Fake?

[aJohnson]

Hi, I'm just wondering if these are a fake rip off... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/09-TREK-BLACK...arel?hash=item3354c6c175&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Because 35pounds seems extremely cheap for those.

 

[aJohnson]

Guess no-body knows...

 

[akaAndrew]

Fake? Dunno but I'd doubt it. Could just be end of line stocks.

Can you find them on Trek's website?

 

[addictfreak]

Location is Hong Kong, i would suspect they are copies.

 

[ianrauk]

yep, copies. Few years ago I bought a top from Hong Kong. Turned out to be a fake copy. Very good copy though. Didn't fit as it was way too small for the size originally quoted

 

[aJohnson]

yep, copies. Few years ago I bought a top from Hong Kong. Turned out to be a fake copy. Very good copy though. Didn't fit as it was way too small for the size originally quoted

Ah ok, thanks. Was just thinking when I saw them, a good quality kit for a decent price, then I was thinking "fake..."

 

[akaAndrew]

guess I'm just gullible....

 

[lukesdad]

Beware theyre a lot more expensive than you think charges ontop are vat, import tax, and shippers handling charge probably £20-£25 on top.

 

[wilko]

They have 100% feedback, so I guess they must be ok. No guarantee that they are not fakes though.

 

[MajorMantra]

Real team kit has bib shorts.

Matthew

 

[mr_cellophane]

They have 100% feedback, so I guess they must be ok. No guarantee that they are not fakes though.

Only 104 though, so not been trading on ebay for long (at least not under that name)

 

[thomas]

Maybe fake, but probably from the same factory

A lot of fakes are still good, so you get a good price and to be honest, no one is going to tell the difference...if you can tell the difference just do a charge back and leave bad feedback.

 

[Jonathan M]

Beware theyre a lot more expensive than you think charges ontop are vat, import tax, and shippers handling charge probably £20-£25 on top.

Won't these come in under the threshold for import duty & VAT? Any HMRC members around?

 

[MajorMantra]

Won't these come in under the threshold for import duty & VAT? Any HMRC members around?

The threshold is £18 I believe though it's not totally predictable whether something will actually get picked up anyway.

Matthew

 

[simon walsh]

Definatly fakes. It is getting near the end of the season and there will be new kit out soon. Just hold on and get the real stuff cheaper in the next couple of months. Gbcycles are usually very good I got the lpr kit for £65 last week