I have seen most of the racket made from china (if not all) are not genuine, but they claim oem original quality. well, have someone test the copycat yet.
Actually, all high end Yonex rackets should be made in Japan only. So, it's not "most", it should be "all" of them are fakes. Wondering about quality? well, have you seen the thread in our equipment forum about breaking a fake MP100 within hours? That's potentially how bad fakes are.
actually, I got (2) mp100. seller disclosed that they are not genuine, but claimed that they are oem original quality. Well, My expert friend try it, he actually thinks they are pretty good. My racket still smashing good. So, I wonder, if some rackets actually are copycat instead of total fake. Any thoughts. Any how, I got them at good price, so I can't complaint.
I have checked in the information of your nano speed 7000 5391807 and 210252TH (date=21 Feb 2005) to my list of Yonex rackets made in Japan, its serial no. and date code are legitimate. You still need to inspect the racket physically to ascertain its total legitimacy or authenticity.
Another Cab 30 Looking to buy this one also...wondering if you could check it for me 4966387 070642US Thanks very much.
I have checked in the information of the Cab 30 4966387 070642US (date=07 Jun 2004) to my list of Yonex rackets made in Japan, its serial no. and date code are legitimate. You still need to inspect the racket physically or examine the photographs to ascertain its total legitimacy or authenticity.
Hi all, I notice that most Yonex rackets are made in Japan or Taiwan. I brought one that says made In China and heard somewhere the ones from China are usually fake. Do they make some of them there or is this dodgy? 9457585/221143UK thanks
Hey, Anyone wanna check out if my NanoSpeed 7000 is authentic? Im pretty sure it is, but i need to be sure. Shaft - 3902276 Cone - 050728SP Thanks
it is fake. the manufacturing date corresponds to 2002. when the NS7000 wasn't even out in the market.
Sorry to here that your racket is fake Mikeyb. Would you mind tell us where did you get your racket? Ebay?
I'm positive that your NS7000 is a fake one because I bought the first shipment of the NS7000 when it first came out in Japan in November 2004. There is no other place that is faster than Yonex-Japan for sure. Did you buy it from freedom270281 on eBay? NS7000 is now the main target for all counterfeit sellers.
I finally got my NS7000 today. Orderd it from Ebay. Here's the serial: Shaft: 5381053 Cone: 150252TH EDIT: I just see the same cone-serial number in this thread. Nothing wrong with that is their?
I have checked in the information of the NS7000 Ser#: 5308397 Date Code: 050152TH (date=05 Jan 2005) to my list of Yonex rackets made in Japan, its serial no. and date code are legitimate. You still need to inspect the racket physically or examine the photographs to ascertain its total legitimacy or authenticity.
I have checked in the information of the NS7000 Shaft: 5381053 Cone: 150252TH (date=15 Feb 2005) to my list of Yonex rackets made in Japan, its serial no. and date code are legitimate. You still need to inspect the racket physically to ascertain its total legitimacy or authenticity. Serial no. on shaft is unique to each racket; i.e the same 7-digit number cannot be repeated on another racket. Date code on the cone can be repeated on many rackets ( I still can't figure how many) as the date code represents the date of production for distribution to a specific country.
Ns 7000 Hey i just bought a NS 7000 from Ebay Shaft: 4831623 Cone: 280942SP Could u please check if my NS is legit? thanks heaps!
NS7000 was released in Nov 2004 in Japan. Authentic Yonex NS7000 should not have date code earlier than Nov 2004 and should carries the country code on the date code as JP. Your Yonex carries date code on the Cone - 280942SP meaning 28 Sep (09) 2004 for distribution to country Singapore (SP). Together with its serial no. of 4831623 make them not legitimate. IMHO your NS7000 of Shaft: 4831623 Cone: 280942SP is a fake.
I agree this is a fake. I have 2 cab30ms, which start with 486****, and both are manufactured in April 2004 time. Therefore, if the cone serial # starts with 483****, then there's no way it's made in Sept 2004. However, this is too close to call. Now, I am really worried about some fake manufacture actually using our reference data base as their own usage (i.e. copy paste legitimate serial # combo, etc).
