Are these fake or has quality gone downhill?

[Nick Gibbs]

I used to be a very active diy'er, and after an absence of 20 years I'm just finding the love again.
I'm building up my toolbox and there have been a couple of questionable arrivals from Amazon - directly from Amazon, not a third party trader with 2 month delivery times.
Draper were always a name I trusted. I still have the same draper spanners I got with my first bike at 16. This saw is junk. Glue all over it, top rail battered, cheap and nasty plastic on the handle.
Bosch jigsaws in a convincing box, but would Bosch sell blades without their name and minimally info on the blade itself? These have nothing, they look crude and cut crude.
Tell me what you think, fake or just the quality people produce now?

 

[Swwils]

Bosch accessory fakes are well known and have been around for ages - especially jigsaw blades.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Fakes, in a genuine convincing looking box. Get onto Bosch about them.

 

[crank39]

Amazon have a huge problem with fakes, read this

https://www.ecomcrew.com/chinese-sellers-manipulating-amazon/

 

[frutbunn]

Draper were always a name I trusted. I still have the same draper spanners I got with my first bike at 16

I wouldn't have a Draper tool in my box, bought a set of Draper spanners 30 years ago, ring spanner broke setting the tappets on an Escort and another broke shortly after and I wasn't abusing it.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I wouldn't have a Draper tool in my box, bought a set of Draper spanners 30 years ago, ring spanner broke setting the tappets on an Escort and another broke shortly after and I wasn't abusing it.

I agree, it's not the worst around, but it is very variable in quality because they seem to sell from several sources.

 

[frutbunn]

I agree, it's not the worst around, but it is very variable in quality because they seem to sell from several sources.

I have a little sideline buying restoring selling tools, over the years I've got shot of the crap, average stuff etc, and kept all the better gear so all I have spanner wise/mechanics gear is original Brittool, King Dick, Snap On, Gordons, Facom etc, nothing draper anymore.

 

[magicmushroom666]

I've had good results with genuine Bosch jigsaw blades. All mine are painted with Bosh logo and part numbers on them. Bought from a shop rather than online. What you have certainly looks like fake rubbish.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

When buying online and I suspect fakes, I message the seller before purchase and simply ask if they are genuine - suggesting that if they prove not to be, I will pursue a refund. I usually get either a reply that they are and they only sell genuine, or they block me as a buyer - which means they are fakes. I have several times reported fakes, especially on ebay and had full refunds.

 

[^woody^]

Despite any lack of writing, do they cut?

 

[catlad]

I've just got these today.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Interesting selection