FWIW - I follow the Benchmade line. On clones/fakes/copies on eBay, and know that things are getting pulled much faster as a result of actions on their part. As was said in a recent post...
"It's not just sales that are factors with fakes and copies. There are real world injuries due to components that are not the same materials, heat treated correctly, etc.
Knowingly selling the fake/copy, and even stating it is, not only takes away from keeping the product USA (most all fakes/copies I've seen are produced in Asia), but puts the product out into the public to potentially persuade a user into disliking the portrayed manufacturer, due to injury or simply the fit/finish of the product.
On another note, copyright is a right (no pun intended). Fueling counterfeits by selling and trading them causes the reasoning behind copyright and trademarks to back up a brand, to diminish greatly. It just gives the counterfeiters the capital to continue."
A big +1 on this. :thumbup: