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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #210 on: October 07, 2014, 12:15:20 AM

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #211 on: October 07, 2014, 12:38:47 AM
Quote from: GigaHz on October 07, 2014, 12:15:20 AM
Are these the fake ones that were around a $2?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Swiss-Army-SwissCard-/151434433663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234232147f

10 pieces / lot , US $1.95 / piece - china wholesale press  :facepalm:

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #212 on: October 07, 2014, 01:16:08 PM
Just for interest, I got on to Alibaba-US the other day (BTW, they drop a ton of cookies in your browser, so be sure to delete them all). There was a listing of knife companies. One specialized in SAKs, even had the Victorinox shield on them.

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #213 on: October 09, 2014, 07:05:27 AM
Quote from: GigaHz on October 07, 2014, 12:15:20 AM
Are these the fake ones that were around a $2?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Swiss-Army-SwissCard-/151434433663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234232147f
Wow that looks like a pretty good fake to me - If it is one - I don't have a Swiss card Beijing opera card with which to compare it or my Beijing Climber with me today.
Would fool most people I'd say - Including me if I was not a Vic enthusiast
Clues for me are:
  • Plastic surface is mottled - Aren't the real ones smoother?
  • Screwdriver on the end of the file looks too rounded - always a good sign of a Chinese knock off
  • With all the tools in place the tabs on the tool ends to not align beautifully like they do on a real one
  • Vic logo does not look very neat

But it's all a bit scary.
Although the seller does not have great feedback.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #214 on: October 09, 2014, 10:10:23 AM
Quote from: Huntsman on October 09, 2014, 07:05:27 AM
Quote from: GigaHz on October 07, 2014, 12:15:20 AM
Are these the fake ones that were around a $2?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Swiss-Army-SwissCard-/151434433663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234232147f
Wow that looks like a pretty good fake to me - If it is one - I don't have a Swiss card Beijing opera card with which to compare it or my Beijing Climber with me today.
Would fool most people I'd say - Including me if I was not a Vic enthusiast
Clues for me are:
  • Plastic surface is mottled - Aren't the real ones smoother?
  • Screwdriver on the end of the file looks too rounded - always a good sign of a Chinese knock off
  • With all the tools in place the tabs on the tool ends to not align beautifully like they do on a real one
  • Vic logo does not look very neat

But it's all a bit scary.
Although the seller does not have great feedback.

Trust me, they are CR@P.  I got a couple from DX for 5 bux and they are truly awful.

So bad that I think they "reverse engineered" them from a photo, not an actual sample.

The knife is like a butter spreader. The file just has some lines stamped on it, not teeth. The whole thing is way too thick. about the only tool that is halfway usable is the scissors and even they are a bit woeful.

I was going to give them to my GF and Mum to keep in their handbags, but I went with Classic SDs after I saw how bad these things were.

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #215 on: October 09, 2014, 10:42:11 AM
Quote from: PTRSAK on October 09, 2014, 10:10:23 AM
Trust me, they are CR@P.  I got a couple from DX for 5 bux and they are truly awful.
So bad that I think they "reverse engineered" them from a photo, not an actual sample.

That is funny!! But you'd believe it!!

BTW when I said 'good fake' I meant 'good' in that it would fool you - at least in a pic
As opposed to 'good' as in 'works well'/'functional'
I think 'good' as in 'works well' does not apply to any Chinese knock offs - apart from maybe the odd main blade!
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #216 on: October 16, 2014, 08:22:30 PM
This one is not being advertised as genuine but I thought it deserves a mention here since I have not seen a fake with the watch scales before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALPINE-BRAND-SWISS-ARMY-STYLE-POCKET-KNIFE-WITH-BUILT-IN-SWISS-WATCH-10-TOOLS-/291265710639?pt=Pocket_Watches&hash=item43d0ca0a2f

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #217 on: October 22, 2014, 09:54:02 PM
Hello my friends

found this one on sale in olx Portugal, and never see, i think it´s not real, a replica like this, looks funny, what you think of it?

http://coimbracity.olx.pt/canivete-suico-30-funcoes-novo-91mm-so-tenho-2-iid-465418839
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #218 on: October 22, 2014, 09:58:26 PM
Quote from: Ricardomfs on October 22, 2014, 09:54:02 PM
Hello my friends

found this one on sale in olx Portugal, and never see, i think it´s not real, a replica like this, looks funny, what you think of it?

http://coimbracity.olx.pt...-so-tenho-2-iid-465418839


Yep, fake.


