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If the site is run by JCigars or Venno, they're pretty legit... ;)

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While it's true that there was one documented case of a fake Bettinardi being produced, that was in 2009 and I have seen one since. I follow Bettinardi ebay auctions on a daily basis and I visit golfwrx and puttertalk on a daily basis, and I'm pretty certain I would have heard if another fake Bettinardi surfaced.

That said, if the OP could post some pictures I'm certain the experts here could authenticate it.

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Fake?

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> @benno_r said:

> > @gsrjc said:

> > > @Drewmun said:

> > > Fake?

> >

> > Possibly the wording is way off.

> >

>

> Cavity engraving is correct for that model. 2014 BB1f.

 

Thanks!!

 

 

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Yes’m...it’s legit. Here’s mine in a BB32cb...the lettering is off center and mine was straight from Bettinardi.

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I haven’t come acros any betti fakes. I suppose a big reason for that is that major of their operations are in the USA. Compared to other companies where the entire product and production line is over seas. Also I don’t think bettis are valuable enough/ demand isn’t high enough to be faked. Betti depreciation is pretty steep.

 

In case anyone sees a betti with the PVD finish flaking off and thinks it’s a fake, it’s not. I’ve has a few models where the finish would just flake off. Most recently I have seen the 2016 line Midnight black PVD have flaking issues.

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3 minutes ago, Azreal1983 said:

Quite a few fakes now on AliExpress. 
Bettinardi don’t serialise there putters so gonna be a challenge unless the quality is off 

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Bettinardi may be getting big enough these days that they are worth counterfeiting - just following the path of Scotty Cameron. 

 

But, they've also had some weird things going on in their international distribution stream lately too - which resulted in their putters showing up at Costco.

 

One thing Bettinardi has going for it is the specificity of their face milling. Interesting that the fakes - at least from what you have provided and from what I have seen - seems to focus on the Queen B line. The Hex-Milling must be easy to replicate.

 

They don't tend to put out Studio Stock fakes - because that milling is much more difficult to replicate.

 

Or at least that's my theory.

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Man, those 2017 Studio Stock #8's are really good fakes. I have one from Bettinardi and I can tell there's something off about the Chinese ones, but it's not very obvious. The finish and paint being a little brighter and shinier is probably the giveaway. The authentic putter has a distinctive graininess.

 

And the headcover being totally fake is always a bad sign. That one is obviously not the real headcover.

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Just bought a QB 11 at 31" on EBay. Everything looks legitimate except the shaft which is stepped and no label. Assume it was cutdown since 31 is not a stock option. Seller has 100% positive feedback, but just noticed that ALL previous 20+ sales were Bettinardi putters. A little concerned but not that much cause it's for my wife and she could care less!

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