Re: Fake steelbooks
Haven't really been collecting steels lately, but was thinking of starting again soon. Reading this thread is making me hesitate though. Custom steels have been a thing for years now, but it has always been easy to make the distinction between customs and the real thing. But looking at some of the pics of these fakes is scaring me. They look very similar to originals. I really don't want to drop $100+ on a steel just to receive it and find out it's a fake. It's bad enough buying steels online and hoping you get them safe and sound without any dents. Now you gotta worry about this too?
What's really shitty is that these fakes are going to dilute the market and bring down the value of the genuine steels as well. Like people who have spent hundreds for certain rare steels will have a hard time ever selling them again for that price if there's dozens of fake versions of that steel which are selling for a fraction of a price.
I might just retire entirely from collecting steels entirely if these fakes flood the market lol.
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