That's a bit of a tough one, we get that. There are copies that look very much like the original but are nowhere near as reliable and well-built as the AK's. To make sure that we only sell genuine AK's we only ever buy directly from the manufacturer to whom we have a very close business relation. We'd never get our stock from third party vendors. Since we don't only sell these machines but also use them on a daily basis, we want to make sure - for you and for us - that we only have high quality products in our inventory and up for sale.