I think it's real, but want experts here to confirm for more ease of mind before I pass this on to another person. I bought this on Ebay, paid 155$US total, from a Canadian seller who has never sold racquets in the past, nor appear to sell racquets now as business. Seemed like just his own personal collection. He said he got directly from Yonex Canada. This seller only has ~11 feedbacks, but all positive. Thanks in advance!
seems real serial numbers date numbers look normal logo has proper font and size price sounds too good to be true though
155$US is on low side, but too good to be true? hmm... i am trying to sell this racquet at a similar price, maybe i should raise my asking price then! haha! Bought this wanting to try myself, but seller told me was 2U, but turned out to be 3U, which I'm not interested in.... hence selling now...
lol, if its true i should think of buyin it, a MP44 is over 150 CAD around atlantic canada... i wish i live in Vancouver or toronto or at least somewhere theres actually good rackets available but seriously man, 155 is quite insane for a 9000, check serial numbers with the countfeit warning on yonex.com again, you might have the real thing i'm looking for a mp66 and thats not even close to as good as NS9000 yet its over 160, well i guess ebay is the way to go for $$$ saving
100% legit, sell for ~220-240US looks exactly like mine 3U is more popular so u shouuld be able to sell for a lot more than 155
variations? On ebay, I've seen pictures of Yonex Nanospeed 9000's that have had two variances.. On the shaft, where it says Nanospeed 9000, some rackets say "High Modulus Graphite / Made in Japan" while others say "Head Light Balance / Made In Japan". Also, on the shaft after it says "Type S" or "Type X," the one that says "High Modulus Graphite" has "Nanoscale Technology / Fullerene" while the others have "Nanoscience / Fullerene." Do these two variances really matter?
Definitely looks real. The best way to tell, though, is by feel. Fakes feel like a crappy racquet. The weight balance is usually off. And generally, though not always, the slightest tap on a hard surface is enough to chip paint.
Midknightblue, you bring up a good question. I never heard of "Nanoscience /Fullerene", it's probably a fake as it should be "Nanoscale Technology / Fullerene". The part about "High Modulus Graphite / Made in Japan" and "Head Light Balance / Made In Japan", is fine. It just depends on which side of the racket you are looking at because it has one of those on each side. Regards
I look at it. Intresting because Yonex use "Nanoscience" on a TW racket. It could be possible that SP and CH also have this, I did not pay attention to the other coded rackets as I have not paid attention there. I orignally thought only JP only had a difference because on the head here, as an extra word is added there. See here.
no, that's not the auction, but wow! fits most of my description! my guy never sold raquets before, seem like just selling his own racquet. guess he must have bought a type x and s, strung up the x but never used the s. I also bought the x from him.
Doh! =( Oh well ehheh! Keep the 3Us! =) That's the first time I've seen the 3UG5 CDs. I guess my local store does have them but since the have hae US coded ones as well (Yonex USA had overstock so they sent them over to the store), they probably did not put them up there. They do have the 2U's in the shelf thou.
hmm. i've looked at picture from people who sell fake rackets and people who sell authentic rackets.. what are some quick ways to tell whether one is real or not?
midknightblue, Here are various detials to check . Yonex cone, paint job, text and font sytle, racket case it comes with, wrapping of the handle (the bar code part) and the details on the racket head (ie. text, fonts, grommets, paint job). Checking these will definately give you the answer within a blink of an eye.
Some ohters but not just in the pictures. The auction itself, if the seller is selling the same rackets rackets, but they using the same picture over and over, that would raise a flag. Also the angle/distance or the way the shots were taken, as if the seller is trying to hide something will be taken into account aswell.
Ask the seller to supply a serial code before you buy. If he/she refuses to, then don't buy, if they do, check it out over here.
Just checking the serial and date code does not prove the racquet is real. You need to check the physical attributes and the serial number before you can conclude its genuine.
