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    <title>Counterfeits and Fakes</title>
    <description>Counterfeits and Fakes</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ebay Counterfeit Reporting</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/ebay-counterfeit-reporting.8261/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (5col)</author>
      <dc:creator>5col</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey, if you guys find any counterfeit ESEE gear on Ebay, please give me a heads up.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>54</slash:comments>
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      <title>Fake 6?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-6.15340/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Robby-Joe13)</author>
      <dc:creator>Robby-Joe13</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I ordered a 5 a while back, before I knew much about Esee. Ordered from Amazon, ordered a &quot;used like new&quot; condition knife as it was a good bit cheaper. Everything was still sealed new, but I received a 6. Then I find Amazon is not a legitimate seller of these. Came in an Esee box, with the survival card, paracord, and sheath. Seems to be pretty decent, but after reading the posts here, and the mixup with my order, I&#039;m a bit skeptical. I&#039;m deployed overseas, so by the time it arrived, I...<br />
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<a href="http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-6.15340/" class="internalLink">Fake 6?</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake 3s on Ebay</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 00:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3s-on-ebay.15368/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Woodguy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Woodguy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/197188260095?mkcid=16&amp;mkevt=1&amp;mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&amp;ssspo=oorvjzpjr7s&amp;sssrc=4429486&amp;ssuid=tNNCo2ocQG6&amp;var=&amp;widget_ver=artemis&amp;media=COPY" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971882600...NNCo2ocQG6&amp;var=&amp;widget_ver=artemis&amp;media=COPY</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Any Dealers in Brazil?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/any-dealers-in-brazil.15380/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just noticed a bunch of cheaply priced knives coming out of Brazil now;<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=187241286291&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&amp;_ssn=rodrigsand0" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?ite...rksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&amp;_ssn=rodrigsand0</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/297327845023" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/297327845023</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Egregious</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 21:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/egregious.15377/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (BillyGoatsPuff)</author>
      <dc:creator>BillyGoatsPuff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is eBay seller brwjus45 selling a ton of fake Esees? If thiese are fake, then this level of boldness is insane. Does eBay not give a ****? Don’t they have some kind of promise of authenticity on their site stated somewhere? I thought I remembered that posted on their page somewhere. If these are in fact legit, then my apologies. Just stood out as crazy to me.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Darien Machete from Pakistan</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/darien-machete-from-pakistan.15370/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It looks pretty good in the pictures;<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/388384582802" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/388384582802</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake Sencillo</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 02:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-sencillo.15314/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Straight from China, ebay says it&#039;s good when reported.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/335830453517" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/335830453517</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Safe vendors?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/safe-vendors.15351/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Wildman73)</author>
      <dc:creator>Wildman73</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I don&#039;t EVER buy ebay or Amazon.  Are the regular online vendors safe to purchase from? TKC had some decent prices on a 5 with some extras. I&#039;m looking at getting a 5 and  a junglas 2 to round out my stable. Thanks for any reply. Take good care all.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>It's a Flood of Garbage!</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/its-a-flood-of-garbage.15297/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Seems to be an ever increasing number of fakes on ebay. They didn&#039;t even pull the last one from china I reported, they at least used to pull those. It&#039;s sad deal checking the completed sales on this junk, lots of people think they have a good knife.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/335812238394" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/335812238394</a><br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/135552429224" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/135552429224</a><br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/135557374434" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/135557374434</a><br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/135557102095" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/135557102095</a><br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/135554403951" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/135554403951</a>...<br />
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<a href="http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/its-a-flood-of-garbage.15297/" class="internalLink">It&#039;s a Flood of Garbage!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake 3 on da Bay!</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3-on-da-bay.15310/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3-on-da-bay.15310/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Woodguy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Woodguy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/335812300027?mkcid=16&amp;mkevt=1&amp;mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&amp;ssspo=iseokhd3tyw&amp;sssrc=4429486&amp;ssuid=tNNCo2ocQG6&amp;var=&amp;widget_ver=artemis&amp;media=MORE" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/3358123000...NNCo2ocQG6&amp;var=&amp;widget_ver=artemis&amp;media=MORE</a><br />
