Let me start by saying even a seasoned collector can get duped once and a while.
I have been watching a pair of Collectors SubZeros online for a while. The seller had multiple pairs and at first glance looked legit. My original thought was maybe some leftover parts from HQ with an unreleased lens paired together. I was still skeptical but after multiple sales and no neg feedback I thought what the heck. I pulled the trigger. I knew I wouldnt know for sure until I had them in my hands. eBay buyer protection, paid with a CC so LETS GO!
I knew as I opened the box I had been taken. Cheap flimsy case, cloth etc. The seller had them listed as used but these were clearly new. In the pictures the real one is always on top.
The color on the fake lens looks great in person. Notice the groove in the lens is cut differently, the nose piece is different and the width is smaller.
The text on the arm is a different font, slightly. Rubber put on backwards however with current Oakley QC this is possible on any pair.
Lenses are glued in on the fakes with glue visible.
The overall pattern is very close but a little bigger than OEM. The frame finish is also glossier.
Sloppy work on the logo but seen this from OEM as well.
The seller has not be cooperative and after digging a little further every pair he has listed is a fake. Based on his feedback he has already suckered a few others that dont know any better. eBay is making me return them for a refund and the counterfeit side is handles by a different department.
Be careful out there folks...
BTW here is the seller.
ready2drip
I have been watching a pair of Collectors SubZeros online for a while. The seller had multiple pairs and at first glance looked legit. My original thought was maybe some leftover parts from HQ with an unreleased lens paired together. I was still skeptical but after multiple sales and no neg feedback I thought what the heck. I pulled the trigger. I knew I wouldnt know for sure until I had them in my hands. eBay buyer protection, paid with a CC so LETS GO!
I knew as I opened the box I had been taken. Cheap flimsy case, cloth etc. The seller had them listed as used but these were clearly new. In the pictures the real one is always on top.
The color on the fake lens looks great in person. Notice the groove in the lens is cut differently, the nose piece is different and the width is smaller.
The text on the arm is a different font, slightly. Rubber put on backwards however with current Oakley QC this is possible on any pair.
Lenses are glued in on the fakes with glue visible.
The overall pattern is very close but a little bigger than OEM. The frame finish is also glossier.
Sloppy work on the logo but seen this from OEM as well.
The seller has not be cooperative and after digging a little further every pair he has listed is a fake. Based on his feedback he has already suckered a few others that dont know any better. eBay is making me return them for a refund and the counterfeit side is handles by a different department.
Be careful out there folks...
BTW here is the seller.
ready2drip
