u/Ivan_Vutzov

Guys, I am into folders (Spyderco only) the past 3 months and just bought my 5th Spyderco and first one from a private ebay seller and I am really worried 😟. It is also my first Taiwan made and I am hoping that explains the strange things I seem to notice.

The good:

1. It is a 100% positive ranking ebay.de seller with not huge history but still even now seeling a couple of knives form a "personal collection".
2. The knife is 92 grams on my scales which is a tolerable difference (original is listed at 91 grams)
3. There was some heavy bidding for the item at the ebay auction and the price is not too low - ca. EUR90

The bad:

1. The logo is completely different texture from my current USA made official seller logos. It seems like painted and the nail literally stops at the border. It is not uniform but has these strange lines as seen on the photos.
2. The SPYDERCO CPM S30V text seems tilted and goes up and seems also in that "painted" tecnique.

I feel that unless in Taiwan they use a completely different etching technique I may have gotten a fake knife. Relly hoping for your reassurance.