Fake Esee 3]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>ESEE CR 2.5 copycat?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/esee-cr-2-5-copycat.14857/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/esee-cr-2-5-copycat.14857/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This sure looks like a fake, unauthorized seller at the least, never seen a 2.5 sell that cheap....<br />
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<a href="http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/esee-cr-2-5-copycat.14857/" class="internalLink">ESEE CR 2.5 copycat?</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Beware! Fake izula!</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/beware-fake-izula.13248/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/beware-fake-izula.13248/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Nonkie)</author>
      <dc:creator>Nonkie</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/144270527823?hash=item2197318d4f:g:qJsAAOSw2-Vhfq~m" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/144270527823?hash=item2197318d4f:g:qJsAAOSw2-Vhfq~m</a><br />
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I hate these kind of people…]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New Chinese 6's</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/new-chinese-6s.15275/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Starting to see these 6&#039;s showing up, these are from china so they might take them down on my report;<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/196938485649" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/196938485649</a><br />
<a href="https://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?members/185/" class="username" data-user="185, @5col">@5col</a> , I reported a couple others from the US as well, they never remove those for me;<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/387806227451" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/387806227451</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/387806265989" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/387806265989</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake 3 S35VN on the Bay</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3-s35vn-on-the-bay.15007/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Mark)</author>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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      <title>JG5 a Fake vs. Real</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/jg5-a-fake-vs-real.14929/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/jg5-a-fake-vs-real.14929/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Came across a fake JG5 worth doing a comparison on. Bought it on ebay, got a refund right away but noticed the seller didn&#039;t take down the listing and another seller from the same town listed another batch. Here are some side by side photos to compare, my original SMKW marked example has the darker scales and darker sheath. <br />


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      <title>Izula2 legit?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/izula2-legit.15230/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (WADaniel)</author>
      <dc:creator>WADaniel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, recently got into esee knives and purchased my first one! Can someone help me confirm if this is legit or a rep? I’m not sure how to tell, thank you in advance for your help.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake 3</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3.14948/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pretty sure this is another china fake.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/355479993907?itmmeta=01HQ4AGDESZKW4MQ95NNN0VCN8&amp;hash=item52c4423e33:g:~QwAAOSwsURl1SHb&amp;itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEq9VRDmKV6VeUMUNOEsnjDkGwI0Xi7Idg6pMex8slvesPhPmOKxImZhiSRV0k%2FoRaABAUHB3cG%2BG1KouS8GSOjjVIO1uY82wWAlYPQXA9Hyj9LqntFGJhOUCAl%2F%2BGUHpZMvQzlswU0yBqajdJbG%2FtTsNvTXu%2FIlpTge%2BtVcATpl3d%2BioyVThLN3aFDVPBCrQKQv%2BgC238NKbtqCxsfN5Ay3g7FzDFQBM%2BOSehAnrzJJ9%2BmyLTpJG86Xi4CMGG9cSA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8TXwYq5Yw" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/3554799939...JJ9+myLTpJG86Xi4CMGG9cSA==|tkp:Bk9SR8TXwYq5Yw</a>...<br />
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<a href="http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-3.14948/" class="internalLink">Fake 3</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fakes on temu</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fakes-on-temu.15128/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fakes-on-temu.15128/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Bthomasb)</author>
      <dc:creator>Bthomasb</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just wanted to give out a shout that there are several fakes and copies on temu. My sister bought me a 3 which I don&#039;t have one but it showed up with a 3/16 thickness the same as my 4,the sheath is cheap plastic and long enough to fit a 4 with no knife retention]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>IZULA-35V model number?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/izula-35v-model-number.15079/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/izula-35v-model-number.15079/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jtallen83)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jtallen83</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This one caught my eye, some of the extras looked good but the knife and the model number don&#039;t line up from what I can tell.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/256561173160" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/256561173160</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fake Esee 4 on eBay</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-esee-4-on-ebay.15054/</link>
      <guid>http://eseeknives.com/forums/index.php?threads/fake-esee-4-on-ebay.15054/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Craig Georgalas)</author>
      <dc:creator>Craig Georgalas</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Fake Esee-4 on eBay. I let the owner of the post know but he assures me that the person he bought it from wouldn’t sell him a counterfeit. 

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