The machine is on there.
But as said before, How do we know the so-called legit companies aren't getting stuff made in china and putting their "brand" on it?
This web-site offers the ability to do so...check needle section. They will put your name and company logo on the box.
I know for a fact that one of the companies ALOT of artists deal with have their needles made in China.
Now I DO NOT agree with copying products. But that being said it's hard to compete with a lot of this.
I live in central Pa. and there are 4 shops within 25 miles of each other. One shop guarantees to beat anyones prices etc. I know for a fact they have the 25.00 machines, chinese needles and ink etc. How is a shop to combat that when here at my shop we try and buy all american and the best equipment out there. Same goes for scratchers, they buy off freakin e-bay cheap as all h**l and do tats for next to nothing. sad part is when so-called customers come in and show it to you and say I only paid 10.00 for this and your shop min. is 45.00 haha. then you look at it, see all the bs going on on the tat and they think its a great tat.
Sorry for the rant.
Russ