Uluahunter
I should Work at Oakley
Hey gang! I picked these up off of eBay recently, and now I'm having serious thoughts that they may be fakes. I'm not sure if there are fakes of the Bruce Irons Hijinx out in the marketplace, but there are some things that don't seem right about these.
Here's what I think is fishy...
- behind the icons, on the inside of the stems, there are vents instead of a solid piece of plastic. I've been looking for examples online and every photo I've seen of other B.I. Hijinx's don't have this.
- the nose bridge measurement shows "19"...every other example I've seen is stamped "15", and the Oakley site states they are "16".
- the signature has worn off a bit, along with the stamp of the islands...but this may just be from constant use and not caring for the frames properly.
- they came with two sets of lenses...the "originals" were bronze tints (did these even come with bronze lenses?, I thought OEM was warm grey) and the ones pictured are VL ruby iridiums which don't fit very well (the right side lens keep popping out at the top of the orbital).
- lastly, the stems are really loose...as in floppy, sloppy loose!
I don't have much experience with Hijinx's, so anyone's opinion on this would be appreciated. I think I'm too late to file a claim with the seller for a refund, so I may just have to eat it. But I would definitely like to know if I've been had, then I will post the seller's name here so no one else gets screwed. If in the end the consensus is that they are real, I still got had...they weren't described honestly by the seller and were in a lot worse shape than promised. Anyway, please see the pics below...please let me know what the group thinks.
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Here's what I think is fishy...
- behind the icons, on the inside of the stems, there are vents instead of a solid piece of plastic. I've been looking for examples online and every photo I've seen of other B.I. Hijinx's don't have this.
- the nose bridge measurement shows "19"...every other example I've seen is stamped "15", and the Oakley site states they are "16".
- the signature has worn off a bit, along with the stamp of the islands...but this may just be from constant use and not caring for the frames properly.
- they came with two sets of lenses...the "originals" were bronze tints (did these even come with bronze lenses?, I thought OEM was warm grey) and the ones pictured are VL ruby iridiums which don't fit very well (the right side lens keep popping out at the top of the orbital).
- lastly, the stems are really loose...as in floppy, sloppy loose!
I don't have much experience with Hijinx's, so anyone's opinion on this would be appreciated. I think I'm too late to file a claim with the seller for a refund, so I may just have to eat it. But I would definitely like to know if I've been had, then I will post the seller's name here so no one else gets screwed. If in the end the consensus is that they are real, I still got had...they weren't described honestly by the seller and were in a lot worse shape than promised. Anyway, please see the pics below...please let me know what the group thinks.