Are the Spectra tanks stamped Spectra? I called them to see how to verify the tank was a legit Spectra tank and the woman had me hold and came back and said they are stamped (with Spectra). Mine is stamped but not "Spectra". I sent back the first tank I bought as it had the Spectra p/n but wasn't, I ate the shipping on it as the seller claimed other manufacturers use that same p/n .
The tank I received today was advertised as a Spectra but is a dull gray finish.

It doesn't have the "made in Canada" decal as this advertiser (who maybe I should have bought from) warns to look for

You would probably be best to contact Spectra again and see if they can verify the tank. I wouldn't put it past an ebay seller to "infringe" on their reputation to boost sales

Please keep us posted

RockAuto carries them, I'd think you could trust them.

Spectra says the tanks are stamped Spectra..... the decal isn't right, there's spray paint at the sender opening, notice the dull finish, it's like a bead blasted finish. It even has holes in the corners of the tank flange. At least the other brand tank had a plating

Cheap knockoff not Spectra. Thats fraud, you should raise hell.

How do I keep from having to pay return shipping on an obviously counterfeit part? I requested a return, the reason "the part does not seem authentic" well it's a fraud, but that wasn't a choice.

For the benefit of others here this picture will show what you should look for in a genuine Spectra brand tank

you really need to contact Spectra and
#1 confirm it is not their tank.
#2 make them aware they are being scammed.
#3 ask them for reputable sources to buy their tanks from should this indeed be confirmed a scam.

They are a REPUTABLE comapny that needs to be aware of any BS short selling being based on their known Quality and reputation. I am sure they would be very interested if in fact that is not their product. Keep us posted

^this^ & it never crossed my mind that my (2) spectra tanks could of been knockoffs expecially since one of em came from Frankie Mitchell on his eBay site. Long gone years ago so no way to check but thanks for the heads up & I hope you take action & get some resolution with the least amt of effort on your part. But as I type this I coulda swore I saw a made in Canada on one of em but I dont remember if it was the same as the logo/pic posted further above.

I did contact them, I was very sure when I opened the box it wasn't legit, I needed to confirm that and Spectra said their tanks are stamped.... confirmation!
I have sent them an email with all the pics, links and seller info already (Just hunting trolls on ebay)

Do you have a link to the ebay auction? A lot of vendors will put a bunch of cross-over part numbers and manufacturers names as keywords, to get more folks looking at the product. You have to be very careful buying parts on ebay.

I prefer no to use this forum to out him but a private pm is different. He used this picture and advertised it as a Spectra Premium Ind CR8E Fuel Tank. You can even see the genuine made in Canada p/n tag in this photo and when compared to what he actually sent that I pictured previously it's obviously not as pictured.

So all Spectra tanks are stamped?
I have an a body one that supposed to be a Spectra.
Going to take another look to see if its stamped

That's what the woman at Spectra said

thanks

I have one that has the sticker no stamp must be a fake.
bummer

If it has the sticker I'd think it was legit. She had to ask somebody else and didn't sound like she herself knew, this is why I called her back a second time to ask again. Both tanks I received so far didnt have the made in Canada tag.

The seller has been in touch and stated that someone simply shipped the wrong tank and they will send the correct Tank out immediately and FED Ex will retrieve the previously sent tank.

That is the label my tank has on it

Good for you. We need for things to go our way on occaision

HMM, I smells Bowelsheet as my old German boss would say, Somezvone eez tlying to Kover dere hintern,

LOL, Hope it works out for you