Originally Posted by
veganbikes
But you bought it from Alibaba and his 40 thieves so you know it is fake. In the case of fakes the OEM will know what their product looks like and what is fake or not and if you are choosing to buy from a place known for fakes and knockoffs you know what you are buying or simply just don't care about anything. It is not our job to examine a picture and figure out the difference between two things.
I don't think anyone has a grudge I think they are responding to your posts because that is what people do on a forum. If you don't like that people are responding to your posts I would consider not making them if they are so terrible that you feel people are attacking you over them.
I did not buy the brakes, as I posted earlier:
Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
They came from Aliexpress, were sold on eBay and then were returned to Amazon in genuine Klamper boxes.
Again, resellers are buying stock from Aliexpress and selling the counterfeit as genuine on eBay (and possibly Amazon, etc), as I have posted examples in this thread.
This is not only a single instance occurrence where the consumer is willingly purchasing counterfeits. Counterfeits are being purchased on Aliexpress by unlicensed businesses or individuals looking to make a quick buck and being re-sold on the secondary market as genuine items.
There is a seller on eBay selling counterfeit Fillmore valves. Every person who bought from them thought they were getting genuine valves, NOT counterfeits. There was an eBay seller doing the same with klampers early last year, probably sellers of counterfeit Growtacs will appear, etc.
It is not your job to do anything, but it would behoove you to be aware that there are counterfeit items and if possible what to review before purchase. Cue "you deserve it for buying on eBay, etc." or "I know what to look for, etc."
People don't they get harmed by counterfeits all the time, look how tough it has been for people with fake chains.
Someone on Paceline bought what was likely a counterfeit Shimano RT-70 rotor last year, from an Amazon reseller. Nobody actually knows if it was counterfeit or not because nobody had any detail and nobody had an info on where the real rotors are actually made, exclusively.
I do not feel people are attacking me, never used that word. They are merely posting arguments that don't make sense and generally don't follow any logic, because they are angry over other discussions were we have disagreed. It doesn't bother me, I do feel it is an unhealthy activity for those people. Regardless, they can read and write what they want, I don't see it. Just the notification of another quote for a post I won't read.