On this edition of counterfeit skateboards we have a pretty good rip off of a Tony Hawk claw board. In fact, it’s decent enough to fool the casual viewer. When you look at it up close you realize it’s a bit off. The main drawing is inexplicably off center and the tree branches are not as full as the others, even so they don’t extend to the bottom of the deck. Also missing, the Powell Peralta logo under the claw. The shape is pretty similar, actually, but the tail dome and nose guard are stock, and are definitely suspicious. A reader scored this for $5 at a yard sale. I’ve paid more for worse!
– Thanks to Fungandus for the pics
Compare to a legit (sticker covered) version on the right.
9 comments
Peter Whitley
I’d pay $5 for that lapper.
SimonWoodstock
Nice!!
SimonWoodstock
Fony Hawk.
kilwag
I’m changing the post title now…
zeno01
IALTO!
kilwag
Aaaagh! I can’t believe I missed that one!
WINNER: SimonWoodstock
david odk
I would hang it on my wall, definitely worth $5!
Tatter Demalion
Thanks, David ODK. I did realize the irony of spending $5 (they wanted 15, I offered 2) on a fake board with wheels that wouldn’t even spin but I figured worse case scenario it looks neat on the wall (though based on what I had seen on past ebay watches, it seems some fakes still fetch decent money). It was so obviously fake I didn’t even have that split second of thinking I found gold. I’ll be yard saling again tomorrow, but I only find vintage skate stuff once every year (or two).
ditchwork
I feel bad for the poor kid who was expecting a real Hawk and got that instead.