Should replica items be allowed in the Exchanges?

[WavecloudCustoms]

Anything that’s a straight up replica or fake, shouldn’t be sold. Anything made as a custom, presented as OEM should be banned. I don’t think anyone has ever sold fake items (knowingly) and most customs are very explicitly stated in sale.
I don’t see any issues right now - no need to fix what’s not broke, unless I’m missing something?

‘eBay’ thingy has..... lots & lots

 

[WavecloudCustoms]

I "can", but I probably won't lol

I'll tag you in some other shirts I'm making - should be done by tomorrow...

If you love 90's West Coast Hip Hop, you'll be in for a treat

Hip Hop died in 89
After 89 it was just pop

Ask KRS 1 and Scot La Rock

 

[Litos]

Is that ‘Ebay’ ‘person’ still in the forum??

It/him/her/that were posting actual fakes for sale for months or even years right here in the exchange and nobody batted an eyelid

Blocked them about 5 years ago hahaha !!!

I remember asking a few times if anyone actually clicked on the links to make an actual purchase, but most didn't...

Been a while since I heard anything about that bot account...

 

[Litos]

Hip Hop died in 89
After 89 it was just pop

Ask KRS 1 and Scot La Rock

The greatest rappers to ever live were from the 90's era...

Although, admittedly, I can put KRS-1 in the top 4 or 5 rappers ever...

 

[Ti man]

Good take, BUT, my proposed TShirt would be designed in the way I want, or in a way that Oakley never produced in OEM Form...

It would be sold as a "custom fan art" TShirt or hoodie

The thing about your shirt is that it will probably fit correctly.

 

[Litos]

The thing about your shirt is that it will probably fit correctly.

Yeah, Oakley thought all their shirts/polos were designed to fit only Ichiro hahaha !!!

 

[Chris A Hardaway]

No fakes and no replicas. Modified items or genuine Oakley products are fine. But it's a slippery slope for the forum and it's members there. That's my opinion.

 

[Chris A Hardaway]

I agree with this list. I wonder where my X-metal hats would fall into. I bought a bunch of Oakley hats directly from the Oakley website, and had X-Metal logos sewed onto them. I kept a couple, gave away a few to friends, and then listed a few for sale in OF exchange. However, the listing was quickly deleted by the Mods. I think those were fan art / custom. Ended selling them on eBay

That's a genuine hat that you modified. That's ok. Same w a genuine microfiber bag that's been customized, that's a fan art item too.

 

[Ventruck]

I'm firm on no replicas and fakes. So much of this forum and brands history has been trying to help people combat and avoid getting hosed by that stuff.

Major nagging thought is we've had Jim Jannard pass through this forum, and for all we know still lurks. Now while he and Luxottica now have no control over this forum and its existence, it does raise the question whether we're expressing our fandom of the brand in appropriate spirit doing some of these things. Custom OEM cuts and paintwork seem like the only legit fair game imo. That subforum can exist. and will probably make things easier for sellers to gain spotlight and buyers to find them.

But it's hard to go further than that. The shirt example is true. Someone was selling masks, which was cool and perhaps with fan-based intentions, but in such nature they're technically profiting off of brand usage, and not official product. Really, some people do great artwork, but think about the carbon X-Metal project. Apart from that user's limited available time to work on it, there was strong question as to whether it'd be right for them to start selling such creations. Sucks because that was way cool, but I mean in a different decade, Oakley could've launched lawyers on him. Turning this into a marketplace for such products in turn gives the image that the forum actually encourages copyright infringement and whatnot. Maybe at most, this stuff only goes in the Misc forum.

Then there's the question of aftermarket support parts/builds and lenses. I think those sometimes cater to legitimate need, and we have (had? I'm a bit out of the loop) a decent forum sponsor that many have relied on for X-Metals to survive. The custom cutting crew here is amazing, but there's only so much to go around at a time, and some people just can't afford it. This should exist in a separate subforum, which does unfortunately can affect people trying to sell complete pairs. So if you're selling X-Metals with Dillon lenses, I'm leaning to putting that in such a forum instead of the X-Metal forum, unless you sell them separately.
As much as a few select brands do offer quality, if we draw a line between aftermarket and OEM, it has to apply to everything. Putting up this forum should help buyers make more educated choices. Anyone attempting to sneak in aftermarket parts/builds into the regular authentic exchange gets subject to a thread move, warning, and perhaps possible ban for repeat offenses. This will somewhat rely on the veteran community spotting things.

Short version:
• No to fakes/replicas.
• Forums I'm open to:
- Custom Forum (OEM parts only)
- Maybe allow fan/art stuff to exist only in the Misc forum, distinguished separately from actual authentic/OEM
listings.
- Aftermarket Forum

 

[QLR1]

Yeah, Oakley thought all their shirts/polos were designed to fit only Ichiro hahaha !!!

THIS.