More ripsoffs from a certain company

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SAme company that was selling the knick off Commanders and apologized for it is back at it again, this time with MT knock offs. Check the link.

http://www.888knivesrus.com/knifetech-automatic-knives/kt1000.html

This really makes me mad. If I were MT I would see to it that they no longer carried my knives. These knives can only serve to tarnish MTs image. It just bothers me that a company could turn around to make a quick buck against a company that is so influential and wel respected in the buisness.
 
I've seen these LCC ripoffs at flea markets. They are pure rubbish. :barf: You have to realise that these people at 888knivesrus are simply in the business of making money. Cheap knockoffs are nothing new. In fact I've seen cheap Chinese made "assisted opening" folders being sold which look like copies of Benchmade's Ares folder. Go figure. :rolleyes:
 
Well, I wasn't bothered til I read 'the L__ by M__' You see ripoffs of all sorts of products all the time. It's usually a good sign, cause only the best will be copied, and not so danged openly in type. Infringement on a patent is different of course. Anyway, a true MT vs. a $25 knockoff, those who know don't even bother. But I think I want one. Having a knife with a wood/medal handle might make me feel like I won something.:D
 
I understand that they are trying to make money. However if I were MT I would no longer wholesale to them. It just pisses me off because this company is about as two-faced as they come. If anyone remembers the stink with the Commander knock offs they came on here and apologized and said they stoped selling them. Now its the same thing all over again. I understand people at flea markets or ebay trying to make a buck with these knock offs, but a real knife company that actually sells real Emersons and MTs (and the real version of whatever other knock offs they sell) is inexcusable. Not the sort of people I would want to do buisness with.
 
I have one, I bought it off a dealer who didn't know how it worked, and took it apart.

It took me about 20 minuites to put it back together and have it adjusted.

I still wonder if I could pull something like that off but on a buck 110, or a Sog Tomcat folder (now that would be a nice conversion)

But I have actually seen one of these at an "antique" store with a 110 dollar price tag on them (and the bugger listed it as a real microtech as well).
 
Thanks for the heads-up. Did you see the sharpener they're selling? Yikes.

Unfortunately, they must be getting business... it's still on the web.

Dan
 
Originally posted by el cid
You have to realise that these people at 888knivesrus are simply in the business of making money.
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1sks has ripoffs also:
http://www.1sks.com/store/bargain-automatic-knives.html

Of course, they're no longer ordering new ones: just getting rid of the old. I'm assuming this is because of heat on the forums, but maybe no one ever paid mind to it. Maybe they discontinued them because so many damn people were complaining of broken knives :D
 
Start bitching at spark guys go ahead. I don't think we will see a big stink about him selling them. You guys are whiners, and hipocrites at the same time. You see one doing wrong, but those who are doing the same (but are close to you) are left nmentioned. Cmon EL-Cid/one2ghose e.t.c. call Spark what you are calling the other company, tell him you are never going to do business with him again because he is doing this. Heck, why not just never show up on his forums again, that'll get him mad right?

JC
 
Jameson,

Excellent point indeed! I think you may have managed to pretty much shut this thread down, because the "selective scorn" approach is indefensible, and the alternative is not really viable either for most either.

I guess it comes down to a willingness to put your morals where you mouth is..
 
Bitch all you want - I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else. The people buying these items aren't the same one's buying Microtech, or anything else of higher-quality. If they are, they are buying it for someone else as a gift, not for their own use.

Are they quality? No.
Do they have a lifetime warranty? No.
Is it going to last? No.

It's an inexpensive knife for people who want a cheap auto, that's it. No more, no less. Judging by the numbers sold there are a bunch of people looking for something similar. But don't trust me, look at all the ones on the knife auction sites.

We don't make these things, and we're not the ones importing them. But, people want them, so we sell them.

Kevin
 
Selective criticism? I didn't know that 1sks sells these items as well. Please give me a link. If it is true then I will not do buisness with them either. I merely posted a rip off that I saw. If that makes me a hypocrite then so be it. I guess police officers are hypocrites because they don't see every criminal and are therefore unable to do anything about them. By your definition just about everyone is a hypocrite.
 
Jameson,
I hope I'm not included in your bashing, because I agree with you (but wouldn't state it so strongly). I pointed out the 1sks thing for the reason you mentioned: I want to see what others say about 1sks doing it. Is it OK for one knife site to do something, but not another?

Spark,
I agree that the people buying cheapos aren't buying the real thing, but I do find it disrespectful to Microtech, who you do carry. Whatever, it doesn't peeve me.

What actually peeves me is when reputeable (or I should say 'established') knife companies start ripping each other off.

one2gofst,
I already provided a link above.
 
Jameson, I wasn't defending 1sks.com for selling ripoffs. I was merely stating that they people at 888knivesrus are in the business of making money. The same can be said about 1sks.com and other online dealers. Now, I've never ordered anything from 888knivesrus, but I have ordered from the likes of knifecenter.com, cutlerytogo.com, 1sks.com and osograndeknives.com.

As far as the online dealers who sell Microtechs, Emersons and Benchmades, while at the same time selling cheap knockoffs go, if it bothers you, don't buy from them.

Personally, I don't buy cheap knockoffs. The knives I buy online are brands like Spyderco, Benchmade, CRKT, Al Mar, Kershaw, etc... These are the knives I'm interested in. If the dealers offers the name brand knives I'm looking for at a good prices, then I have no problems buying from them. If they don't carry the brands or models I'm looking for, the I go to someone else.
 
The hard facts are that you can't please all of the people all of the time.

Take Paypal for example - ton's of knife buyers want to use them, but 1SKS refuses because they are an Anti-Gun company and are working against the 2nd Amendment.

As for disrespect to Microtech, look guys, do you seriously think Microtech cares about those crappy knockoffs? They'll tell you the exact same thing I said above - the people buying Microtech's are not the same people buying the knockoffs. And they've said this publicly.

If people were comparing these to the LCC and saying they were better, or better quality, or a better value, yeah, there'd be room to be upset. Otherwise, it's not worth getting worked up over.

Kevin
 
my favorite thing is were they put "STAINLESS STEEL" as the blade material....CRAP another words....
 
Originally posted by Jameson
You see one doing wrong, but those who are doing the same (but are close to you) are left (u)nmentioned.
JC
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Jameson-

You just became my hero. Speak it brother!

LOL!

Firebat
 
Originally posted by Spark
Take Paypal for example - ton's of knife buyers want to use them, but 1SKS refuses because they are an Anti-Gun company and are working against the 2nd Amendment.
Kevin
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Kevin - could you please post a link that gives some background on this? I'm an avid PayPal'er, but I sure don't want to support that! :barf:

Thanks,

Matthew
 
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