SV103 CS Legit or not?

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SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by LowRange » Mon May 31, 2021 7:35 pm

There is a seller on Aliexpress selling SV103 CS. It looks like an SV103 with a strange mix of color parts. What has me questioning is that the side plates appear to be a different silver from the frame. Like a regular TD Zillion silver. The price isn't bad for what you get provided it's all genuine Daiwa parts.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/100500211 ... b8d&gclid=
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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by LowRange » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:59 am

Appears to be multiple sellers of this reel. Maybe it is legit. The silver seems to match upon inspection.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/100500232 ... sitedetail

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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by Fishing4Fun » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:49 am

Seems like a good deal to me. Almost looks like a Zillion HLC/SV103 mash up. Looks really clean and in great shape. I would probably swap the rest of the red for purple or vice versa. Not a big fan of combining multiple colors myself

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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by SSS » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:31 am

It looks perfect, so there's no way its a "fake". Chinese fishing industry is not yet there at making perfect clones. Does look like a mix of a few reels, which is very possibly made by Daiwa for the Chinese market.

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https://tbm-auth.alicdn.com/e99361edd83 ... 15a741d9c8

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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by LowRange » Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:10 pm

Mostly concerned if this was a made up new release from the seller or an actual new release from Daiwa. With multiple sellers this must be legit and a region specific version of the SV103.

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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by doomtrprz71 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:34 pm

So the real question is when does it show up for sale outside of aliexpress...I can live with the color until it gets a coat of alumahyde.

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Re: SV103 CS Legit or not?

Post by IlliniDawg01 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:57 pm

doomtrprz71 wrote:
Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:34 pm
So the real question is when does it show up for sale outside of aliexpress...I can live with the color until it gets a coat of alumahyde.
The CS Reels are exclusive to the Chinese Market so the Alis, DHGate, BangGood, GearBest, and eBay are your best bets. Is customs still slow under the new administration?

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