by it. It's not even clear it's a piece of junk. It's entirely likely it'll never fall apart. Copy, yes. Counterfeit, no.

It is funny that some posters are offended by the garish color. Kershaw would never do that! ;)
 
My guess is the people that buy this knife have never heard of Kershaw Knives, so when the POJ breaks it won't hurt Kershaw's reputation at all.
 
shecky said:
It doesn't seem to have "Kershaw" on it. It's not clear Kershaw's reputation is hurt by it. It's not even clear it's a piece of junk. It's entirely likely it'll never fall apart. Copy, yes. Counterfeit, no.

It is funny that some posters are offended by the garish color. Kershaw would never do that! ;)
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This one may not say Kershaw on it, but I have seen plenty that do.
The blade of this one isn't an exact copy, but most of the knock offs I've seen are. The most obvious difference is the plastic handles of many of the Chive and Scallion clones. The quality is generally about what you would expect of something selling for $4.50.
 
AustinTXShooter said:
My guess is the people that buy this knife have never heard of Kershaw Knives, so when the POJ breaks it won't hurt Kershaw's reputation at all.
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Even if they hadn't heard of the real manufacturer, most people would remember what the knife looked like. And what do you think they would think or say when they happen to see a real one in a store for $50.00?

I've experienced firsthand another type of backlash from counterfeits (not knives), when the counterfeit breaks and the customer tries to get it serviced. The customer tends to get angry wonders why you let someone get away with counterfeiting your product or they just don't believe its not your product.
 
Isn't imitation the best form of flattery?

Does this bother me? A little. What would bother me and get more of a reaction out of me is if they had the guts to sell this cheap copy for more then $5.

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I just realized that the pink knock off thing was $15. Don't people realize that when they buy this junk their getting, well, junk? Come on, at least go online and spend $5-10 more on a Smith & Wesson, or better yet, go to Ebay and get a lasting knife. *I realize a Kershaw fan having a fascination with a knock off, so I can't blame him too much for getting it.
 
i gotta say the black leek one looks pretty good. looks exactly like the real one doesnt it? it says is "spring assisted" too lol...only $7.50...
 
kneedeep said:
This one may not say Kershaw on it, but I have seen plenty that do.
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But this one doesn't. That's the difference between a counterfeit and a copy.

I'm sure the people whose livelihoods are affected can be pretty upset. Nobody ever said running a business would be easy. Anybody with a good idea will be copied, end of story. Copies such as this don't bother me any more than a Schrade LB7 copy of a Buck 110.
 
Well this knockoff does infringe on patents in place shecky. Does that make it a copy or a counterfeit?
 
Thomas W said:
Well this knockoff does infringe on patents in place shecky. Does that make it a copy or a counterfeit?
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A copy. That is presumably actionable in civil court.

If someone was passing it off as a Kershaw, that would be counterfeit. Possibly actionable in civil and criminal court.

Patent infringement gives the patent holder right to sue, but that's about it. The big question is, who do you you sue?
 
shecky said:
I'm sure the people whose livelihoods are affected can be pretty upset. Nobody ever said running a business would be easy.
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Easy stance to take shecky when you're not the recipient.

Copies such as this don't bother me any more ...
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So this cheap, no-name, imported, obvious "copy" of the original design and manufacturer, doesn't bother you?
 
Thomas W said:
Easy stance to take shecky when you're not the recipient.

So this cheap, no-name, imported, obvious "copy" of the original design and manufacturer, doesn't bother you?
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Why would it bother me? I'm not the recipient. Does it bother you that so many companies copied the 110? It may have bothered Buck, but I got more choices as a consumer. Few knife nuts are going to be fooled by a "cheap, no-name, imported" copy. Those who are fooled, aren't so much fooled as simply don't care about anything else but price and availability.

Interestingly, Buck is still around, and many of the companies that made copies (Schrade, Camillus, etc) are long gone. Perhaps there's a lesson to be gleaned from this history.
 
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