116th "Buys" Of 2013

[702baby]

i'm guessing ya traded with a member from the forums? if that's the case, maybe ask him/her where the pair originated from? i'm leaning towards getting an official opinion from an Oakley store/rep if possible to deduce whether it's the real deal. could just be a lens and icon swap, who knows. but the graphics on the arms are throwing me off. that's just my personal opinion.

yes, he mentioned he got it from eBay

 

[jonoyong]

if he originally got them like this, without box/bag/papers with the icons/lens already switched out then i would be a little cautious. but i still highly recommend getting a official opinion on these.

 

[oakleybezerk]

As Jono correctly pointed out, I'm just concerned that the pair doesn't appear to be as subtle in it's design as others I have seen or the pair that I have and I'd hate to see you get stung with a replica.

To me it looks like your pair has grey dots on the crystal frame to give the appearance of the pattern down the ear stem. The examples I'm looking at all have white dots down the crystal frame giving the appearance of the solid body white gradually fading to clear.

 

[702baby]

thanks guys for looking out, meeting someone later who has a STPL Holbrook to compare

 

[702baby]

just met up with a forum member / Oakley employee today, compared this pair with his STPL and I did see the differences you guys pointed out

 

[jonoyong]

just met up with a forum member / Oakley employee today, compared this pair with his STPL and I did see the differences you guys pointed out

Good that ya manage get some sort of confirmation abt the pair. Next step hope you manage to sort out a refund or some sort with the guy you got the pair from

 

[702baby]

yeah just sent him a message, sucks for both of us but yeah it is what it is

 

[oakleybezerk]

At least you found this out earlier rather than later and hopefully you're still able to get things sorted out.

 

[washi me sensie]

love this forum! members looking out for each other!

 

[GRFMotorsports]

Thanks for the insight guys, never knew they faked that pair, something else to watch for.