Guide: How to Spot Counterfeit Yonex Rackets

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  1. nutbad5981

    nutbad5981 Regular Member

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    Just curious if there are fake YY Armortec 900 racquets (both technique and power) having the word technique or power printed on the racquet's head (on the upper part)? Thanks in advance.

    Anyway, regarding the weight of genuine vs fake YY racquets, i have a fake one, it is heavier than my genuine 3U (AT900T), so the manufacturers of fake racquets are learning fast to make genuine-like YY racquets.
     
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    I am confused about the year code "0" How do we tell if it is 2000 or 2010? ie cone code 121002jp on an arcsaber z- slash hidayat edition
     
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    you can deduce by the model of the racket. very very few racket spans more than a decade in the market.
     
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    Oh yes of course, that makes sense thanks.
     
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    my racket has cone serial code 030614ID. it is Nanospeed 500... is it fake or not????? plz tell....
     
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    fake or not

    my ns500 has cone serial no. 030614D .. is it fake or not??? plz rply
     
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    this is wrong.. the right conical serial no. is 030614ID.. nd shaft serial no. is 6508451...
     
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    I just got a racquet in ebay i am not sure if is real or not is a Yonex Arc Saber 10 Peter Gade Edition White with the serial Number of I20999JP On the shaft is 6808486 And it comes with a Official Sunrise Sticker Drisibutor from Yonex Vietnam .
     
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    I'd like to know the answer to this question as well.

    I was recently offered an ArcSaber 10 SP (red) which looked real to me (I'm a racquet collector) but because the cone serial number was DDMMYXCC where Y = 0, X = 5, I figured it was probably a fake.

    Although I turned it down, I couldn't help but think that 0 could have meant 2010 as well as 2000?

    Could it have been a genuine AS10 that I turned down?
     
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    I would like to know this as well....any experts can verify this would be appreciated.
     
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    The code 0 for year could mean either 2000 or 2010, however, do you know many rackets that have been made for more than 10 years ? If that ever becomes the case, the last number, which is believed to be the revision number, should be higher for rackets made later.

    If the year code is 0, and the racket could have been made in 2010, just assume the 0 is for 2010. It doesn't mean the racket is authentic though, so just use something else to determine if it's authentic.
     
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    hi i got a yonex arc saber from my bro in law from canada and its a one piece, i'm hearing a lot of things about t joint dont know what it is, does yonex manufacture one piece racket without t joint, please help me to know whether its an original or a counterfeit<br><br>
     
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    all of the new racket would have their T-joint molded inside the racket, so it would be a one piece racket

    give us the shaft serials and cone code and we might be able to help you to identify if your racket a fake racket or not
    post it here:
    http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...nquiries-(no-ebay-s-or-online-auction)/page18
     
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    hi,
    how do i identify the yonex racket if the hologram sticker is on the cone code?
     
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    Yonex nanospeed

    I just brought a yonex racket yesterday, but i just cant find its model on yonex webpage, can anyone tell me if the model is fake or real? The model name is called nanospeed beta B.The racket itself has a yonex sticker too. Its develop by yonex japan, full carbon graphite + carbonNanotube. Its also have PBSI logo on it.
     
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    Hi sorry for late reply the shaft serial is 7274148 and the cone code is 200324CD
     
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    does all production must have the same butt cap? what if the colour is lighter green and doesn't have 'japan' written on it? is that what they call low-end production? is there such thing as 'yonex taiwan and yonex japan has different production'? if yes, why are they making it like that? just curious~
     
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    ---->8---- cut here (include this line) ---->8----
    racket model: Yonex Voltric z force ( color black,white and bright green )
    shaft serial: 3957773
    cone code : 291123 TH
    source : Oudonthani, Thailand
    price : US$ 175.00
    ---->8---- cut here (include this line) ---->8----
    please help me to check this racket Counterfeit or genuine ?
    Thanks in advanced for your help , sir
    regards
    Vieng
     
  19. lance@gmail.com

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    It's not that helpful anymore
     
  20. Majance

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    racket model: Yonex Nanospeed 500
    shaft serial: 2938635
    cone code : 231194US
    price : $60
     

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