Wrong magnifying glass, wrong Phillips screwdriver, wrong backtools, wrong corkscrew screwdriver, wrong tangstamp... Do I need to carry on? :P


Probably not worth the 15€ he's asking.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #219 on: October 22, 2014, 10:12:20 PM
No mate no need for that  :tu:, i´m very familiarized with SC I have 3, but at the first view i really think it was real but there was something wrong with that! it was one of the best fakes i saw! at least for me :)
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #220 on: October 22, 2014, 10:19:38 PM
Did you realize how big that thing is:

Looks like 10 to 11 cm
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #221 on: October 22, 2014, 10:34:22 PM
 :twak: i´m a terrible vic fan... tottaly right mate...
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #222 on: October 23, 2014, 02:14:32 PM
Quote from: Ricardomfs on October 22, 2014, 10:12:20 PM
No mate no need for that  :tu: , i´m very familiarized with SC I have 3, but at the first view i really think it was real but there was something wrong with that! it was one of the best fakes i saw! at least for me :)


You're right, at the very first glance it seemed okay, but only the very first. I usually first look for the can opener, at least that looks quite right...


But yeah, the generic Chinese phillips sd is a dead giveaway, as is the weird mag glass.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #223 on: November 05, 2014, 10:53:50 AM
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #226 on: November 21, 2014, 08:02:47 PM
Quote from: GigaHz on November 21, 2014, 07:03:35 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201223001591

Is it just me or does this look like he took pictures of a picture on his computer monitor? :facepalm:
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #227 on: November 21, 2014, 08:06:46 PM
It sure does look that way. I asked him about these and he said they are made in China.

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #228 on: November 21, 2014, 09:16:03 PM
That picture represent the original Vic's SwissChamp,

although he sells something like this Chinese knock-off:

I've seen kind of this picture few days ago on his another listing.

Now it seems he removed those pristine Chinese pics on all his listings, and deceives people with those Vic's pics.

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Reply #231 on: January 14, 2015, 06:21:14 PM
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #232 on: February 02, 2015, 05:22:39 PM
Sorry, I don't know whether this is the proper thread for this, but while searching fleabay I saw a listing that seemed to trying to intentionally deceive.


Swiss army victorinox sheath & Red Fury folding knife multi tool 28 implement

seller has a Buy It Now price set at $119.95

Since Victorinox merged the Wenger line into the Victorinox line, and kept the model numbers which included a model 28, and the model 28 includes a number of the same implements, as this item, I found the listing intentionally dishonest. Plus the price is ridiculous for a junk import.

It's Ebay listing: 181502475043

Seller: paulsoutletusa

Store: flyingaces2009

Item listing name: Swiss army victorinox sheath & Red Fury folding knife multi tool 28 implement

Seller has supposedly already sold 4!!!

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Reply #233 on: February 02, 2015, 05:49:35 PM
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #234 on: February 02, 2015, 06:20:29 PM
Quote from: Reinier on February 02, 2015, 05:49:35 PM
Why not add a link?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181502475043

Sorry, I forgot to. Plus sometimes adding a link only helps advertise dishonest sellers. Will ad link in future.

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #235 on: February 02, 2015, 07:09:31 PM
Quote from: Peanfahel on February 02, 2015, 06:20:29 PM
Quote from: Reinier on February 02, 2015, 05:49:35 PM
Why not add a link?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181502475043

Sorry, I forgot to. Plus sometimes adding a link only helps advertise dishonest sellers. Will ad link in future.

The 4 sold were at $19.99 USD. And we can't report the auctions if you don't provide the link for us. ;)
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #236 on: February 02, 2015, 07:14:41 PM
Quote from: enki_ck on February 02, 2015, 07:09:31 PM
Quote from: Peanfahel on February 02, 2015, 06:20:29 PM
Quote from: Reinier on February 02, 2015, 05:49:35 PM
Why not add a link?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181502475043

Sorry, I forgot to. Plus sometimes adding a link only helps advertise dishonest sellers. Will ad link in future.

The 4 sold were at $19.99 USD. And we can't report the auctions if you don't provide the link for us. ;)
Unless the sheath is a fake, there is nothing to report really, it says:

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FURY knife best value 28 implement
multi tool with 2 sheaths a Fury sheath,
and a Victorinox Swiss Army sheath
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Reply #237 on: March 14, 2015, 10:10:12 PM
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Reply #238 on: April 04, 2015, 10:10:41 PM
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #239 on: April 04, 2015, 10:31:04 PM
Quote from: Reinier on April 04, 2015, 10:10:41 PM
Bah: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291424102984

It even appears to say "Stainless China" right on the tang.
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