Pit Boss 1 - (TURNS OUT IS A FAKE) FYI THREAD

[bean323]

thanks for the insight! should help getting a "real' pair. or buying from people in here.. looks way more promising!

thx!

 

[bean323]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Oakley-...h=item566914a0ab&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101

sorry i thought i had typed out more info. In reading the reviews some have noted fake. or not authentic. anyone here purchased from seller?

 

[artsnletters deux]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Oakley-...h=item566914a0ab&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101

sorry i thought i had typed out more info. In reading the reviews some have noted fake. or not authentic. anyone here purchased from seller?

That seller is a known genuine Oakley seller, I've purchased from him a few times. Keep in mind you are asking about a PB2.... completely different breed of cat than the PB1.
Tim

 

[bean323]

ahh.. my bad. you are correct. Just was concerned about the reviews. thanks!

 

[Vieze2014]

Great thread guys . . .
Now as an oakley newbie i can said, with the information from this thread, to some ebay pb1: thats fakes !

What you thing about these PB1 ?
I write the seller that i need more pics !

 

[CoolshadeKen]

I answer an add on Craiglist for a PB1 at a good price but when I checked it out it was a bad replica of the PB1. I told the seller it was fake but he claims that they are the real thing. I sure learned a lot from this forum to tell the difference.

 

[bluenose]

Many thanks for thread used it to check mine before handing over money

 

[Ex_Oakley_employee]

I don't want to comment on an specific pair on this thread, but there is good information in here for the most part. I will add a big however

Unfortunately, there are a lot of unauthorized Pit Boss models out there. I say unauthorized and not fake for one simple reason, it is impossible to tell there difference. I've seen two pairs side by side whilst out in China. I would hazard a guess a small but significant proportion of PB's are what most would consider 'fake', but again, I won't use that word for the reason and simple fact they are simply 100% genuine copies that have slipped through the supply chain and official channels.

PB II are probably my favourite glasses right now, I have 3 pairs, I even worked for the company for almost 7 years and I bet at least one of those pairs I've picked up in that time are what some would consider using the word "fake" for. I simply don't know which ones, you can't even tell from the retailers legitimacy or feedback. Once you get through a couple of people in the supply chain it is very difficult to decipher the original source.

 

[bean323]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OAKLEY-ELIT...51906680?pt=US_Sunglasses&hash=item43cff76878

in comparing to my PB'1 the lettering looks.. bad? maybe over time. but wow..

 

[lithiumus]

So I noticed something on my PB Trons that may also help verify an original. At first I thought it was a clean scratch mark during inspection but I noticed a matching mark. While I don't think it's impossible to replicate, it is a very fine detail that may not be bothered to be copied... It's on the inner arm of both sides. Have a look and confirm.