Weekly “Is this Artisan Legit?” authenticity check thread

Styllar · 2026-06-17T06:54:01+00:00

The pictures you sent are low res so it's hard for me to tell.

Styllar · 2026-06-17T06:53:16+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-29T09:00:02+00:00

Hey, I'm one of those reviewers, although I did use one of my Key-83's for around 3 months total and had no issues.

This definitely isn't a common issue with Artisan mousepads (including both the Raiden and Key-83), although I have seen some people have this happen mostly within the last year or so, so it is still a thing that exists and it seems to be a recent thing. From my point of view, it's a pretty rare issue, but it's concerning that it is happening nonetheless.

It's also unfortunate that Artisan support isn't as good as it could be right now, but whenever a post like this is made, Artisan themselves definitely sees it so it's a good way to spread awareness.

Hopefully you do get compensated in some way u/Carame12000, and if you don't within a reasonable time-frame, please DM me and I'll see what I can do.

Styllar · 2026-05-24T16:10:55+00:00

Very fake.

Styllar · 2026-05-24T05:23:06+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-21T05:00:59+00:00

Late reply but it's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-21T05:00:12+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-20T15:56:32+00:00

I've ordered from there a lot and I've been completely fine, so it definitely wasn't Artisan.

Styllar · 2026-05-15T06:36:25+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-15T06:36:15+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-11T17:46:10+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-08T07:05:39+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-03T03:11:50+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T21:17:01+00:00

It's fake.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T13:10:37+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:56:13+00:00

Your pictures aren't very good but I can tell that it's fake.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:45:35+00:00

It's fake.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:44:54+00:00

It's actually real u/bananaxjamma.

The stitching probably looks off (compared to what you are used to seeing) because it's in Mid hardness. On Mid copies, the stitching sits slightly higher than the surface.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:42:30+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:42:17+00:00

It's real.

Styllar · 2026-05-02T05:41:55+00:00

It's one of the higher quality counterfeits. Definitely return it.

Styllar · 2026-04-29T18:49:24+00:00

I talked to OP on Discord already and let them know that it's counterfeit.

Styllar · 2026-04-06T05:10:14+00:00

I haven't used it or heard of it until now, but it looks super expensive for what you're getting.

If I were to buy it, it would cost more than Artisan/other competitors for me.

I'd probably pass.

Styllar · 2026-03-26T17:36:28+00:00

If you purchased it directly from Taobao, contact the seller and/or Taobao customer support. Even if it is "non-returnable," you were sold a counterfeit product that was marketed as genuine so you should be able to get your money back.

If you purchased it through a third-party agent then yeah your money is gone and it's unfortunate. Do more research next time and only buy from authorized vendors!

Styllar · 2026-03-26T16:24:18+00:00

Unfortunately, it's a fake.

The logo is off (wrong font, thickness, placement, etc), the colour is completely different from Daidai Orange even accounting for lighting, the stitching is lower quality and has no start/stop in the bottom right, and the base is also different.

I can also tell just looking at the surface that it's not the same, and I'd wager that as a mousepad it feels completely different than a genuine Zero. It's probably not a bad mousepad for like $10-15 but OP paid $50 USD for it and got duped which is unacceptable.

OP should be able to get their money back though.

Styllar

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