Real or Not? Astrox 88S

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  1. adrewhhh

    adrewhhh New Member

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    #1 adrewhhh, Nov 14, 2018
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    As fake as it gets. Cone has no V (energy boost cap), and the cone code is a joke (16th day, 90th month, year 2019 production line 0).

    Well, you paid peanuts for it, you get the monkey.
     
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    Thanks for the quick reply, i figured it wouldn't be authentic when i found out the real price online. Don't know what I should do with this racket.
     
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    Get a genuine one, then make a comparison of genuine v fake.

    Then share the outcome =)
     
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    I've seen rackets like Astrox 88S/D and Arcsaber 11s being sold online for around RM150 (Around $35)

    Are they probably fakes too? I'm pretty new to buying rackets as my old Wilson racket broke a few days ago.
     
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    1. Sell it on (explicitly state it's not genuine - we don't wan't another poor soul getting an unpleasant surprise)
    2. Keep it as a spare and buy a genuine one

    https://www.sunriseclick.com is the official distributor for Yonex in Malaysia.
    Browse the site and you'll have a rough understanding of the pricing of their racquets. Of course, stores often sell racquets for discounted prices but you'll soon realise $35 for a top of the range racquet is probably too good to be true.
     
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    Great, thanks for the reply.
     
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    Lol. At least he now has a pet:D And thanks for the ever so patient esppy in answering queries like this.

    It's been said more than a dozen times already here there and everywhere and maybe some people just need to take some time to research more, that if the price is too good to be true for a brand new high end item, that's already a red flag and no need to check on the cone serial nos, the features, etc. :rolleyes:
     
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    Yeah... sorry for wasting everyones time... i'll do some more research next time
     

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