Fake Sebenza on Ebay...This makes me sick

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I was just looking on Ebay and came across a fake sebenza on ebay. This type of stuff makes me sick. The 4th picture shows the CR logo on it on the scale.

What boils me even more is the comments section of this item
Q: Obviously this is not a real Chris Reeve "Sebenza" but what can you tell me about the quality of this knife regarding the blade steel and quality of construction... please and thanks... Mark
A: the knife not made by us. good handle but cheap blade. thanks! Jeny

Item #180531540277
 
There's a fine line between "homage" and "fake" and this is no where near it. This is about as fake as it gets. Frustrating, disappointing and several other stronger words come to mind.
 
man that is a terrible fake. from the pics it looks like it is also counterfeiting CRKT's "LAWKS" system.
 
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I wonder if there is going to be a test of the lock strength

btw- that knife is $14.099998 too much.
 
i had actually already reported that item sold by a different vendor. it seems they're being mass produced somewhere.
 
Sad stuff. The seller has ripoff Spydercos and Emersons too. Even sadder than somebody selling stuff like this, are the people who actually buy it.
 
i've been to China a bunch of times and seen some fake stuff in person. (not that i condone it) but there are actually some really impressive things out there... this ebay item is NOT one of the them.

Even with ethics aside, this piece of crap makes me sick.
 
$14 bucks shipped directly from Hong Kong. Might have to pick up a few so I dont have to scratch up my real Sebenzas.



Or not. Ever.


Yuck.
 
jfn said:
We should buy it and do a pass around :thumbdn:
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haha! shipping will cost more than the knife is worth! Someone should buy it and do a destruction test.

Although, i suppose either way we'd end up supporting something we detest. OK... let's just report them instead.
 
If a knife is copied with the consent and approval of the original designer, owner, maker, artist or whatever you'd call the originator then that is all well and good.

In the case of an unauthorised knife, someone who innocently and unwittingly buys such a knife cannot be blamed in any way as they just don't know that a better product exists or they are possibly damaging the image or maybe even threatening the livelihood of the original knife maker.

But what does make me genuinely fuming mad, and it has been named previous in this thread and is 100 times worse, is the sub-human garbage who buys this rubbish when they know full well what it is. I cannot hardly believe my eyes. I can only hope in karma - if the knife they're handling stands up to it, that is.

Mark
 
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chadridv said:
haha! shipping will cost more than the knife is worth! Someone should buy it and do a destruction test.

Although, i suppose either way we'd end up supporting something we detest. OK... let's just report them instead.
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I dunno... it would almost seem worth it.

i could buy one and take it down to the range and put some holes in it....

or see how it stands against a carbon hatchet.

can anyone say trebuchet onto a brick wall..?

battoning is a must...
 
Roefisher said:
If a knife is copied with the consent and approval of the original designer, owner, maker, artist or whatever you'd call the originator then that is all well and good.

In the case of an unauthorised knife, someone who innocently and unwittingly buys such a knife cannot be blamed in any way as they just don't know that a better product exists or they are possibly damaging the image or maybe even threatening the livelihood of the original knife maker.

But what does make me genuinely fuming mad, and it has been named previous in this thread and is 100 times worse, is the sub-human garbage who buys this rubbish when they know full well what it is. I cannot hardly believe my eyes. I can only hope in karma - if the knife they're handling stands up to it, that is.

Mark
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As reprehensible as theft is, I have a hunch that the target market for $20 knockoffs is different than those who are buying a $330+ knife. Buying one usually won't change the mind of purchasing the other.

Now the $100+ knockoffs....if you buy one you're strange.
 
arjung said:
As reprehensible as theft is, I have a hunch that the target market for $20 knockoffs is different than those who are buying a $330+ knife. Buying one usually won't change the mind of purchasing the other.

Now the $100+ knockoffs....if you buy one you're strange.
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Yes, I agree with you. If we could look at overall facts and figures they are a cheap knife for a specific reason and a general member of the public buying this cheap knife most likely wouldn't want to spend maybe $400 plus for whatever reason.

But the point I was referring to, and I maybe should have mentioned it a little clearer was forum members. I can take you to several threads where people who do buy the original brand knives have purchased these rip-off and made direct comparisons between them and original and in doing so have created an environment where they are placed head to head while getting glowing reviews which affects the opinion of potential buyers. I'm not only referring to CRK. Spyderco, to give another example, has more than it's fair share of copiers too.

I was figuring that in these cases, buying one actually would change the mind of purchasing the other. Of course, while it is still a disgrace, we are hopefully talking about a small percentage of the entire market.

I'm just old fashioned that way and maybe take it a bit too much to heart. If I appear over the top, I'm sorry :)

Mark
 
Only lowlifes do this type of stuff - and only lowlifes buy the counterfeit crap made by the other lowlifes.

Fortunately, the old adage you get what you pay for - one way or another comes into play here.

I'd rather have one real Chris Reeve than 10,000 counterfeits.
 
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