This is nothing new. There have been knockoffs at the 1500 for as long as I have been going.
Also look out for ammo that appears to be factory, open it up, it's Uncle Ruckuss' handloads... Had a lot of issues out at the range with customers and ammo that some trashbag vendor wouldn't let them inspect...
Dare I ask if the vendor name is nameable? PM it to me if you could please.
I seen a lot of grip pods for $50 not t be confused with the grip pod system that runs $100 minimum.