fake? not fake?

[TMFKAMJ]

i was browsing the bay when i noticed this tool http://www.ebay.com/itm/VICTORINOX-Copy-Rescue-Tools-Put-One-of-These-in-Your-Cars-Glove-Box-/330764554692?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item4d031a91c4 he says its a fake but it doesn't look like stock pictures, and it has the victorinox swiss made on the blade tang i thought they werent aloud to do that if its made in china or not a vic?   also should we report it even though he says its a fake?

[JRAmmon]

Fake... report to ebay! 

Seller states its a good copy but it is a bootleg piece of garbage. Period.

Here is some information to substantiate my claim:
http://www.victorinoxblog.com/2008/12/fake-de-victorinox-rescue-tool.html

[TMFKAMJ]

thanks for the info i just thought that they werent aloud to use the victorinox and swiss made stamp if it wasnt real  kinda ticks me off that they can do that it kinda throws you off, i noticed the awl and the lock was weird  before i noticed the title cause i was just looking at prices not titles (its a habit i have). ill report it tommorow morning and if you guys want to too

[J Mackrel Jones]

The seller does describe it as a copy so I woldn't report it to Ebay.
Yes it is illegal for others to put the Victorinox name and logo on anything. 
Thankfully there are enough differences that the fake can be distinguished from the real thing - hopefully in the auction photos !

[Reinier]

They are trying to sell an illegal item so why NOT report it

[J Mackrel Jones]

The party has confessed - an "honest" middleman.  The source is the law-breaker. 
Bust China !!  Or tell Victorinox.  They (and Wenger) have gone after illegal imports before...

[Gareth]

There was a glut of these a few years ago, enough that it warranted a SOSAK article: http://www.sosakonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=379&Itemid=35

[J Mackrel Jones]

Both articles excellent analyses of the comparison.
The chinese are giving themselves a bad reputation with this illegal stuff...

[Marius]

Funny that the ad seems to indicate that the brand name of this fake may be literally COPY (or Copy) 

Quote from the ad:

"The COPY Rescue Tool, has all of the same functions as the real one. It is of very good quality for the price."

[nsa-x-file]

Reported to eBay. 

[T.J. Hooker]

I'm not sure if its the same person but I do know there was one person on ebay selling these fakes because he bought a ton of them and believed they were real. Then someone told him they were fake.

[J Mackrel Jones]

I bought a couple chinese counterfeits from two different Ebay sellers who had the exact same format on their Details about Seller - I figured they were one person. I wanted the knives (cheap price) to write an article on counterfeit SAKs.  I asked them after getting the knives and both said they didn't know, one offered a partial refund, other said he would research whether the knives were copies or not.
Bought a ton of 'em (for about a dollar each) believing they were real?  There's a nice bridge in Brooklyn we could sell him...

[JNieporte]

Anybody have one of these knock-offs they're willing to get rid of? I have a collection of fake SAKs and need this one.

[T.J. Hooker]

Anybody have one of these knock-offs they're willing to get rid of? I have a collection of fake SAKs and need this one.

Maybe ask the user in the ebay listing if he/she has any more.

I don't think any one here would have bought one, I know I would not have. I rather have the real thing.