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Blood boiling fakes
Pooch:
Foot restyling talk..
Jaan:
Mirroring an already made comment (several times) fakes or copies have always been about. In all the years i've been unfortunate to watch Antiques Roadshow i've never heard the pundit say "well thats a fake, you've just sodding well devalued the original"...
If you know your stuff you'll be able to spot them but it takes time to "learn" the differences and with new parts coming onto the market everyday the chances of being duped become more likely.
Perhaps we should have a "Fake/Copy" sticky that helps Radsters spot the difference? Keep it subjective and educational. ???
Mat:
Thats a very good idea Chris.
Here we have an example of an ORIGINAL Haro Sport.
Easy to tell as it has quality welds & the Haro chevrons stamped ito the down tube gusset :daumenhoch:
Plus it was spotted in Thailand which adds to its authenticity
Gnarlyscoots:
It's also very very rare too. It isn't signed ;D
--- Quote from: Mat on September 17, 2014, 10:13 AM ---Thats a very good idea Chris.
Here we have an example of an ORIGINAL Haro Sport.
Easy to tell as it has quality welds & the Haro chevrons stamped ito the down tube gusset :daumenhoch:
Plus it was spotted in Thailand which adds to its authenticity
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Bob_Acid:
--- Quote from: MartyC on September 17, 2014, 04:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: kungfunky on September 16, 2014, 09:32 PM ---I'm not a massive fan of repop/fake stuff but a fan of well made stuff. JC has not hidden the fact the frame is a copy but the bloke who owns it told a whole heap of shit to people about the frame, "been in OZ years, a 78, was originally blue bla bla cnuting bla". That's what pisses me off the most. :yahoo_silent:
I'm also not a fan of personal digs and insults about who builds what or how long folk have been around etc etc, there's loads of newbies on here and if they read this type of petty crap they'll just think we're all gaybo's.
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There are con men everywhere in all walks of life, where there is money you will find them and this hobby is no different. The thing is to know your stuff, Gary (JC) makes no attempt to put his stuff out there as original, all of it is stamped JC YY (YY being the year) and his eBay sales all state they are replica or tribute and so on. If a buyer of one of his items wants to try and con someone else with it that is their decision and that would be a criminal offence (knowingly deceiving someone for financial gain). The thing is to "out" those people that lie, cheat and con buyers so that other buyers are aware of the risk they take when dealing with that person; Buyer Beware and it applies to everything not just BMX bikes.
On a same but different note that has appeared in this thread, sadly this hobby seems to attract a large number of people who are fanatical (defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal" and "A person with an obsessive interest in and enthusiasm for a particular activity") who clearly think that their opinion is more relevant than anyone elses. Some people are fanatical in everything they do...
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Stop going on , my opinion is way way way more relevant than yours. Gaybo
Gaybo? made me chuckle that did.
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