I ordered a Sig Romeo5 off Amazon and a buddy told me about fakes/knock offs. He sent me the video and they are hard to tell if you didn’t know, but easy if you do after watching the video. Well I check my Amazon account and this one I ordered came straight up came from CHINA.
I have studied the shit out of this thing and I think its legit. I checked everything the video suggested and mine is spot on and compared to others at home. Only the writing seemed a bit shiny but that might be because its new. Shit I wanted it to be fake and bust them and send back but maybe not, I am going to take to my LGS and compare finishes as my last stand.
Anyway, for those of you whom don’t like your Romeo5, there might be a reason.
I do not buy anything firearm related or really anything of value from Amazon. The entire site is rife with counterfeits from clothing to gun sights to “medicine.”
I did the exact same as you around a year ago. Checked out the video then determined mine to be legit.
When I buy this sort of stuff from Amazon, which isn’t often, I look at the sellers and try to stick with firearms related sellers, even though it can be hard to determine who exactly is selling sometimes, which is ridiculous.
You are indeed correct, lots of counterfeits out there, so buyer beware.
Same thing is happening in the jewelry trade. Accounts selling man made diamonds as almost as good. Can get a bigger diamond, clearer etc for same cash.
Funny you say that…I bought the old lady a diamond upgrade earlier this year. They tried selling me the whole man made BS to which I responded. I want a real flipping diamond and I want a picture of the little African who mined it.
I have looked at several products that I know are made in China, but not too sure about ordering direct from the manufacturer. I sure don’t have any problem cutting out the middleman in that scenario if I am getting the same product.
No idea. I think we’re more worried about who makes the fakes… and what shortcuts they have. I think the idea is that a fake Romeo 5 likely is crappy compared to a real one.
I don’t care who makes it or where it comes from as long as its not a POS fake. My Romeo5’s have been outstanding, especially considering their cost. And, yes its shocking they make a fake $100 Optic but I’m sure it cost them $10 to make. I can’t figure out how they make Harbor Freight tools that weigh a ton and sell for pennies, shipping should make them more expensive, but they do.
Just glad I’m aware and wanted to make others aware so they dont get smoked on a Romeo, even if its just $100 optic.
This probably doesn’t matter, due to the comingling of inventory at Amazon warehouses. Sellers can opt out of that, but I’m not sure there’s a great way to determine which sellers do opt out; sellers that do opt out do incur additional costs on their end.