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kazuya · Dec 21, 2015, 8:38 AM

theyre selling lowepro bags for less than half price brand new on ebay, but they are from hong kong or china.

im a bit wary, i like a bargain but not at the risk of buying something that might not be waterproof or fall to pieces

do a search on ebay for Toploader Pro 75 AW and you will see what i mean

SIMON40 · Dec 21, 2015, 2:29 PM

There are an awful lot of counterfeit goods on ebay- many being very difficult to tell apart from the originals- both the said item and its packaging. I guess if the item is REALLY inexpensive, one might conclude it's possibly a fake.
Curiously,however- maybe the originals are manufactured there (HK or China) anyway..!!

wanaclick · Dec 21, 2015, 11:02 PM

I wouldn't mind gambling a few dollors on them and get one.If they are good, then good,if not ,what the heck !

kazuya · Dec 22, 2015, 10:42 AM

ok ive taken a punt £29 including delivery, the one i chose had lots of + feedback from people buying lowepro bags so heres hoping.

ill let ya know what i think when it arrives

TCav · Dec 22, 2015, 11:43 AM

If it works, who cares who made it?

kazuya · Dec 22, 2015, 2:15 PM

yea they probly are made in same factory, my only worry is, strap snaps or crap padding, or getting caught out in the rain and it not be waterproof, ive the smaller version of the same bag so ill be able to compare them both side by side.

TCav · Dec 22, 2015, 4:50 PM

Yeah, but you're buying it, so it's not like you won't use it if it doesn't have double stitched seams like the genuine article.

wanaclick · Dec 23, 2015, 4:37 AM

The same maker may be supplying to Lowepro who must be selling it with "Lowepro" band.

VTphotog · Dec 23, 2015, 9:09 AM

The last time someone asked me that question, I just replied "Honey, they look real enough to me!"

Bynx · Dec 26, 2015, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by VTphotog

The last time someone asked me that question, I just replied "Honey, they look real enough to me!"

hahaha Ya I bet they do. hahahahahahaha

Dec 21, 2015, 8:38 AM	#1
kazuya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,009	do you think these are fakes theyre selling lowepro bags for less than half price brand new on ebay, but they are from hong kong or china. im a bit wary, i like a bargain but not at the risk of buying something that might not be waterproof or fall to pieces do a search on ebay for Toploader Pro 75 AW and you will see what i mean

Dec 22, 2015, 11:43 AM	#5
TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,755	If it works, who cares who made it? __________________ The lens is the thing. 'Full Frame' is the new 'Medium Format'. "One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions." - Tex Johnston, Boeing 707 test pilot.

Dec 22, 2015, 4:50 PM	#7
TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,755	Yeah, but you're buying it, so it's not like you won't use it if it doesn't have double stitched seams like the genuine article. __________________ The lens is the thing. 'Full Frame' is the new 'Medium Format'. "One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions." - Tex Johnston, Boeing 707 test pilot.

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Dec 21, 2015, 2:29 PM	#2
SIMON40 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangor,North Wales Posts: 3,765	There are an awful lot of counterfeit goods on ebay- many being very difficult to tell apart from the originals- both the said item and its packaging. I guess if the item is REALLY inexpensive, one might conclude it's possibly a fake. Curiously,however- maybe the originals are manufactured there (HK or China) anyway..!!

Dec 21, 2015, 11:02 PM	#3
wanaclick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: India Posts: 274	I wouldn't mind gambling a few dollors on them and get one.If they are good, then good,if not ,what the heck !

Dec 22, 2015, 10:42 AM	#4
kazuya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,009	ok ive taken a punt £29 including delivery, the one i chose had lots of + feedback from people buying lowepro bags so heres hoping. ill let ya know what i think when it arrives

Dec 22, 2015, 2:15 PM	#6
kazuya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,009	yea they probly are made in same factory, my only worry is, strap snaps or crap padding, or getting caught out in the rain and it not be waterproof, ive the smaller version of the same bag so ill be able to compare them both side by side.

Dec 23, 2015, 4:37 AM	#8
wanaclick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: India Posts: 274	The same maker may be supplying to Lowepro who must be selling it with "Lowepro" band.

Dec 23, 2015, 9:09 AM	#9
VTphotog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Extreme Northeastern Vermont, USA Posts: 4,309	The last time someone asked me that question, I just replied "Honey, they look real enough to me!"