Faked out, yes I fell for it !

[ShaiHulud]

Uh oh.. it was real after all!

Definitely seemed real, paperwork, stickers warranty was all there, couldn't fault the knife anywhere, even the box had the chris reeve sticker keeping it closed, not sure why they said it wasnt their box, maybe my concern was miscommunicated. At any rate it was a long time ago, and last time I bought anything that expensive on ebay

 

[EngrSorenson]

@EngrSorenson and I went to an "outdoors show" a few months back, and there was a guy selling a bunch of knafs. Some were obvious fakes, and some looked very real. Even being able to pretty confidently spot which was which, i was not willing to buy the real ones.

I'll echo above- only buy from a reliable source. Aside from anything else, you don't really want to support people who WOULD sell fakes, even if the knife you're buying is a real one.

Yup- one of those tables that has all the mall ninja crap that really lets serious buyers know what they're all about.

 

[jbmonkey]

Yup- one of those tables that has all the mall ninja crap that really lets serious buyers know what they're all about.

and ya didn't get me anything...thanks Dan......

 

[Padron26]

There was a Chinese marfione doc on the auction bay a few weeks ago
Seller Said they got it in a storage unit…and it had 30 plus watchers and starting Bid at 1100.
I couldn’t let someone get suckered into it, so I messaged the seller and explained to them and sent them links

They adjusted the price around 75 and it sold in a few minutes, even though the buyer could of got a brand new one for a few dollars more

 

[Synov]

This reminds me of the guy who came on here boasting about bidding $500 for a Russian Dr. Death in a "secret" auction.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/look-what-i-found.1916006/

Took me a few minutes to find it was an online TSA auction of an obvious fake. After I told him, the guy was sweating bullets until someone outbid him for $800.

 

[donkey12]

I bought this bugout clone thinking it was real for $80. It felt off to me and so I inquired. I have made sure to give the sellers cell phone number to every solicitor and moving company I can think of lmao.

 

[rddp]

I forgot to ask - what are the clues that lead you to believe that the blades are fake? The bolsters show no sign of the knife being apart (at least from what I can tell from the pictures), and I can't zoom in well enough to see if the blades are fakes welded onto tangs of original blades. That welded blade trick is not hard to spot if you know what to look for. I have seen some beautiful full blades in the old knives thread of the traditional forum that, upon close inspection, clearly show the weld lines, yet the owner of the knife was in denial when I pointed it out. BRL taught this lesson back when he was active in the forum. Dishonest folks can take an old beater with completely worn or broken blades, weld on new blades, and sell it for a tidy profit.

A few things... a weak stamp, full new blades and a well worn scales. The main blade is stable but the two others are wobbly and interfere with each other. I like the big coke bottle shape and size. I wish it was tight without wobble and I'd carry it as EDC.

 

[lambertiana]

A few things... a weak stamp, full new blades and a well worn scales. The main blade is stable but the two others are wobbly and interfere with each other. I like the big coke bottle shape and size. I wish it was tight without wobble and I'd carry it as EDC.

Yep, worn scales and full new blades is a definite red flag. Either a blade replace (well done, I don't see any evidence of the pins being removed and put back in on the bolsters) or a blade weld job. Weld jobs can be spotted on close examination. Look for a line near the tang where the new blades were welded onto the original tangs. Sometimes it is quite obvious, sometimes it is faint. Other signs of welded blades are nice clean blades with pitted tangs.