Butterfly Quality Broken blade after 20 hours of play

Konrad Bak said:

thanks for quality response, it is really better than any Gasport/Butterfly answer
My friend who makes handmade blades something like SDC, better than SDC, that' s a joke.
He said it is broken inside, the pink-brown place in one of my bad quality photography show continuation of inside breaking and the empty hole is like place when the pressure force has an outlet and it should goes on reclamation because it wouldn't be broken without my interference without any scars, hits or proofs, the wood on the handle/wings should be damaged if I did something and the wood should break across.
The wood is broken in the parallel way

I was thinking to add woody spackling paste, add laquer it will be softer and thicker at the place of hole but I don't know...it is 5,4mm blade so if I will swing hard, the handle will stay on my hands and someone will be hurt. If it will be sponsored player by Butterfly, maaaan Masvidal flying knee on top of that will be like a dream, that' s a joke. It will be good if no one will be hurt and blade will be like a new, I can't guarantee if everything will be fine but I feel that structure of blade goes in uncertain ways. The flex is too big...

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Konrad Bak said:

4) serial number match between blade and box is not a confirmation that the blade is fake or not. You will need to ask Butterfly Europe to check the legitimacy of the serial number.

sometimes I feel like Johnny Depp.

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meanwhile you sound like Amber with all those accusations

Konrad Bak said:

Tony's Table Tennis;370400meanwhile you sound like Amber with all those accusations
Hmm I had some disrespect words for you but I will Ask guys here. Do you think if this blade is fake?

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Konrad Bak said:

Tony's Table Tennis;370400meanwhile you sound like Amber with all those accusations
Hmm I had some disrespect words for you but I will Ask guys here. Do you think if this blade is fake?

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You said, the blade is 20 hours of play old and broke (The truth is maybe atleast 9 months old, or more - you can't prove your seller isn't lying, it could be a few years old)
It cost 279.99

You can't claim something, and then prove to us that your own claims were a lie. That is exactly what Amber did remember? 🤣🤣🤣

You don't even bother confirming/checking if the blade is fake or not, someone even asked, if it is one of the 30 dollar blades.....that wasn't a joke you know and why didn't you attempt to see if you have a fake blade, than oppose to defame 2 companies? If I were to fight them in court, I would have my evidences checked and in order first.

Your credibility with those false claims also doesn't help. I'm not sure if you provided those false claims on purpose to make us sympathy with you, or was it a language issue and you didn't mean to provide false claims. But never the less, I think there is some logical issue, especially on the part that you believe the blade is only 20 hours old. The truth is, it is a lot more hours and who knows what your seller did to the blade before you.....

Which part of """"Butterfly does NOT offer this verification service"""" is not understood ?????

While it is no proof of it being genuine, the matching figures on box and blade is as good as it gets.


This is a lost cause, nobody will proof anything.

My advise to the OP is : Take it on the chin , Have a little cry, wipe off the tears , brake the whole blade into 2 bits then throw
them away or burn them , move on.

I am out of here 😁

lodro said:

Which part of """"Butterfly does NOT offer this verification service"""" is not understood ?????

While it is no proof of it being genuine, the matching figures on box and blade is as good as it gets.


This is a lost cause, nobody will proof anything.

My advise to the OP is : Take it on the chin , Have a little cry, wipe off the tears , brake the whole blade into 2 bits then throw
them away or burn them , move on.

I am out of here 😁

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Agreed. Buy a new one, buy an aliexpress one or maybe get it fixed by a woodworker.

pick your poison.

consequently you can do nothing about it.

lodro said:

Which part of """"Butterfly does NOT offer this verification service"""" is not understood ?????

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Tony's Table Tennis said:

Who told you that?

Butterfly allows you to email them to ask (confirmed by Butterfly), its been happening for a long time and many forum members has covered that - I would have imagined it is general knowledge....

