fake reels?
Submitted by Jeffree on Thu, 2011-06-23 23:34
hey guys.
i was down at my local tackle shop a few days ago and a bloke came in to spool his 2500 FA stella.
upon inspection, the shop owner discovered some inconsistancies with his reel.
at first the paint on the reel was a little off, then upon closer inspection more and more inconsistencies were discovered, the reel handle, internal machanics, etc.
after informing the owner of the stella, the owner told us he always wondered why he got it for only $450 brand new.
anyone else had such experiences??
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kinga86
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
Fake Internal mechanics? Did
Fake Internal mechanics? Did they pull the thing apart? I doubt fake Stellas exist. Thats a hell of a reel to TRY and copy without it looking like an obvious fake. Buyer must've been a complete idiot in my opinion.
hlokk
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I think it would be quite
I think it would be quite hard to copy with the same end result, but considering it may only have to look like one, targetting a very high reel would mean they could get a lot more for it = more profitable.
Would be really interesting to see some pictures.
A very odd result in google. I tried "counterfeit reel" and it came up with this post, but it highlighted "fake". WTF? Google must assume the two terms are the same?
Another unrelated link to a fake product:
http://www.slashgear.com/fake-hard-drive-has-short-term-memory-not-500gb-08145144/
grayzeee
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you wanna see what's coming
you wanna see what's coming out of china copied these days
wouldn't surprise me at all.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
till
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There were a bunch of daiwas
There were a bunch of daiwas getting around with fake insides recently, came up on ausfish IIRC.
Cam
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Fakes
Guys,
I have lived and worked in China and can tell you right now they copy Stellas and everything including Rolls Royce cars. Some things are very hard to tell apart. Copied Rolex watches made of solid gold just with cheaper internals. Seen it all in China. Buyer beware!
Tim
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Fakes
Heres one I remembered was posted on Bluewaters site.
http://www.bluewater.net.au/catalog/article_info.php?articles_id=102
saltatrix
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He didnt purchase the dodgy
He didnt purchase the dodgy reel from Indonesia Jeffree by any chance?
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avion
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online buying?
maybe he purchase it from online shop and when they ship out another thing instead
possible as u dont know what they will send.
i did purchase once from japan online store, but they sent me another reel instead.
i was so angry that i call them up direct as my reel is limited edition and not the normal one.
ask me to pay for the freight to return it so they can send the limited edition one to me.
do i have a choice for their error ?
the difference in price is about AUD200.
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Jeffree
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yeh they took the reel apart
yeh they took the reel apart in the shop. and clearly it was fake. even as a noob, i could tell it wasnt 100%
not all asians keep undersize fish.