its legit, but the parts are all super cheap. no name trucks, wheels, bearings, and a cheap deck. sure, the S9 stuff you see for 150 is marked up alot, more than 50%, so its reasonable to consider that with even cheaper hardware, its can still be profitable at that price. now, i despise sector 9 stuff, and am gritting my teeth as i say it, but if you just want a cheap first time deck, that board would be fine. just get some wedged risers if it doenst allready have them (they increase the turn angle and let the board carve harder)