Counterfeit Graphite Design Tour AD DI Series

[goondawg]

Hi all this is a really useful thread - can anyone help decipher whether this is legit or not please?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371867246049

 

Appreciate the help in advance.

 

Looks good. Overlap is present and shading in between the stripes looks accurate

[proamateur]

'Accuracy & Distance' looks a little thin to me... thoughts? The shaft is in immaculate condition. Suspiciously good to be honest.

[stagolfer06]

Can you feel the ribs where the rings are, and is there an overlap in the white part of the label?

[proamateur]

Can you feel the ribs where the rings are, and is there an overlap in the white part of the label?

 

Yes to both of those. It's the 'Accuracy & Distance' bit that concerns me. I don't know! :swoon:

[daejyi]

Hi! Just ordered and got mine from Ebay.

Seller is sticks_n_stones_golf but ships from DALLAS GOLF. (Comments are stating they're the same company and is legit)

I want to double check and be sure if mine are real.

Please see attached pics and advise!

 

P.S.

I can get more pictures if needed!

 

Thank You

[radiman]

Hi! Just ordered and got mine from Ebay.

Seller is sticks_n_stones_golf but ships from DALLAS GOLF. (Comments are stating they're the same company and is legit)

I want to double check and be sure if mine are real.

Please see attached pics and advise!

 

P.S.

I can get more pictures if needed!

 

Thank You

 

Very legit seller. I wouldn't be concerned with any purchase from them.

[jaymay82]

Hi guys, need an opinion on this MT-5R. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BrickDaFunk]

Hi guys, need an opinion on this MT-5R. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No overlap in the first pic plus the yellow Tour AD font instead of the ghosted font in the white label area...I say fake

[jaymay82]

2 more photos.

 

 

 

[BrickDaFunk]

From the photo's alone...I say fake. Again, no overlap and there doesn't appear to be any green in the rings...matter of fact, the rings just look off altogether.

 

Look here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/371939970471

[BrickDaFunk]

I see the green in the first pics you uploaded now...just looks off

 

Run your fingers over the rings to see if you can feel the texture of the label (if there is one... I don't see the overlap in the white area)

[BrickDaFunk]

You can post the sellers eBay id as you see fit...either way, I would suggest that you handle the issue through eBay or PayPal regardless of how the seller responds.

 

Good luck

[goondawg]

Yep, fake as hell. Other than no label overlap, the grey painted areas in between the rings is not correct

[mokedaddy]

Had 2 local authorized dealers look at the shaft, and both said it's authentic. Compared side by side with their MT stock. 1 guy is a friend of ours so I trust hes being honest. Officially confused now.

 

It looks good to me although I've only installed a couple of those and fakes are getting scary good

 

Is there anything that makes you think it's fake or are you just trying to cover your bases?

[goondawg]

Had 2 local authorized dealers look at the shaft, and both said it's authentic. Compared side by side with their MT stock. 1 guy is a friend of ours so I trust hes being honest. Officially confused now.

 

Here's your shaft being sold at aliexpress. Your authorized dealers need to learn their product better. Yours is counterfeit. Get your money back

https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32778832430.html

[Stetson]

Have you cut the grip off to see if there is a sticker or serial numbers

[prorobo]

Had 2 local authorized dealers look at the shaft, and both said it's authentic. Compared side by side with their MT stock. 1 guy is a friend of ours so I trust hes being honest. Officially confused now.

 

The real deal AD-MT shafts have a constant almost glitter-like paint throughout and is very noticeable in the upper white and silver ring area portions. Did your authorized dealers have any MTs in stock that you could compare side by side? I'd say yours is fake.

 

 

[goondawg]

Look at the gray shading inside the rings in the pic posted by prorobo. That is what it should look like. The counterfeits have a solid gray coloring with little to no fading. Jaymay, sorry man, yours is 100% fake.

[xxio]

Had a fake MT5 pass through the shop. The tip end was so thin compared to a GD YS 5Nano. It did weigh 52 grams though.

[BrickDaFunk]

You can post the sellers eBay id as you see fit...either way, I would suggest that you handle the issue through eBay or PayPal regardless of how the seller responds.

 

Good luck

Not sure why my prior post got deleted, but sellers ebay id is: level1par

 

Looks like level1par has multiple bogus Tour AD shafts up for auction...

[kizdoc]

I play with Tour AD MT shafts and those are 100% fake. Sorry.

[jaymay82]

Fake on the left, real on the right. The differences are quite noticeable:

 

 

[jaymay82]

Update 5/23

 

I got my money refunded along with shipping costs by Paypal. Our friend however is still selling his counterfeit shafts. Looks like there are even fake TM M1 driver heads (the font on the "HIGH" & "LOW") are giveaways.

 

Stay far away from this seller. Also lesson learned to check-in with the experts here before buying. Thanks everyone for the feedback.

 

Long time eBayer, first time victim.

[Paule350]

What do you think of this guys? looks like the lettering is mostly gone

[goondawg]

What do you think of this guys? looks like the lettering is mostly gone

Legit. No worries with that one

[ajs72287]

Thoughts on this one? I apologize for the size, but I wanted detail!

[goondawg]

Viewing on my phone and can't increase the size of the photo but I think it's good. Everything seems to be as it should

[dadsfromlockhart]

Many many thanks for this thread . Y'all have saved me a lot of grief

[jaymay82]

Thoughts on this one? Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

[BrickDaFunk]

Thoughts on this one? Thanks in advance.

 

It's good...