Fake Sunglasses Warning - Ebay

nick300zx
nick300zx Posts: 219
edited May 2013 in Road general
Just came across these on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/oakley-jawbon ... 4d0c4e5269

Now although they are not advertised as genuine they are also not being advertised as Chinese copies which they clearly are!
I got these exact ones a few weeks ago for about £15 delivered!
They are good but obvious copies. Livestrong did not do white & black frames. Genuine Oakley's come with two lenses not three and the hinge bolt should be a star drive not an allen key. All this info is easy to find with a quick search.

Maybe the seller doesn't know or care but 12 bids so far and at £83, hope no one from here is bidding on them (or selling them :shock: !)

On the plus side genuine replacement lenses do fit in these frames but that's another debate altogether :)

Comments

  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Good detective work... more fool them bidding then... my £15 choaklies bought 2 year ago off shiningstar still going strong. :lol:
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Knockoffs on eBay shocker. Hold the front page.
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  • denniskwok
    denniskwok Posts: 339
    Why don't you report the listing to eBay? Click on the 'Report item' link in the listing.
  • nick300zx
    nick300zx Posts: 219
    denniskwok wrote:
    Why don't you report the listing to eBay? Click on the 'Report item' link in the listing.

    Not overly worried about reporting people selling or buying fakes on ebay, as previously said 'more fool them!' Just wanted to point it out in case anyone from here was bidding.
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    To be honest, a long while back I rushed into an eBay auction for some Jawbones and won.

    Sinking feeling set in and I managed to work out they were fakes, didn't pay up, messaged the seller and they re-listed.

    Close escape... I nearly ended up owning Jawbones!
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    thats what DX is there for no!? no one pays that much for frames really do they? I got mine as they were better than the cheap original designs available from all the retailers put together. If they put a * instead of o i would wear them still, not once did i think i want oakley because they are the best material and retail at a reasonable price.. :lol:

    also on my wage nevermind my skill on a bike, i couldn't afford to replace something like that on a whim or inevitable introduction to the tarmac :|

    *rant over* sorry :roll:
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    Nick stop bragging about sunshine... we ain't got any here, no need for Oakleys... I'm not sure how you got so tanned cycling around Surbiton, you clearly have something to hide... 8)
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  • nick300zx
    nick300zx Posts: 219
    Nick stop bragging about sunshine... we ain't got any here, no need for Oakleys... I'm not sure how you got so tanned cycling around Surbiton, you clearly have something to hide... 8)

    It's my Greek blood. I tan on a cloudy day 8). Anyway it's always sunny in Surbiton. :D
  • Google images shows lots of black and white Livestrong Jawbones with 3 lenses. How are you so sure they are fake? Just interested.
  • TakeTurns
    TakeTurns Posts: 1,075
    xdoc wrote:
    Google images shows lots of black and white Livestrong Jawbones with 3 lenses. How are you so sure they are fake? Just interested.

    If you follow the pictures, most of them will probably link to ebay.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    xdoc wrote:
    Google images shows lots of black and white Livestrong Jawbones with 3 lenses. How are you so sure they are fake? Just interested.

    I have a set that I purchased about 4 years ago (not from Ebay though) that came with 3 lenses, mine are genuine & do recall that Oakley would allow you to customise your Yellow/Black set to any colours you wanted & they simply posted them out as normal Oakley's but with the Livestrong info enclosed in the box.

    Not that I'm suggesting that the Ebay versions list are or are not fakes.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • nick300zx
    nick300zx Posts: 219
    xdoc wrote:
    Google images shows lots of black and white Livestrong Jawbones with 3 lenses. How are you so sure they are fake? Just interested.

    Here a a link to a guide from a genuine Oakley seller.
    http://members.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI. ... =buyoakley

    The biggest give away is not having a torx bolt.

    HTH
  • mallorcajeff
    mallorcajeff Posts: 1,489
    Looking at his feedback looks like he bought them from china for £21.99 not two weeks ago. Wow thats some profit.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Looking at his feedback looks like he bought them from china for £21.99 not two weeks ago. Wow thats some profit.

    Chapeau on the detective work, lets hope anyone who purchases does the same homework.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Thanks for the feed back guys, just shows how careful you have to be these days.
  • Wow! £122 at the moment plus £10 delivery !
    A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it

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  • andi1363
    andi1363 Posts: 350
    Wow! £122 at the moment plus £10 delivery !
    Think we should bid these up a bit more? :twisted:
  • nick300zx
    nick300zx Posts: 219
    Wow! £122 at the moment plus £10 delivery !

    Amazing. I've still the box & same bits for mine. Maybe I should put them on there :shock:

    I'll even throw in some genuine lenses at that price :lol:
  • fatsmoker
    fatsmoker Posts: 585
    I just got an ad on facebook for this website

    http://www.lovesunnyshare.com/index.php

    They can't be real, can they?
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    fatsmoker wrote:
    I just got an ad on facebook for this website

    http://www.lovesunnyshare.com/index.php

    They can't be real, can they?

    Doubt it. No Contact Us details, outlook.com email address, items priced with the £ after the numbers and the information sections all quote $ and not £.

    Barge pole material.
  • Scotter
    Scotter Posts: 52
    I`ve posted this before, but.... the reason cyclist wear sunglasses is for eye protection from flying objects.

    That stone that flicks up from the car in front and chips your windscreen, how about it hitting your eyeball? :shock: :?

    This is the reason I will only ever wear genuine Oakleys..... (need to skip the first ad)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy-kjqbYO6E