This is my point as well. The quality of the products do not matter, i would not buy counterfeit on principles. Im talking about clones, not the legit Chinese companies making legit cheap knives.
But it would be silly of me to lie just to make them seem worse in build quality. Counterfeit knives would be inconsistent. They are built in different factories. Some are worse and some are better in build & material quality.
These are not knives made by single individuals in garages. The knife factory pumps out knives. Counterfeit knife factory most likely also builds legit knives, as it makes no economical sense to build a factory only to make fakes. Most likely they build legit knives for a legit company, but makes fakes on the side.
The difference between cheap $15 junk at a gas station and $15 counterfeit knife is that... counterfeit knife is skipping a bunch of process to save more cost. No export license needed, no import tax, no warehousing, no palleting, no cuts gone to gas station, no licensing cost to brand, no delivery cost to gas sation, no advertising cost.. only thing they have to worry is cost of listing it on a website, shipping it to US, and manufacture cost.
I have seen my fair share of fake / immitation handbags for females. Frankly speaking, i have seen Chanel bags that are better built than the originals. I have seen fake Oakleys that were better built than the originals. But I have seen very crappy counterfeits as well. Why would some fakes even be better than originals? Because they want to pass as originals and try to make it look good. Why would some fakes be worse than originals? Because they want to maximize profit.
So quality of any counterfeit product can be inconsistent, whether good or bad. But it is very silly to think all are somehow horriblely made at a “fake” factory. That same factory makes other brands.
The real reason why someone should not purchase a clone isnt inconsistency of quality, or inconsistency of materials. These fakes are riding on free advertising of actual brand, skipping all the import tax, licenses, bulk freight costs, storage fees, etc. It is coming directly from factory cutting out all costs of coming & selling to US legally. It is wrong in principles as in it is not competing fairly with legit American companies that pay everything to have it made in China.
The reason why I think quality should not matter when deciding to not purchase a clone, is because someday, the quality may get better. For some products, the quality is actually better. Thats because they arent even playing with the same rules and regulations as others. I find it unethical business practice and do not support clones. But I also find it weird to lie about the quality.
