Robco Knives on Ebay

[Ismael]

Has anybody purchased Spyderco knives from Robco Knives on Ebay??? If so, do you know if you purchased an original or fake knife from this seller?

 

[craytab]

Has anybody purchased Spyderco knives from Robco Knives on Ebay??? If so, do you know if you purchased an original or fake knife from this seller?

Why not just buy from a known reputable dealer and not worry about it? What is piece of mind worth?

 

[Danke42]

Why not just by from a known reputable dealer and not worry about it? What is piece of mind worth?

Well because he probably already paid for it and is having second thoughts now.

 

[craytab]

Well because he probably already paid for it and is having second thoughts now.

Ah, of course.

Well, the seller claims to be an authorized dealer. Given the selection and prices (extremely varied, and in line with other dealers) I have no reason to doubt that other than it is an ebay seller and not an authorized dealer I've heard of before.

Perhaps the OP can enlighten us on what he bought or is interested in and we can take a look. If he is after a standard black G10 PM2, which is a common fake, vs a Zome GITD Endura, the likelihood can be different. Fakes can even slip into the stock of authorized dealers too...

 

[Ismael]

Ah, of course.

Well, the seller claims to be an authorized dealer. Given the selection and prices (extremely varied, and in line with other dealers) I have no reason to doubt that other than it is an ebay seller and not an authorized dealer I've heard of before.

Perhaps the OP can enlighten us on what he bought or is interested in and we can take a look. If he is after a standard black G10 PM2, which is a common fake, vs a Zome GITD Endura, the likelihood can be different. Fakes can even slip into the stock of authorized dealers too...

I purchased the Spyderco Gayle Bradley II carbon fiber. To my understanding this was a discontinue model. After purchasing the item, I started browsing Blade HQ and to my surprise the Gayle Bradley II was available for a much cheaper price. I am having doubts and this is the reason why I asked the question on this forum.

 

[Ismael]

Why not just buy from a known reputable dealer and not worry about it? What is piece of mind worth?

I thought the Gayle Bradley II carbon fiber was discontinued. This is why I purchased this item from ebay.

 

[dericdesmond]

Robco is legit. Gb2 Stock was dried up for a while and ebay prices increased but from the sounds of it they are simply trickling back elsewhere.I too thought it was discontinued but I checked Spydercos site and I dont think it actually said such

 

[craytab]

I purchased the Spyderco Gayle Bradley II carbon fiber. To my understanding this was a discontinue model. After purchasing the item, I started browsing Blade HQ and to my surprise the Gayle Bradley II was available for a much cheaper price. I am having doubts and this is the reason why I asked the question on this forum.

I thought the Gayle Bradley II carbon fiber was discontinued. This is why I purchased this item from ebay.

Thanks for the details, it helps a lot to keep us from speculating!

In general, paying more than expected for a spyderco on ebay is the opposite sign of a fake. Usually we see people asking here about a deal too good to be true. If you look at the ebay seller's stock, you see many items that are near 0% chance of being fakes, like that ZOME GITD Endura I mention above. With the seller's feedback, and variance in items, I'd not think him to be purposely selling counterfeits. Also, the claim of being an authorized dealer...

So what if you paid a bit more, enjoy the knife!