Would you buy a counterfeit knife?

Would you buy a counterfeit knife?

  • Yes, with no restrictions

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  • Yes, with restrictions

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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bld522

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The purpose of this poll is to ascertain the percentage of respondents who would be willing to purchase a counterfeit knife.

I posted this poll because I've never been someone who felt that the best way to deal with an issue is to stick my head in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist. Pulling our collective heads out of the sand long enough to find out what's actually going on will raise the hackles on the back of the necks of some folks. What I'm asking is that those folks do their level best to keep their OPINIONS to themselves so we can get to the FACTS . . . just the FACTS . . . and only the FACTS. The question at hand is WHETHER you'd buy a counterfeit knife . . . not WHY you would or wouldn't. If you feel compelled to express your OPINION in the matter, please do so here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...does-the-line-get-drawn?highlight=counterfeit

All voting is anonymous. Posting to this thread, of course, is not. If you choose to post to this thread, please try to stick to the facts and leave your opinions out of it.

Thank you for participating.
 
Thanks. As difficult as this is, I'm proud of the fact that we've been able to stick to the facts so far. Keep it up!
 
Your pride of ownership is not the issue here. Once again, the question isn't WHY, it's WHETHER. Please stick to the facts.

Thanks.
 
By "counterfeit" do you mean a knife that actually has fraudulent markings with the intention to fool a purchaser into thinking they bought the real thing? As in a watch made to look just like a Rolex, down to the logo and the name "Rolex" on it?

Or do you mean where one company copies or nearly copies the design of another but puts their own name on it? As in the above example, same watch, but "Acme Watch Co." as the logo. In other words, a copy but not a true counterfeit?

The key difference there is whether the consumer thinks they are getting the real deal, or whether they know they are getting a lesser quality product that just looks like the original.

Just looking for a clarification of what you are asking about.
 
I'll leave it to each individual to determine what the word "counterfeit" means to them. But you'll notice that I split the "yes" answer into "no restrictions" and "with restrictions". Your question is one of the reasons I did that. Any "yes" answer will fit into one of those two categories regardless of how someone defines the word "counterfeit". And as I stated at the outset, why someone would choose to answer "yes" isn't the issue here. This poll has nothing to do with motivation and everything to do with behavior.
 
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Counterfeit? Nope. Knife with similar design features to another knife? We do it all the time.
 
I answered yes, with restrictions.

I would never buy an exact copy where the copy is being falsely marketed as the real thing. As long as derived works are marketed under its own brand name, Yes. Pretty much every product on the market today is derived from earlier products. Reinventing the wheel for the sake of being different doesn't make much sense to me.
 
Ok. Well I voted no based on the definition of the word "counterfeit" meaning what it does when referring to money - a copy intended to deceive a person into thinking it is the genuine article.
 
If you went into a store and saw steaks for 10 bucks and decide it is too much to spend, but you know that a stock boy steals steaks from the store and sells them for 5 bucks would you buy them?

This is the same situation, counterfeits are stealing from the people that spend the money to innovate these designs. The big difference are the people that buy these designs don't need these knives the same way people need food.

Anyone on this forum that knowingly buys imitations is a complete scumbag because unlike the vast majority of the population we know better. On top of that many of the people that we would be harming through the action of supporting these criminals are members of this forum.
 
I'm going to say no. If I want a knife that looks like knife X, I'll buy knife X or do without.
 
I want not, never... I want the real thing and it's hard to get, so dump the fakes.
 
OK, folks. Let's get back to the facts, shall we? Believe it or not, this is a "yes" or "no" question. PLEASE keep your opinions to yourself . . . if you're actually mature enough to be able to do that, that is . . . and let everyone answer without the benefit of your "wisdom". Thanks!
 
Counterfeit (knockoffs that are fraudulently labeled with a manufacturer's name) - no.

Genuine knives from respected manufacturers that have similar design features to other knives - Yes, all the time.
 
No I wouldn't, doesn't preclude me from being gifted one by an uneducated person though, I personally wouldn't purchase one though.
 
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