Pretty sure I just bought a fake PM2...

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The color is definitely off on yours. Hopefully the guy takes it back.
 
Even Sal's signature is wrong on your one, the G should not be closed to form a triangle like it is on yours. Good luck with sorting it out. Hope it is resolved easily.
 
As I suspected, the guy who sold it to me can't be reached. :(

Since I don't want the knock-off, I have an ethical-dilemma-type-question: Assuming I slather the ad with words like "knock-off", "fake" and "replica", what would the ethical consensus be of selling it locally again? (i.e. craigslist, kijiji)

While nowhere near a Spyderco, it is still a passable knife...however for all I know the guy who buys it will try and turn around and sell it as authentic...and the cycle of bad karma continues.

Any advice on disposing of this thing while recouping at least a few bucks is appreciated!

Bubba
 
Bubbafett33 said:
As I suspected, the guy who sold it to me can't be reached. :(

Since I don't want the knock-off, I have an ethical-dilemma-type-question: Assuming I slather the ad with words like "knock-off", "fake" and "replica", what would the ethical consensus be of selling it locally again? (i.e. craigslist, kijiji)

While nowhere near a Spyderco, it is still a passable knife...however for all I know the guy who buys it will try and turn around and sell it as authentic...and the cycle of bad karma continues.

Any advice on disposing of this thing while recouping at least a few bucks is appreciated!

Bubba
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Don't sell it.
Just use the hell out of it yourself, as long as the lock works safely enough.
Use it for all the tasks that you don't want to use a nice knife for. :)

But don't release it back into the world where another person could get fooled too.
 
stabman said:
But don't release it back into the world where another person could get fooled too.
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Yeah...that's my concern.

Idea for Spyderco: Have people who end up with fake versions of your knives send them in to you, in return for some cheesy, small mystery gift (read: whatever promo stuff you have lying around).

It would be win-win-win-win:
- I get rid of a fake that I don't really want to use
- Spyderco gets to have some guy in Canada rocking a Spyderco hat (or whatever)
- The cycle of knock-off-rip-off stops as the knife is melted down
- Spyderco's intelligence around knock-off trends/sources improves

Whaddya say? ;)
 
Bubbafett33 said:
Yeah...that's my concern.

Idea for Spyderco: Have people who end up with fake versions of your knives send them in to you, in return for some cheesy, small mystery gift (read: whatever promo stuff you have lying around).

It would be win-win-win-win:
- I get rid of a fake that I don't really want to use
- Spyderco gets to have some guy in Canada rocking a Spyderco hat (or whatever)
- The cycle of knock-off-rip-off stops as the knife is melted down
- Spyderco's intelligence around knock-off trends/sources improves

Whaddya say? ;)
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Interesting idea.
They do like knowing what the counterfeiters are up to.
 
kjd2121 said:
So if you bought it locally, why can't you track the guy down physically?
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Because all our communication was done via the Kijiji messaging app... And all I have is the name he used, and a physical description. Repeated messages via the kijiji app haven't worked. Kijiji will only give contact info to the police if asked--not private citizens. We met in a public place...

...and I will admit that the thought of a confrontation--with a good-size knife in play--may not be the best resolution.
 
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