better not to ask us like this again, we have our own thread to check it. (either for your own racket, racket that you are going to buy, and racket you are going to buy from ebay) where did you buy this? ebay? it is a FAKE racket reason: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php/94521-New-Fake-Yonex-Rackets-Phenomenon now it is not only 9 and 0 but also 1 (2011) for further enquiries regarding cone code and shaft serials (I will ignore any further inquiry thread without any pictures in it): ebay enquiries: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...655-eBay-Auction-Watch-amp-Shopping-Enquiries racket that you are going to buy but not from ebay: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...uying-Enquiries-(no-ebay-s-or-online-auction) your own racket: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...-Post-1-First!?p=2132330&posted=1#post2132330