Madness said:
I thought the whole point of getting the Chinese foot ascender was that it was a copy of the old Petzl Pantin that is no longer made by Petzl.
I'm sure that if Petzl still made the old style, he would have bought a genuine one from Petzl.
If you want cheap knock-offs of Petzl products, past or present, buy from a reputable manufacturer - Climbing Technologies, Camp etc. Or buy from something from the Czech Republic etc, which makes great stuff at reasonable prices with all the relevant EU standards (Singing Rock, Ocun, Rock Empire, Kouba, Tendon...). If you buy something random from China there is every chance it will disintegrate on first use.
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/dangerous-crampons-online
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/warning-over-fake-petzl-equipment
If you are buying it on Ebay/directly importing from China, there is no guarantee that it will meet EU standards - it is the responsibility of the importer (you) not the exporter to verify that a) it is fit for purpose and b) it meets the relevant safety regulations (NOT just that it has CE stamped into it).
You are also supporting an industry of making low-quality, potentially dangerous copies of European gear, and harming those European companies who have invested money in R&D.