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Official Fakes/Possible Fakes Inquiry Thread (ARE THESE FAKE? POST FAKES HERE)

I wonder if he knows they are fake and is trying to cheat someone, or if he is clueless and just thinks he got a great deal on them, and thinks he can make some cash by selling them.
 
I was just doing a search for a totally unrelated subject, iridium coating process, and this poped up on the radar. BADMAN sunglasses for $87 from Aliexpress. I am not an expert on these but I would have to say they are fake from the source. Maybe more experienced people in this model can point out the tell tale signs, but at first glance they are very good replicas.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...2517644555.html?spm=2114.40010708.4.32.nZsGSy

Here are some screenshots:
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The other possibility is that there is a leak in the production plant for Oakley and these are finding their way onto a parallel market. Less likely though!
 
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I was just doing a search for a totally unrelated subject, iridium coating process, and this pope up on the radar. BADMAN sunglasses for $87 from Aliexpress. I am not an expert on these but I would have to say they are fake from the source. Maybe more experienced people in this model can point out the tell tale signs, but at first glance they are very good replicas.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...2517644555.html?spm=2114.40010708.4.32.nZsGSy

Here are some screenshots:
4403-1446291141-d7c647b255ce1d16460f854dcbd3b236.png

4404-1446291179-d2607050a69e53465b8b6920afeab5f1.png



The other possibility is that there is a leak in the production plant for Oakley and these are finding their way onto a parallel market. Less likely though!


Fakes:
- The "O" logo in the earstems are off
-The orbital is thick, as the lens seems receeding.
- The colorway is all wrong (SKU might be generic since I haven't able to hold them up close, but was able to inspect it very close)
- For some units, lens has no polarized marking
-The earstems hinges are loose and some units with stems closed is not even touching each other
-Will never came in a proper package (No plastic canister and generic box with cheap cloth and bag)
- Lens will have the red, the blue, the black but is nowhere near close to Oakley lens color
- Plasma frame is copied closest, while the Dark Carbon frame is copied to lightly.

Aside from the ugly "O" logo, it look unfortunately similar but the materials used is very very poor and as much as the workmanship.
 
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