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ITS SCARY :2gunsfiring_v1 it would be handy if someone started a thread about how to spot the difference between genuine and repo stuff.i nearly got turned over a few years back on a set of aerospeeds luckily i got tipped off
It's an epic and very thought prevoking thread mate I'm amazed by the variety of fake parts and repops out there I personally have bought repop bits and bobs here and there but only due to necessity or financial reasons.In an ideal world I'd buy original parts over repops every day of the week but I don't want £150 grips that will be worn out on rad rides or spend £200 on a seat that Paul Barlow will without doubt ruin within minutes of coming into contact with it (sorry Paul )
but i'm just not prepared to pay £1500+ for a set of orig Hutch cranks
Do not buy off akgoff... It's all fooking fake!!! Boy! There's been some shit repop stuff about... Never though that many brands!!!
It is very very sad and another wedge driving me away from old school BMX I like the way Waza, the guy who has the other working Skyway hub press in Oz, advices about repop parts and he admits to selling repop Mongoose pads, grips and decals
Quote from: Londonhellboy on December 07, 2013, 09:12 PMIt is very very sad and another wedge driving me away from old school BMX I like the way Waza, the guy who has the other working Skyway hub press in Oz, advices about repop parts and he admits to selling repop Mongoose pads, grips and decals Actually Waza has a license to sell them, he is also the most genuine and honest person you could meet and a massive wealth of information about all things old school.
No one is saying he hasn't. Just don't bitch about others doing it when you're doing it yourself, is all people are saying
Licensed, unlicensed....it's all re-pop, re-issue. It never came from the 70's, 80's or mid 90's. It might suit some peoples budget and others want the real deal.My point was, and only point, when re-issue or re-pop items yourself, don't judge others for doing so.(as per what I understand from reading that thread, he is not actually licensed from Mongoose to reproduce their items, correct me if I am wrong)
Regarding Waza, maybe you should check facts and not believe everything ill informed clearly bitter men worried about their iinvestments say especially when what they say is wrong.
Some of those items were done by people on here, they were honest about them and people who bought them, did so knowingly, what happened after that is where any issues peope have lie.