Thread: Fake and Counterfeit Gear on TradeMe

Originally Posted by MrMatu

Just a quick warning...

It seems the eBay scourge of knockoffs and fakes has reached TradeMe...

In particular seller mikevr4 seems likely to be selling fake Cold Steel Code4 / Recon1 and Kubun knives

The reason I say likely, is in a previous auction where he claimed to have bought the two knives from Guncity I asked the boxes had Guncity pricing stickers. He answered the question but then blacklisted me from all other auctions.

Those knives sold, but now has multiple listings for the same knives again. Listed again at $1 reserve with just the standard blurb stolen from bladehq etc....plus colour options not available on the real deal.

So just a heads up. If buying a cold Steel on TradeMe it might pay to check what's selling on AliExpress first...

I actually bought one of his recon 1's and here's my experiences.

The handle itself feels just like the real thing but the blade has wiggle in it.
Also he posted the listing as a "S35VN" but the stamp on the blade says the older "CTS-XHP" so i thought he was selling an older model and accidentally put the new model descriptions in.
The screws on the knife handle and pocket clip do not tighten as if the holes were stripped
The DLC coating comes off very easily

It's a good copy but the quality is not there