During my time working in skateboard distribution I've received plenty of hilarious solicitor emails from China, always trying to sell us things they think we would be interested in like "Many respectfuls scooter assembly", or "Skater bareing of all professional abec specify".... but this catalogue that showed up today in a box with some random stuff from China has to be the cream of the crop.
It's no secret that bootlegging/ripping off every brand under the sun is a huge industry in China, but this one is so blatant that it might make you question the effectiveness of trademark laws all together. Koston Skateboards. Yup. You read it right. It's probably safe to assume ol' Frosty has nothing to do with this, even though it's clear that the brand is trying to give it's customers that impression...
.... oh wait... what's this ? Some info about the company ? Do tell.......
Ohhhhhhh, it means Knights of Skateboard... Ton. That makes sense. It's just a coincidence after all. Although, I'm not sure how "original design" it is to use one of the world's most famous skateboarder's name as the name for your brand.... maybe Mr.Paul Skateboards would have been better ? Then again, this is a brand for professionals.... and the logo is solid. Something oddly familiar about that font.....
At least they're not heavily relying on Eric's name in their product artwork..... and Koston is a Clippers guy, right ?
There's no way Independent would be able to argue that this is a bite of their truck, it looks completely different !
If Mr. Paul and Wang knew the reason for the logo placement, they probably wouldn't have put it on a longboard truck. Speaking of......
Rasta Native longboards, coming to a political correctness internet discussion near you !
Fiendish Mr. Paul, you done f#@ked up now. Tod Swank is gonna run a Big Brother ad with all of your team riders in it next month !
So there you have it, the many impressives Koston Skateboard manufacture. They look forward to happily business dealings with you at exclusive wholesale price this future !
Turns out Wang is a huge Keelan Dadd fan and wouldn't get on board with the brand unless they did a deck "similar" to whatever brand it is the Switch God rides for.... can't remember the name........... POW !
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