Skate Shit you've Bought Recently

[fs1/2cab]

Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

[Mbrimson88]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

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I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

Counterfeit skate gear thread

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=115386.0



They are getting harder to tell, besides the fact that real Swiss last ages and fake stuff does not, but the lettering on the bearing shield is less curved on fake swiss, from when a comparison was made.

That and checking the shop is a registered Bones / Powell stockist also helps.

[BoxStuffer]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

[close]

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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Counterfeit skate gear thread

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=115386.0



They are getting harder to tell, besides the fact that real Swiss last ages and fake stuff does not, but the lettering on the bearing shield is less curved on fake swiss, from when a comparison was made.

That and checking the shop is a registered Bones / Powell stockist also helps.

I was just about to post that the first check is a legit dealer....

Then say I bet Mbrimson88 would know.   

[moonordie]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

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I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

[JM]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

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I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

[TwisT]

I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

[rocklobster]

I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

Is this the return of Losers ATL?

[TwisT]

It's a return to its original roots of being an imaginary skateboard brand.

[moonordie]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

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I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

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Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

It was on a Quiksilver/DC shop. Yes, I know. Shame on me.

[JM]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

[close]

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

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Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

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It was on a Quiksilver/DC shop. Yes, I know. Shame on me.

It’s okay. You atoned for your sins.

But even a quicksilver retail store should have legit gear you’d think. It’s just a retail store on par with a vans store.

What a bad manager/owner if they were fake. Loser might have bought cheap on Amazon to resell at full price to skaters that didn’t know any better.

[JM]

I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

Damn that graphic is sick

Before I read, I thought for real that it was a sci-fi Fantasy.

[Mbrimson88]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

[close]

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

[close]

Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

[close]

It was on a Quiksilver/DC shop. Yes, I know. Shame on me.

[close]

It’s okay. You atoned for your sins.

But even a quicksilver retail store should have legit gear you’d think. It’s just a retail store on par with a vans store.

What a bad manager/owner if they were fake. Loser might have bought cheap on Amazon to resell at full price to skaters that didn’t know any better.

I would think in a situation like that, someone working there has done some switch of product - bought fakes, taken the real swiss bearings for themselves and then readily refunds if they are found out.

Seen it before with other shops / situations, which is not that common really, but it does happen, unfortunately.

Any which way, at least most other bearings on the market are not being copied anywhere near the way Bones bearings are.

I was just about to post that the first check is a legit dealer....

Then say I bet Mbrimson88 would know.   

Ha yeah sometimes I get in pretty fast, but it is good to have knowledge like that too and spread it around so more people know and hopefully are not taken in by any fake products on the market.

[moonordie]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

[close]

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

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They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

[close]

Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

[close]

It was on a Quiksilver/DC shop. Yes, I know. Shame on me.

[close]

It’s okay. You atoned for your sins.

But even a quicksilver retail store should have legit gear you’d think. It’s just a retail store on par with a vans store.

What a bad manager/owner if they were fake. Loser might have bought cheap on Amazon to resell at full price to skaters that didn’t know any better.

Yeah, that was my same logic. Fishy stuff but got my money back straight away, that was nice.

[commander jameson]

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Busted 4 Swiss yesterday, they were 6yo and previous set lasted 5 years so I'm pretty happy with it. Let's see how long these last.
Edit: apparently nothing since when I came home I realized they're fake so I have to go back to the store and ask for my money back.

[close]

I don't know if it's too late now or if you already returned them. But how did you knew that you bought fake bearings? I think there was a thread somewhere but I haven't really seen fake skate products in real life. Or maybe I bought fake stuff several times and didn't recognized it.

[close]

They didn't said Made in Switzerland, on the back of the box said 1983 instead of 1981 and also didn't had the Bones website but instead the full physical address.
Returned them and with the money bought from my local this and I still had spare money left (place is rumored to close so they have crazy deals). Wanted to try small wheels for a while and I like that color + you can't pass F4 for €17. Also thought to get G3 a try since they were mad cheap and need to save a little money since holidays are coming.

[close]

Nice. Support your local!

Where did you buy the fake ones? Amazon I could understand but you said you went somewhere to return them. Curious!  Thanks.

[close]

It was on a Quiksilver/DC shop. Yes, I know. Shame on me.

[close]

It’s okay. You atoned for your sins.

But even a quicksilver retail store should have legit gear you’d think. It’s just a retail store on par with a vans store.

What a bad manager/owner if they were fake. Loser might have bought cheap on Amazon to resell at full price to skaters that didn’t know any better.

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Yeah, that was my same logic. Fishy stuff but got my money back straight away, that was nice.

It is easily possible that bearings were very old stock, those kind of shops do not sell through their inventory fast if they sell at all.
Long time ago, maybe 7 to 10 years ago, real Bones bearings packaging looked like you described and switched due to counterfeits.
Good that you managed to get your money back.

[finecojeffe]

I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

this is looking good! Also thanks for posting where you have them made. I've had boards made int eh past, singles with that pusher site, that were not very good in my opinion. Hopefully someday I'll go in on getting some boards from BBB.

[TwisT]

I didn't mind my board pusher board. I landed my white whale trick on one just back in November. For a single deck with quick turnover, I prefer CCS.

[Pasta Monster]

144, 149, 159
Got the 1 1/8” bolts in case I try the SF Big Beatdowns (66.6 mm Classics).

[Doosh215]

2 AWS 8.25 boards, the Psych 8.25 shape from them is my favorite shape right now
Scumco 8.25 RIP (love the shape but noticeably shorter than the AWS boards)

New 440 V2 Low
480s
Louie Lopez Spitfires
Bones Swiss 6

[frontsideNECKTIE]

Got some Hours delivered. Been walking in my first set for a couple days. I'd say about 80% broken in, minus flick spot.

Fit is maybe a smidge small in length, fairly wide at the toe box, and the padding on the tongue and collar is rather minimal but present. The collar was a bit tight/stiff for the first day, but seems to have softened and molded up okay. Insole is similar to Vans Pop-Cush, maybe a touch softer/squishier, but nothing massively different.

Really like the top-down view, simple toe shapes are always lovely to my eye. Materials feel nice overall.

Been digging em on first impression, going for a sesh after work to see how they feel on board.

[JM]

I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

Could you post their website please? My googling skills failed me.

[apport]

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I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

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Could you post their website please? My googling skills failed me.

lol it’s literally the first result
https://www.mikeduffygang.com/baltimoreboardbrewery
3 custom boards for $90, very tempting

[moonordie]

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I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

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Could you post their website please? My googling skills failed me.

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lol it’s literally the first result
https://www.mikeduffygang.com/baltimoreboardbrewery
3 custom boards for $90, very tempting

Damn, people in the US have it so easy. Jealous.

[Ant]

One of the local shops did blind bags for Skate Shop Day. You could choose a width. So I thought I'd try something different and went 9". I've got some Ace 55 classics not being used.

This what I got, graphic makes sense if you are from here. Very long wheelbase was thinking it might be a wall hanger but I guess one of the reasons I'd not use the Aces was the short wheelbase on the Dane1 they were purchased for.

[DakotaRed]

One of the local shops did blind bags for Skate Shop Day. You could choose a width. So I thought I'd try something different and went 9". I've got some Ace 55 classics not being used.

This what I got, graphic makes sense if you are from here. Very long wheelbase was thinking it might be a wall hanger but I guess one of the reasons I'd not use the Aces was the short wheelbase on the Dane1 they were purchased for.

Sick graphic!

[LeDave]

I know I've only been skating for about a week. However I could not resist not buying this at the store. It was love at first sight.

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One of the local shops did blind bags for Skate Shop Day. You could choose a width. So I thought I'd try something different and went 9". I've got some Ace 55 classics not being used.

This what I got, graphic makes sense if you are from here. Very long wheelbase was thinking it might be a wall hanger but I guess one of the reasons I'd not use the Aces was the short wheelbase on the Dane1 they were purchased for.

this graphic is nice!
i love ace classic 55s.

sometimes a long wheelbase board is the best! i’ve been a 14” wb person for most of my skating life, but my current favorite boards is just shy of 14.5” wb.
and for what it is worth, my best ace trucks setups have been on short wheelbase boards. i was reminded of this yet again, with a 14” wb board and af1 44s.

[JM]

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I ordered some boards from Baltimore Board Brewery

Had an email exchange with Jim, and He was great. Customer service one point. The original graphic I sent was too dark and did not print well. He ran the graphic and emailed me to say it looked like crap and didn't meet his product standards and offered to rerun it for free if I lightened up the image. I know other printshops would have just said fuck it and shipped them with no explanation.

Not only that, but he accommodates for small runs, AND exposed stains, which is not something other shops let you do with small print runs and I never knew why. He also honored my requested pink board and did top graphics for free.

South Central Boards



If you like to run your own graphics like I do. BBB is probably the best option.

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Could you post their website please? My googling skills failed me.

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lol it’s literally the first result
https://www.mikeduffygang.com/baltimoreboardbrewery
3 custom boards for $90, very tempting

Well I don’t know what to say: it wouldn’t come up for me. I use brave browser and duck duck go search.

Thanks, appreciate it.

[TwisT]

I know I've only been skating for about a week. However I could not resist not buying this at the store. It was love at first sight.

DGK makes the best and worst graphics

[JM]

I know I've only been skating for about a week. However I could not resist not buying this at the store. It was love at first sight.

What up Sir Dave?

Have you seen the latest DGK? I thought maybe this was the one you saw and liked. I thought it was pretty rad.

[Pasta Monster]

SSD haul
I have to finish skating a Heroin egg so I can use the trucks for the Gonz. I’m not sure whether I want to go for Thunders or Independents on the Wilkins board. The Ishod is the only one I’m not skating, but I’m going to set it up on my 40th birthday.