Originally Posted by Magnumdood
What was it about the photos of the scope and/or box that indicated to you it was an obvious counterfeit Leupold scope?



Shipped from Hong Kong in the ebay ad was what tipped me off.

Then there was the laughable negotiation for the refund on ebay that went up after Leupold said the serial number was bogus.

After a sour apartment building deal in 1990 in Seattle with Chinese nationals, I am once bitten, twice weary. But $200 I can afford as a joke.

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