Do Fake TotalOne stick exist?

[RRyders88 0]

Have severe doubts about a total one i picked up off a guy on kijiji....that's why i don't like kijiji, i don't like confrontation, and had committed to buy it and didn't know if it looked off because it was pro stock or what.

Do counterfeits of OPS exist?

[Blork. 0]

Well, if it was a prostock, it could be repaint. Hey, maybe it is a one-95, and you actually have a better stick.

[RRyders88 0]

I have a hard time believing it is pro stock, as it actually says P88 on it and then looks like a Staal...

[Blork. 0]

I would say that's a legitimate question to ask the seller before you forked the cash over.

[RRyders88 0]

Indeed...i suppose it will just be a make shift closet rod then.

[Scotty 8]

Throw up some pictures of it. I'm not quite sure how anyone would "counterfeit" a Total One besides it simply being a prostock of another actual Bauer stick (like a One95, which truly wouldn't be a huge deal because they're incredible sticks).

[Chadd 916]

more likely to be stamped wrong than a complete forgery.

[Vet88 674]

I've seen some X60's out of China that were fakes (they claimed they were samples made for Bauer) from Prince Hockey, just one of many clone manufacturing companies (and Prince Hockey make cheap shitty sticks). The join between the blade and and the stick wasn't that flash but otherwise it was a dead ringer, graphic wise, for a real X60. When you used it though there were clear differences between the two as to feel, stiffness and response.

So do fake TotalOnes, X60's etc exist out there? With the way the price is going on sticks you can guarantee someone out there will be trying to make a fast buck on copied sticks, the new stealth comes to mind......

[Chadd 916]

Damn, I haven't seen any of the knockoffs yet.

[RRyders88 0]

[puckhoggy 0]

Is there a namebar on the top end shaft? Or pattern specs / wording?

[Outcast_Flyer 0]

Is it just me or does that taper look off? Maybe its the lighting.

[odieg14 0]

i think it says SE Griptac on the bottom, i think SE is the European version? someone correct me if im wrong. if so is there a difference.

[skyscrape 5]

It almost looks like a p89 to me.

May just be the angle. Is it more of a square toe?

[puckhoggy 0]

i think it says SE Griptac on the bottom, i think SE is the European version? someone correct me if im wrong. if so is there a difference.

Good eye on the SE

[RRyders88 0]

I guess it was either copied from a Euro version or is a Euro version i don't know...it looks off? I understand that Euro sticks only have the pattern (p88) and not the name but that is clearly not a p88.

No name plate.

[ben_trial 0]

what? doesnt look like mine at all..it seems that the total one logo is way too low...this is very strange

[JSK81 400]

Pic of my TO's

The grip coating on my sticks doesn't go nearly as low as in that pic. Also the shaft shape looks different. Maybe it's a x60 repaint? I also remember reading that some display sticks had wrong pattern numbers on them.

[eric_legare 0]

Someone came in my store with the same "counterfeit" TotalONE. We compared it to our retail TotalONEs and pro stock TotalONEs. Here are the differences we noticed:

- The name is written upside down with a slightly different font.

- There was a bump in the joint between the shaft and the blade (we can see it on your picture, where the "87-FLEX" is written).

- The tile pattern within the bottom of the shaft and the blade was not consistent.

- The stick was a bit heavier (maybe 10-15 grams) than the retail and pro stock TotalONE.

Overall, it was a good replica in terms of looks. However, performance wise, I didn't have the chance to test it on ice. It felt cheap, though.

[Machinehead2k5 32]

The Flex/pattern is also written too close to the TotalOne sticker in the counterfeit/Euro/fake stick.

[zachary 2]

I also remember reading that some display sticks had wrong pattern numbers on them.

I've seen a few that said they were the P106 but had a P92 pattern.

If that stick is fake that's disappointing. I can only imagine how bad it's gonna on eBay.

[Chadd 916]

If that stick is fake that's disappointing. I can only imagine how bad it's gonna on eBay.

It has become a major issue in the musical instrument world. Some of the forgeries are getting very hard to identify in pictures.

[HockeySavants 5]

Key difference is to look inside the actual shaft and see if the markings match the Pro Stock/Retail

And next of course it to look at the serial number...The first serial that stays on the stick will have so it lines up underneath the "R" in "BAUER" with the end of the removal sticker lining up at the beginning of the "B" in the "BAUER" logo on the opposite side of the stick.

Most counterfeit sticks won't have a serial or will look of poor quality.

I have been offered a pack of 10 "X:60" sticks for $500 shipped from China and said they only do one flex and curve. I knew then I smart to stop replying to their e-mails.

The quality can't be that terrible but probably doesn't go through the same Quality & Assurance

[Ivan 1]

Have severe doubts about a total one i picked up off a guy on kijiji....that's why i don't like kijiji, i don't like confrontation, and had committed to buy it and didn't know if it looked off because it was pro stock or what.

Do counterfeits of OPS exist?

Do they make fake sticks in China?

They sure do.

I own a LHS, Got the below e-mail some tima ago:

I am Michael from ..................., a professional hockey stick, curling broom

and other carbon fiber products factory in China.

Sincerely hope to establish business relationship with yr esteemed company in the near future. And I believe both of our business will be blooming after our cooperation.

As to the hockey sticks, we can manufacture high-end hockey sticks like bauer totalone and easton s19 etc.

Now we are manufaturing some lower mould for easton company. We have SE2, S55, EQ20,EQ10 model.

Our price for these model is Eaton S19 and bauer totalone is $80/PCS, bauer x60 is $78/pcs, TPS R10 is $60/PCS, R8 is $55/pcs, S55 is $55/pcs, SE2 is $40/pcs,

EQ20 and EQ10 is 35/pcs.

The price is FOB shanghai price and just for sample, for quantity more then 50pcs, discount is available.

We can provide OEM services, put your logo on a custom stick. Pls the the photos of our OEM sticks.

For OEM services, we need size, weight, decal and blade pattern etc for quotation, we can make sr,int,jr,and youth size.Different weight from 400g-600g,

decal: 3k,12k, or 18k carbon fiber cloth. Blade pattern: Sakic, Madano, Backstrom and Lidstrom etc.

So pls provide more info for quotation.

By the way, we also manufacture promotion stick for Sher-wood company.

Expecting to hearing further more informations from you asap.

Thanks&Best Regards

Michael

On top of that I saw fake Total Ones being sold here in. I am sure some local vendors went for it.

[Chadd 916]

The beauty and ugliness of human nature is that it all balances out, so just like in any other industry counterfeit goods are a good measuring stick if something is overpriced based on brand name or other marketing hype. If the margins are very small in certain industry then you’ll never see a counterfeit. The stick technology has reached its limits when it comes to innovation, so companies can’t come up with something newer to keep one step up with the counterfeiters. The fashion industry is a great example of this phenomenon, because you can’t justify to a consumer that the same cotton shirt that uses the same quality cotton and same quality ink has a $200 price difference, no mater what morals or laws you believe in.

Cheers

While I agree with some of what you say, there is no way you can justify putting the logo of another company on your product.