Hi Guys
Ive just been burned by a fake VX3 from a guy in ChCh via trademe,
Beware when buying 4.5x14x40 VX3.
Cheers
Dave
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Hi Guys
Ive just been burned by a fake VX3 from a guy in ChCh via trademe,
Beware when buying 4.5x14x40 VX3.
Cheers
Dave
When looking at buying a 2nd hand Leupold scope, get the serial number and contact Leupold. They will usually give you an answer within a few days as to whether its fake or not.
I saw then on trademe, pretty easy to tell they re fake when you look at the centre of the tube around the turrets it's a totally different shape, also turret caps look larger and turrets themselves are printed white where a real vx3 are printed gold
Shocking
NZ becoming a dumping ground for rubbish
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/328485...platform=msite
This one actually has gold printed turrets (although they still dont actually look like a vx3i turret) but others I have seen don't, still turret caps are taller, centre of tube is different etc
was it this one?
https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hun....htm?archive=1
Ive gaot a fake zeiss it came on a brno i bought seems to work ok tho
go to ali, theres burris, bushnells and even zeiss !
Ive asked for a refund,
Waiting to see what happens, Ill give him a week to resolve it.
Based on the limited communication im getting from him he was quite aware it was fake and doesn't care either way.
Believe it or not i actually want a genuine one.
Alert the Police and Trademe as well. Try and find the thread on the gaming forum about taking someone like that to court, an entertaining read at least.
that was straight up take cash and run with no good provided, might not work in the case of counterfeit goods.
here is the thread mentioned
https://www.gpforums.co.nz/threads/3...ting-for-Noobs
Yep confirmed via leupold
The turrets on that one don't look very "leupoldy "
I read somewhere that the glass on the counterfeit vortex scopes was better than the actual thing..
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@davhope have you heard back from the seller or trademe ? how much did you pay for it?
@davhope was it this auction https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hun....htm?archive=1
I just read the thread, what a hoot
Still havent heard anything back,
Have raised a dispute with TM for now.
See what happens.
To answer Bigbear, Ultimitsu was correct on the listing,
Still no response, Im not sure if he is a forum Member so dont want to say too much,
Kind of have to give him an opportunity to refund so Ill wait and see.
I hate shit like this:pissed off:
Read the guys feedback. most are good, but enough there to send warning bells
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Fe...5&type=&page=1
Yeah Fair comment Stug
However Ive never had a problem before either on trademe or the forum, Everyone ive dealt with have been real standup people,
An expensive lesson for me.
Yep, I've been lucky too and don't normally check peoples Trademe feedback before I bid. Everyone I've dealt with on here has been great.
Are these fake?
https://www.trademe.co.nz/1714601180
I don't know, but Midway were using the same photo when they were selling them for $249 US.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...ny-style-mount
I bought a fake Leupold 1.5-5x20 last year. The key differences were taller than normal turrets, adjustment knobs were in 1/2moa, (should have been 1/4moa), adjustment knob writing was white not gold, reticle was different to anything on the Leupold website, little gold logo on the side of turret was crooked and the scope was being sold as a brand new vx-111 which is of course an older model.
Selling counterfeit goods is a breach of TM rules so went back to the seller asking for a refund. The seller did not reply to my emails so contacted TradeMe who told me to go to the small claims court. I was reluctant as this would waste more time and more money (it costs $50 odd to lodge a claim) but thought I should follow through to stop this trader. Went to the hearing and the seller was meant to call in on the phone but did not front. Got a clear ruling in my favour, -the adjudicator was more than happy that it breached TM’s terms of trade. I was not expecting the seller to pay up but thought that at least it would give TM grounds to ban him. Was very suprised when the seller contacted me and paid the refund! I might have been lucky but suspect that most semi honest people don’t like to clash swords with the justice system. good luck with your dispute. Ross
Yes, thought I learned my lesson the first time. Thx
Pending confirmation of deposit from the bank, it looks like the seller might have refunded the purchase price.
Anyone selling a GENUINE VX3 or VX3I in 4x14x40 CDS?
Cheers
Dave
Check @ethan77 post on this thread
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....99/#post731802