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As far as I can see the only real risk is the aforementioned 'misrepresentation' con, where someone tries to pass the cheap clone off as the real deal. Easily spotted in real life, but a common trick on Ebay for example.

Otherwise its really not going to hurt Durango's sales, especially once the R version comes out. No racer is going to buy one expecting Durango performance - the people that will buy them are newbies who currently buy Master Smackers etc. Which means unless they really manage to hash it up, they will be getting something much better than they currently have, just not as good as a real Dex410.

Ironically the dangerous part is that as each year passes the quality of these knockoffs improves. The cloners are starting to understand materials and how they relate to performance - which means clone parts are less and less distinguishable from the original. The fear for someone like Durango shouldn't be a cheap knockoff of a £400 that sells for £150, but something like a true clone (ie literally identical and indistinguishable) selling for £300. That just might eat into their market.