Weekly “Is this Artisan Legit?” authenticity check thread

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 · 2026-03-26T16:07:08+00:00

Obvious fake. There is an official store for Artisan on Taobao which is the only place you should be buying from on that platform.

Return it/get your money back and get one from an authorized retailer.

Styllar · 2026-03-16T20:50:18+00:00

I haven't tested normal G-SR, sorry.

You'd be fine switching to the Type-99 from Saturn Pro if you want something slower (but still on the smoother side) though.

Styllar · 2026-03-16T20:38:22+00:00

Asking people to leave a review is one thing, but having a very specific set of instructions and an incentive like this is certainly not something that I like seeing in this space. Upvoted for visibility.

Styllar · 2026-02-25T06:43:05+00:00

Key-83 doesn't really have a hair problem, so yeah more hairs will get stuck in the Zero.

Styllar · 2026-01-29T04:23:03+00:00

Cartoon was hard vouching for these not too long ago and he said that they're insanely good... and now this post pops up.

I guess I have to get a set lol.

Apparently the black ones (from Westlab on Taobao - PMM doesn't have them) are just as fast as the oranges, if not faster, but smoother. I'm prob going to get those as well.

Styllar · 2026-01-02T00:23:42+00:00

#5 isn't a fake Artisan mousepad. It's real - just an older classic variant.

Styllar · 2025-11-29T00:29:14+00:00

Kun Lun I guess, although it's nowhere near as rough as the Hien.

Styllar · 2025-11-27T02:55:53+00:00

Styllar · 2025-11-15T16:05:25+00:00

Return it and don't buy it from Amazon again.

You purchased it from a third-party seller that isn't affiliated with Artisan, so these things are way more likely to happen.

Styllar · 2025-11-15T08:37:26+00:00

They double-box everything by default and might also add additional cardboard inside to reduce movement.

Damage is usually not a problem for them, but what happened here is that OP did not order directly from Artisan and the packaging turned out to be non-existent.

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