LTT Screwdriver Clone found on Alibaba

[Bonznumber1]

Not sure if anyone at LMG has seen this yet but there is a visually convincing clone of the screwdriver on Alibaba for $26.25 USD.

 

It might be a neat video to order like 10 of them and tear them down and do a head to head with the official one!

 

12-in-1 Multi-type Screwdriver Bit Set Silver Shaft Ratcheting Screwdriver - Buy Ratcheting Screwdriver,12-in-1multi-type Screwdriver Bit Set,Silver Shaft Ratchet Screwdriver Product on Alibaba.com

[Spotty]

Those images are ripped directly from the lttstore website. It's not a clone, it's a scam. If you are really lucky you might just get some cheap generic multi-bit screwdriver that looks nothing like it, but probably they'll just take your money and run.

[Bonznumber1]

Totally possible it's a scam, but it still could be a clone and they are just to lazy to use their own pictures.  likely cause it doesn't look nearly as good.

 

Just noticed however unless you order a sample that costs more than the LTT one the minimum order is 500 units

[aisle9]

A $2 discount if I buy 5,000? Oh, look at me being a saavy shopper!

 

*picks up phone

 

I'll take eight...thousand!

[Kilrah]

If you look at comments it's for completely different stuff, so probably a listing reuse scam too.

[AbsoluteWoo]

2 hours ago, Kilrah said:

If you look at comments it's for completely different stuff, so probably a listing reuse scam too.

That's the reviews for the seller not the product. The product has 0 reviews.

[Skiiwee29]

4 hours ago, aisle9 said:

A $2 discount if I buy 5,000? Oh, look at me being a saavy shopper!

 

*picks up phone

 

I'll take eight...thousand!

The more you buy, the MORE you save!

 

[Alex T88]

19 hours ago, Bonznumber1 said:

Not sure if anyone at LMG has seen this yet but there is a visually convincing clone of the screwdriver on Alibaba for $26.25 USD.

It's actually $74.99/piece. If you get a minimum of 500 screwdrivers, than you pay $26.25/piece. Except for this shady listing, there is absolutely no other information on the brand and the model. No matter what they send (if one decides to order), if they send anything, this is 100% a scam.

 

[Alex T88]

I did a bit of research, this so called company, the Zhongshan Qixiang Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., are absolute scammers. 

For instance, the first 3 products from their "Top Picks" section:

 

1. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-Meltdown-Aluminum-Ball-Ice-Press_1600851741775.html?spm=a2700.shop_index.82.3.13ec7cbc3HSv0A

2.https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Diamond-Coated-Disc-Manual-Sharpener-Magnetic_1600983300462.html?spm=a2700.shop_index.82.5.13ec7cbc3HSv0A

3.https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Brass-Manual-Roller-Practical-Lightweight-Durable_1600938710577.html?spm=a2700.shop_index.82.7.13ec7cbc3HSv0A

 

And the originals:

 

1.https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/glacious-Le-Ice-Ball-Press/dp/B01N4G1M9T

   https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bevratech/Products/page/BBD652B4-D421-45E9-80FD-C43E4E0721C4

2.https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Sharpener-sharpening-angles-kitchen/dp/B0CHLKHK9L

3.https://www.amazon.com/Original-Cigarette-Rolling-Machine-Tobacco/dp/B0C1Y1Q4QW

 

They most probably edit the branding out of the original photos and who knows what garbage they actually dispatch. I know it's China, but this is completely unacceptable. 

[OhYou_]

if its not a scam which I dont think it is, it's the usual deal where overseas customer makes you build 800,000 of something, and you just keep making them after the order is fulfilled to sell more locally and on the side.
like its probably just extra screwdrivers they made along with all the defect ones that mostly work. They probably sub out some or all parts for lower tier manufacturing quality as well.
It could also be that the manufacture is honest, but they dumped the defected ones in the trash and someone picked them all up to resell them.
sometimes its the case where a lead decides they want a lot of money so they purposefully trash as many units as they can get away with, and they come back in the night and take them all out of the dumpster. The manufacturer doesnt even know one of their employees is stealing a bunch of units.

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

@OhYou_ End assembly and injection moulding of the screw driver is in Canada.

[Bonznumber1]

If it's not just a money grab (likely) then what their likely doing is if you buy the "sample" they likely ship you an actual LTT screwdriver once you say "ya it's good" and order 500 then you'll find the problems.  I'd bet that in the bulk order they ship just whatever crap is laying around.

[Alex T88]

@OhYou_ It's not just about the screwdrivers it's about (probably) all the products they sell. As I demonstrated in my previous post, they use the photos and videos from the original manufacturer/brand and where needed, they remove the branding. They have no real photos of their products. They are called Zhongshan Qixiang Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., yet per description they sell/manufacture hardware products, furniture and gardening stuff. They post a BS photo of some template certification picture and call themselves legit. This has nothing to do with any of that, the people behind this, are 100% scammers and fraudsters.