Q: Why do skate tools suck?
A: Because they come from China and wholesale for less than $1 a piece.
Seriously, would it kill them to make the seats a little deeper so that the tool doesn’t become useless if you’ve got really soft bushings or want to tighten things down for a mega ramp session? I get unsolicited emails from Chinese companies all the time, trying to sell me plastic skateboards, cheap decks, trucks, wheels, and even authentic (?) “Bones” bearings, all on the cheap. “Swiss” bearings imported from china, including packaging. Thanks Dwindle.
These could very well be “legit” in a sense. Most of these products ARE made in China and usually in the same few factories. It’s entirely possible that they are just producing extra of the product and selling it themselves on the side for an inflated profit margin (cutting out the actual “seller”). I’d be interested in buying a 100-pack of bushings… maybe.