Romeo Van Frogskinstein
I should Work at Oakley
There is little doubt that the Yellow/Ice (or Blue) EB is a genuine Oakley Frogskin. The question about authenticity concerns the frame and logo colouring, ie, was this factory produced or was it from a third party. There is little to question a concern about the legitimacy of the lenses....easy to get either Ice or Blue authentic product. I would wonder why Oakley would factory produce the Yellow over a White frame with the arms attached and with some inconsistency in the colour to reveal the white on various parts of the frame. The ebay close ups of the logos 'in my opinion' show the icon painted with a blue paint and the absolute contours of lines and curves of the logos are not followed.
I would also question why Tabor Coates, the company owner, who was fully involved and in receipt of the three official EB Frogskins, had not even heard of this glass until I questioned him about it, and said as far as he knew there were just the 3 releases. Why would the warehouse manager instead happen to get either 1 or 2 'rumoured' pairs that Oakley made specifically for him? Bear in mind also, there is no additional aspects that could help to confirm a genuine piece, such as an etching, or a bag, or company script on the frame. Even if it is real, made by Oakley, and they did the colours, and gave the 1 or 2 to the warehouse manager without Tabor's knowledge, there is no way to prove it is genuine.
My opinion is, it was once an original Frogskin that has had all contents like the box etc discarded, customised by a third party, and made possibly as an attribute to EB. Put it this way, I don't have one in my collection, it is not on my wants list, and not included in my Frogskins 3rd Gen complete list that I compiled for the Forum. Consider also, what is to stop anyone simply painting a pair of Frogskins the same, adding an Ice lens, then saying "Hey this is a 1 of maybe 2 EB Prototype"? There would essentially be no difference to such a pair and the one discussed here.
I would also question why Tabor Coates, the company owner, who was fully involved and in receipt of the three official EB Frogskins, had not even heard of this glass until I questioned him about it, and said as far as he knew there were just the 3 releases. Why would the warehouse manager instead happen to get either 1 or 2 'rumoured' pairs that Oakley made specifically for him? Bear in mind also, there is no additional aspects that could help to confirm a genuine piece, such as an etching, or a bag, or company script on the frame. Even if it is real, made by Oakley, and they did the colours, and gave the 1 or 2 to the warehouse manager without Tabor's knowledge, there is no way to prove it is genuine.
My opinion is, it was once an original Frogskin that has had all contents like the box etc discarded, customised by a third party, and made possibly as an attribute to EB. Put it this way, I don't have one in my collection, it is not on my wants list, and not included in my Frogskins 3rd Gen complete list that I compiled for the Forum. Consider also, what is to stop anyone simply painting a pair of Frogskins the same, adding an Ice lens, then saying "Hey this is a 1 of maybe 2 EB Prototype"? There would essentially be no difference to such a pair and the one discussed here.
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