I ordered a fake Gerber Strongarm earlier today on eBay. I wanted a decent woods knife and YouTube said the Strongarms were pretty good while not being super expensive. I'm not a knife guy. I know there are better, more expensive knives but they just aren't that important to me like firearms are. I figured that Gerber would be more then enough for me to play around with.
As I watched more vids on the Strongarm, one got recommended to me showing a fake one compared to a real one. I went and checked the pics of the knife I ordered and sure enough, it was the exact fake one I was watching in the video.
I ordered the one that was made in "Portlamd" Oregon. Not Portland Oregon..
The seller made a shipping label like an hour after I paid. I don't think it has shipped yet. I reported him for selling a counterfeit knife and messaged him saying I wanted my money back and that his knife is fake. This guy has sold hundreds of these knives and I read his reviews. He has 1 bad one saying the knife was fake from 6 months ago. That customer said he returned the fake knife and still didn't get a refund.
The fake Gerber cost me $70
If I get my money back or not, I learned a lesson. I'll never buy anything else besides video games off eBay. That's all I've ever bought off eBay. Video games..
If I don't get my money back and I'm stuck with the Chinese knockoff, I'm upset enough that I'm going to buy an Esee 5 with the venom colors. It's the only way I feel like I can right this wrong if things don't go my way on this deal.
Watch out for fake shit...