Stephen Grigg Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 My girlfriend gave me an MXM /JVC video camera to sell,It was brand new with all its accesories.I put no reserve £10 start.It was immediately withdrawn and a message sent to me saying it contravened copyright.It also stated that if I tried to re advertise it as Not JVC ,my account would be closed.Tony Prince purchased it from me direct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Dont bother with Ebay, email Ripmax or Futaba direct giving Ebay item numbers, did it a couple of months back and like majik they all vanished from Ebay, looks like they are creeping back to try and dispose of their surplus junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Stevens Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 so i saw 2x 3003 servos on ebay for a good price so i was like i could use a few extras for some new projects, waited a life time for the post from japan and opened the packet and all seemed well loads of horns and parts, now for the servos i laided my grubby fingers on them and they felt rather cheap and more tacky than anything i have ever seen from ebay, so i plugged them into my rx and powered up one seemed fine a lil buzzy and very geary sound but good power and the other sounded like it grinded all the gears within a second of it being plugged in so yeah not good at all so try not to buy off ebay unless your willing to deal with the whole paypal res center and on another note i was looking at buying the saturn 5 or 6 system is it any good or should i just go all out and get the spektrum dx6i or is there any other 5-6 ch sys worth getting?. Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 20/03/2012 20:19:21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 hello aaron...there has been many copies of futaba servo's on e-bay brought to everyone's attention on the forum here......instead of risking a model aircraft with duff gear in it(it'll end in )big style..... why not buy them from a reliable source in this country......genuine futaba servo's can be bought for a few pound.....servo's....here..futaba 148's for £8.00..they last for ever......even cheaper if you buy them in bulk(4)........ ken anderson ne..1 futaba dept... Edited By ken anderson. on 20/03/2012 19:47:42 Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 20/03/2012 20:20:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I bought some servos off Alan 4 this weekend. Good price, all checked, and you know the person. Also the servos are better 148's, 3001 and Hitec 905 stuff. Wonder how long before a model goes in, causing property/personal injury? As one person here found out today, that they either failed, or rasied concern about their quality. These clone 3003 are 'orrible to think about buying Edited By Paul Marsh on 20/03/2012 20:13:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 and i have a LOT more to get rid of too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I just bought one of these fake 3003 servos, just to make a report. This is a service to you all good people I'm doing to get an idea what these are. I won't use it, but will keep it with me, and see how bad it is against a real 3003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Stevens Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i have just looked on ebay and reported 47 listing of these cheap fakes and i think i will treat myself to a new tx and rx deal soon as i have just had my double hernia op and its my bday in 5 days cant wait to get back into my shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hi, Aaron. Did you see the report that RC Model Reviews did a while back? The link is near the beginning of this thread. It will scare you what you were going to put in your model. Makes you think, doesn't it? Also reporting an item is a complete waste of time. There is no control, or incentive to do so. The original listing I put a while back is still running, and has sold more since then. The one is bought was only £2.91, inc P&P. Still, I reckon it will be a month before it arrives... Edited By Paul Marsh on 20/03/2012 21:01:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Stevens Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 yeah there will always be tons of fakes listed on ebay i am still breaking in my os max 20fp then its going in my firsts trainer i have played with a few elec rtf planes but this is going to be my own plane and i think i will get the specktrum dx6i and a few savox servos just been told that the set up will last me a lifetime i will wtick these servos in one of my boats to test them til they die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 My fake 3003 order which I placed on the 20th arrived today. Was surprised at the speed of delivery, less than 2 weeks. It is the fake one, just tried it, and it works - 99.95%! Quality is obivious, and will post pictures and video later of the unit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Uploaded a Youtube vid: Fake 3003 Servos WOW! I've managed to upload a video under Opera Browser. Must've got it sorted, and saves using bloatware: IE! Edited By Paul Marsh on 30/03/2012 19:13:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essef Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 In the market for four servos and came across these on FleaBay although i would,nt risk these on the model size there intended for ,but instead followed Ken Andersons link to the servo shop but heres the thing are these fake or not as these have eyeleted full mounting holes but white main shafts ?. To be or not to be Stephen Edited By Essef on 10/04/2012 07:54:10 Edited By Essef on 10/04/2012 07:56:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 The white shafts are the giveaway. Definite fakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Those 3001's look like the original Futaba. The fake 3003 have white shafts, not black as the original. Also the mountings are the same as the 148's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Bringing this thread up. UK sellers are now selling these fake 3003's: Fake 3003, UK sellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 reported Paul, for what its worth, just had an email from ebay, suggestion things to buy based on what i look at, guess what they included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Dolinski Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Did any of you guy notice that in the rc model review that the fake has a bronze bushing for the output shaft but the genuine has a plain old plastic on plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hmmm, seems like a bargain....... I wonder if the bidders would want these if they knew they were counterfeit? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Even if they were genuine you could still get them cheaper from an on-line model shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Spektrum receivers are also copied. The 6200 and park zone are the main ones. You can tell, as the fakes have a blue check label on the side, which is chinese, but the Horizon Hobby is black, with HH prefix on it. Looks both the same, but hard to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin P Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I've just recently bought a fake TowerPro SG-5010 and when i received it i went straight to opening it up to see what's inside: http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/VERYlowbudgetRC/media/DSC01619_zps7deb2dcc.jpg.html Then i went on testing it and for the price it works wonders, centers nicely, has decent speed and torque, and much to my surprise it is made by a real company. www.rc-kpower.com I am very satisfied with this servo, at first it was a bit squeeky but now it's getting more broken-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 hello Austin p and welcome--you say you are satisfied with the 'fake' T/P servo---if it is a copy and hasn't been manufactured to the correct spec.....aren't you concerned that it will probably fail under load(in the air)....and you will lose your model etc...... ken Anderson ne..1........fake dept..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Hello, Austin. Please make sure you don't bring the fake TP equipped model to our club.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Sadly the fake S3303 servos are still widely available from a range of ebay sellers (some with amazingly similar customised pages ). A search on ebay for "Futaba S3003" returns a list of some genuine looking servos and just as many not so genuine looking ones. A point worthy of note is that the fakes have been stated as being identifiable by their white output gear and open ended mounting lugs however this example has the white output gear and closed mounting lugs, in fact the top of the case is very similar to the genuine article - with the output arm mounted it would be be difficult to know which is which. They're still banging them out, so take care chaps ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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