Re: 2 Yonex Voltric 80 from Popular HK Store (One Real and One Fake)

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  1. DrBranDo

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    Hi everyone.

    My fiancee went to HK 2 weeks ago and bought 2 Yonex Voltric 80 from a popular HK store. Both rackets were bought together on same day.

    The crazy thing is they both differs as per pictures below. I am certain one is fake or a defect. I have emailed the store and has told me they are inquiring with Sunrise. they have even CC someone from Sunrise named Rick (rick@sethrisesun.com.hk) Wonder if this guy is even real.

    So far I haven't heard anything and doesn't know what to do given I don't go to HK that often.

    I am playing with only the "real" one for now.

    Details of the 2 rackets are:

    racket model 1: Yonex VOLTRIC 80 (suspect is fake)
    shaft serial: 9862620
    cone code: 25______ (sunrise sticket on top)
    sunrise code: S1875301 (if that might help)
    source: prefer not to say anything for now.
    price: HK$1290

    Racket model 2: Yonex VOLTRIC 80 (believe it's real)
    Shaft serial: 9862621
    Cone code: 25______ (sunrise sticket on top)
    Sunrise code: S1875300
    Source: prefer not to say anything for now.
    Price: HK$1290

    Any input and help would be most welcomed given extremely pissed such Store acted like that knowing they have someone (fiancee) unknowledgeable in front of them.
     
  2. DrBranDo

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    Pictures of both rackets

    I have attached 3 pictures of both rackets.

    As one can noticed, the 3 main differences are:
    1) The Yonex Logo on the T Joint is not as sharp as the one in front.
    2) The colour white on the frame is not the same.
    3) The dark array next to the V in Voltric is different.
     

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    hm... given that closeness of the serials. they will either be both real. or both fake.

    and it is really hard to see. i have a genuine VT80 US code right here and the YY logo at the T looks more like the one on the left, but even then, i feel that the curve in mine is more curvy than yours.
     
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    i'd defer to other experts on this. but meanwhile, i think if you can provide more photo and better quality photos will help out tremendously. this is a very close one given the images.
     
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    please more photo..
    if this is a real fake, then this is the first fake VT80

    if you can, please provide us photos of:
    the bags
    butt caps
    shaft serial and cone code of both rackets (yes we need the photo)
    overall shaft (both sides, notice that there are 2 different side, 1 side, below "voltric80" there is nanopreme print, the other side don't have this)
    overall frame
    original grip
     
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    Dear Avenger,

    As requested, more photos. On the original photos you can zoom in. Badmintoncentral lowers the resolution automatically. My photo skills also not great.

    As you can notice, I have already started playing with the "real" one.

    I hope someone from Sunrise can list my options for the one that is fake/defect.

    Cheers.
     

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    The one that has the higher shaft serial has the lower Sunrise sticker code... Interesting.
     
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    Both racquets look genuine to me. Your suspicion of the fake features seem to be just a simple case of a slight variation in paint quality although both are still qc okay.

    I believe you are missing the fact that the sunrise stickers are put on by hand which carry a chance of human error unlike the machinised laser engraved serial numbers which carry near zero error.
     
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    As requested, pictures of PBSI logo and Yonex sticker.

    My problem is how can the paint job be different and especially the YY Logo on the T which is not sharp. :(
     

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    I just said that it's interesting, not that it can't be an error or that they're both fake or whatever...
     
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    have you tried going to an authorised yonex stockist near you ?
    because they should have a card which they look through to look at the yonex hologram to tell you wether it is fake or not.
     
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    Can you take another picture of the butt cap straight on instead of at an angle?
     
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    both are genuine....
     
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    yup both are real
     

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