No they were a clear sign, but mine was on it’s way from China when we found out.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?
No they were a clear sign, but mine was on it’s way from China when we found out.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?
Hey op, how much did you pay for that fake? I will refund you the whole amount but please delete this thread ( wink2x)
Here’s an example of how to check whether this week’s batch of any particular kind of light from any big seller might be fake.
Just as an example: Search results for '' - BudgetLightForum.com
Put in the seller’s name, the claimed product’s name, and words like fake, counterfeit, crap, junk ….
If anyone has reported it, it’ll appear in the search results.
Then — important — sort by date to see newest at the top.
Remember China stuff isn’t a single producer with a single production line and a knowledgeable group of employees.
We get bunches and batches — likely overruns and leftovers or —- my guess — stuff including quality control rejects from big business or military batches.
You never know what you’ll get.
They never know what they’re buying from their suppliers, they don’t ask.
They may never even handle the stuff they’re advertising for sale.
The support person you talk to isn’t told anything about any of this.
Life is like that, these days.
No way man! The thread stays.
This can be summed up like this
How to identify:
There is one thing worth noting, as far as I am aware Gearbest is an authorised seller for Convoy. So maybe Simon should simply stop supplying them. Then if we see a convoy on GEARBEST it will be a fake. He is only damaging his reputation as all the people who are not in the know will be thinking convoy are just a crap light like ultrafire.
Bingo! Mine is the one on the left, for sure.
I thought buy one tonight, but… purchase canceled.
Thanks!!
Yes.
Mine from Gearbest.com looks like this
Yes it’s fake.
Does GB real 2+ version comes with gift box?
This thread and the picture on post #12 make me worry whether I have a legit or fake Convoy S3 in hand (bought directly from Simon at Aliexpress).
Simon's source is safe.
This thread and the picture on post #12 make me worry whether I have a legit or fake Convoy S3 in hand (bought directly from Simon at Aliexpress). !http://i.imgur.com/jU7gs4O.jpg!
Does GB real 2+ version comes with gift box?
Yes, it came with nice white sturdy box
I received both a fake S2+ and a fake C8 on the same order (but only after an order with a real S2+, which is impressively good). Both are being refunded by GB.
Here is what I noticed:
Hopefully the proliferation of fake Convoys does not hurt the reputation of Convoy. (People that think that this is what a real Convoy looks like). I have bought >10 lights/hosts from the Convoy Aliex store, ME and FastTech, and will not consider to buy Convoy elsewhere again.
This thread and the picture on post #12 make me worry whether I have a legit or fake Convoy S3 in hand (bought directly from Simon at Aliexpress).
Yes that’s real. It has a proper spring on the driver. Unlike the crappy copper coloured one.
OMG, is everything I buy from Gearbest.com fake?? 5 S2+ is fake then, and 3 C8 will be fake then…and my other cases. Bad power banks and crappy batteries. Whats next…have I wasted $1000 on just fake products from Gearbest.com?