i got it as a gift from my dad's student from china. I think it is fake but can you guys verify it? Here's the links http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262421 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262417 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262415 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262413 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262286 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1262284 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Fake-Badminton-Racket-Three.1262280 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Fake-Badminton-Racket-Two.1262278 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Fake-Badminton-Racket.1262276
i have a real arc9 in my hand and the ser # is 81067## and the cone code is 011282xx. tell me if yours make sense? also, there has never been a version with CH on the shaft.
The only fake indication from the pic that i can see is the grommet, it does look that neat. But i could also caused by the stringer. Perhaps you can provide closer and clearer pics for us to see more detail. Are the codes number engraved or printed? The production code indicates the racket was produced on 18 Aug 2008, i cant remember exactly when was Arc10 was released, maybe someone can confirm? Tie Juetsue, you probably should check the codes with these guys: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31873
what do you mean by printed--- it is cut into the metal if thats what you mean. when you move you fingers along the code it is dented in. Is that engraved?
What additional detail(s) would you like? If you did not copy the wrong shaft serial, and date code...then it must be counterfeit.
Got some more pictures on the grommet. http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263638 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263640 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263642 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263644 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263650 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263652 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1263656
From what I can see, it looks genuine so far. The grommet holes at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock looks like my Arcsaber 10.
It looks like a very good counterfeit, notice on the last pic the print is slightly different to the real one. Yes, i think its a fake.
the fakes are getting better, having similar looking gromments doesn't mean it's real Tie juetsue, take a closeup pic of the serial numbers, and another pic on the bottom cap.
kk go some pictures here http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1266904 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1266902 http://www.picable.com/People/Sports/Tennis/Badminton-Racket.1266900
The engraved specs (regarding weight and grip) are a likely sign that your racket is real, as well as the serial numbers, but it's best to check with the link that Yoppy posted to get a confirmation on the correct serial. Most likely the racket is legit. Cheers!
Got nothing better to do than pestering this young lad ? It is a FAKE . That serial number belongs to something late 2009 not August 2008.
Sorry Tie juetsue the racket is likely to be fake. The print inside at 3 and 9 oclock are defenately different than the real one.