I believe BMCamps has also been known to put aftermarket lenses in genuine frames and pass them off as 100% original.
The CSix "prototype" are 100% fake. I know this because I know the prototypes are in the hands of people that would never sell them on eBay.

What do we think of this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oakley-WORKS-SMALL-ROLLER-Mens-Travel-Rolling-Bag-42L-Sheet-Metal-/271471019470

I asked the seller about it and was told "This bag is actually a fall 2014 bag that hasn't hit stores yet. It is a dealer sample that is why it is now for sale on ebay."

Looks legit to me.

Not too long ago, I set up a local deal for some Juliets. Met up with the seller, and both the glasses and box looked authentic. The label, however, seemed a little off. After a little pushing, the seller admitted it was a fake label and that he got it from a seller in Florida. I told him to fuck off and that was that. Obviously I didn't get any pictures.

At any rate, be aware of fake box labels.

Thanks Oak

Most of the veteran collectors know about these, but for the newer collectors...beware of fakes such as this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OAKLEY-DISPLAY-ITEM-/231347301348?pt=UK_Sunglasses_Adults&hash=item35dd5fabe4

There are an bunch of other fake misc stuff running around including a statuette of HQ, Static Skulls and large SI Elite badges. Be aware of what you're bidding on.

Are there legit samples of these? I got a few from a collector as a gift.

Yes, there are legit versions of those out there. That's what the fakes are molded/recasted off of. Some use different materials from the original. For instance, in the item I linked to above the original was curved and made of metal, whereas the fakes can either be flat or curved and made of plastic/resin type material.

These are easier to determine if they're fake, since the copies are resin and faux-antiqued. Originals are smooth metal. It's the trophies that are tough.

And not fake, but this guy couldn't even wait for them to be delivered before scalping.

lol, that was $320 when I saw it about an hour ago... Sad.

Taking the Fandango to the next level:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/OAKLEY-SUN-GLASSS-VINTAGE-NOS-/131323295598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e937a776e

Impressive. Fingerdango

First one should be pretty easy ....

http://r.ebay.com/wJrcEi

So is this one ....

http://r.ebay.com/KTwWfc

Although I am torn on this third one. I can't be 100% sure. I have bought from this seller before and it worked out pretty well. If these are indeed fake, my thought is she probably has no idea ....

http://r.ebay.com/DHtQ1B

.... Thoughts?

Yes, it's a fake. A bad one at that.

Yep, fake. On one shot you can even see the telltale "icon" on the lens.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oakley-Pitboss-Sunglasses-/121468842961?pt=US_Sunglasses&hash=item1c481b73d1#ht_101wt_1153

How about this one, a Pit Boss Livestrong... Fake?

On the Polish version of ebay, but possibly the only chance you'll ever have to buy "USA Desigh" Oakleys


edit: Here's the link you need to buy them! http://allegro.pl/okulary-oakley-i4752454642.html

I'm sold.

Shouldn't it be "DESIGN"?

Only if you want to spell it right.

Might these Pit Boss be genuine? http://allegro.pl/okulary-oakley-pit-boss-z-polaryzacja-orginal-i4737335751.html

And the brand on the white glasses seems to be Oakey... Maybe i should start collecting those instead...

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=111546128206 This be some unsafe back packing. Check the other 2 he is selling as well... :D

So, recasts suck. Not just because they rip collectors off, but it also leads to misinformation. Case in point:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Oakley-Bunker-Headquarters-Mini-Trio-Limited-Collector-Authentic-/251766682176?pt=US_Sunglasses&hash=item3a9e76b240#ht_178wt_1153

So I was curious as to what the seller would say and asked the following:
Were these made by Oakley itself, or were they the recasted replicas made by other collectors?

The seller responded with:
Hi there, great question. Not sure. I believe they are made of pewter. Not sure if they are recasts. I do believe they were Oakley released way back.


Now I don't know if the seller actually believes that or is outright lying (I'd like to think he was just misinformed when he first got them), but we all know that's grossly inaccurate. We know who made those things, and we know the truth about them. However, there will be some newbie down the line that take's eBay auction info as gospel and spread them to other newbies. What you get is something like in this thread:

http://www.oakleyforum.com/threads/blue-flores-gascan-question.39241/

...where C100 = Flores and they intended only 100 of the Blue Flores to be serialised (I, and others, have serials way above that). Thank goodness there are those that are around to point to the OR for correct info.