For Europe, the email is [email protected]

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I bought an ALC Innerforce a couple of years ago, new of ebay via Korea.
I did see somewhere that one could do a check for authenticity of my new blade and followed all advise.
I got nothing, other than the information that Butterfly IS NOT doing these verifications.

The explanation also went on to say that because Butterfly was only selling their products via authorized dealers, therefore
buying from those was the guarantee of obtaining the genuine article.

lodro said:

I bought an ALC Innerforce a couple of years ago, new of ebay via Korea.
I did see somewhere that one could do a check for authenticity of my new blade and followed all advise.
I got nothing, other than the information that Butterfly IS NOT doing these verifications.

The explanation also went on to say that because Butterfly was only selling their products via authorized dealers, therefore
buying from those was the guarantee of obtaining the genuine article.

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Which Butterfly office did you contact for the stock via Ebay Korea?

OP stated, that the stock is via Polish distributor, thus Butterfly Europe (Germany) would have the serial number in there system.

If you bought from Korea, Butterfly Europe would not have any record of it. You would need to contact Butterfly Japan.

Also, ebay is known for lots of fakes or grey imported goods. Any sane channel distribution system would not service stock via such channels, and this is beyond TT products. I know of many same issues with IT equipment, as your service provider would then be Ebay and not Butterfly say Europe.

Tony's Table Tennis said:

Which Butterfly office did you contact for the stock via Ebay Korea?

OP stated, that the stock is via Polish distributor, thus Butterfly Europe (Germany) would have the serial number in there system.

If you bought from Korea, Butterfly Europe would not have any record of it. You would need to contact Butterfly Japan.

Also, ebay is known for lots of fakes or grey imported goods. Any sane channel distribution system would not service stock via such channels, and this is beyond TT products. I know of many same issues with IT equipment, as your service provider would then be Ebay and not Butterfly say Europe.

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Zwill said:

Bty China has code verification. Dunno why they don't extend it to the whole world.

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Because the Butterfly China office did it themselves.
They did it based on stock that was imported by Butterfly China (they would import the SN into the system)
they don't have the full database of serial numbers to service the whole world, they only have access to SN of China's legitimate stock.

and secondly, it started because it was to combat the fakes in China (which is ALOT there).
I have seen many landed in SA waters, and its mostly from the likes of Ebay and Taobao. I had to explain to the customers that it is fake.

I would say it is a wise system to have, but then each region needs to do they own. And then when you have some one from Oceania, buys from Asia and want say Europe or NA to service it, then you get a pretty much awkward problem.

That is why in South Africa, I try to educate the consumers, it is not always about price, but supporting your channel distribution. There is a lot more than just saving a few bucks, there is customer service, warranty, marketing developing fund/budget support and funding to sponsor local players through sales generated from the legitimate channels.

Of course, it is consumer right to purchase online anywhere, but most times they can dodge import taxes and duties, thus out pricing local distributors, but then expect the whole channel to function, why they are not support locally. Then also complain when the brand isnt' doing enough in the country.

You just don't get win-wins. But for the sake of Butterfly blades, there are many fakes. In SA, there was once also a big batch of "half priced" tenergy 05 rubbers.

lodro said:

Well, as can be seen, I do not live in europe at this time.
I ended up with an USA Butterfly agent via facebook., and a very kind and nice person he was too.
[email protected]
But why "****-about" , you are the expert, take the info from the OP and email it to i[email protected]😁 because frankly my dear.........................................

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So you went to Butterfly NA facebook to query on a stock that is from Korea?

I told OP few pages ago to contact Butterfly Europe and do the serial number check.
If he is not bothered, I sure wont' be bothered too.

I'm just trying to explain to you how things work. I have been a Butterfly distributor before.
any ways, you guys are welcome to continue fake news, false new or what ever you want to call it

The quality on TTD has drop since I was last active few years ago. I had to ask some mods, where all the quality forumers gone (most still do appear, but don't post any more). Such a shame.