In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s a cornucopia of counterfeit skateboards. There’s the Roger/Roskopp on the left, a Vallely ripoff that says “sports,” and tying in nicely, another World Industries knockoff, a generic Flameboy. The two on the left are from the same company, Rolls Racer. The funny thing about the Flameboy knockoff is that it’s a mid to late 90’s era (or later) graphic on a bad 80’s style board. The Flameboy was spotted in Peru of all places. (Thanks to Seth) The fake Vallely hails from the land of Ebay, and the Roskopp is from a French auction site. (Thanks to David Maes)
This “Sports” board sold for a whopping $29, which is really a steal considering it’s entertainment value.
The Roskopp/Roger board came with a nice (?) tote bag. Pretty upscale for a knockoff. Only 5 Euros as of this writing.
Flameboy. Not much I can say about this. It’s only here because the other two are.
10 comments
Seth
The model holding the WI board is Lizzie Armanto, number one ranked female in bowl and vert.
masterochicken
I don’t know what it is, but I have a strange fascination with cheap knockoffs. If I didn’t already own so many boards I’d get one.
docskaterock
A friend of mine has an McGill skull and snakes knockoff with the same cheap 80s toystore quality…
Nathan
I have about 9 of these knock offs in my collection I can send you a pic if you want,,,
houseofneil
Randy, I have a boatload of pics of these I’ve been collecting over the years. I thought I’d do a baywatch special, but it might be better like this. I will send them along. Some are totally classic like the Jess Kendall!
Nathan
Neil which ones do you have I would luv to check them out sometime if you have pics..
Matt
I had that Vallely knockoff! I bought it for the novelty value of it back in like 1990 or whatever. That was the first time I’d ever seen such a blatant theft of a popular graphic. The thing I remember most about that board is ollieing on it once and the trucks literally shattering like they were made of glass. Hilarious.
zeno01
I did the same, those trucks are horrible!
Mike
H how the tables have turned on world industries mwahahahah
Mike
Mmmmmm Lizzie sexy