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I've seen people posting photos of counterfeits that they received, and I've made a lot of Amazon purchases, but I've never received one. I'm kind of shocked ac

I've seen people posting photos of counterfeits that they received, and I've made a lot of Amazon purchases, but I've never received one. I'm kind of shocked actually because I try out some of the really counterfeit-magnet stuff. The photos I've seen made it look like the counterfeits were really obvious, too.

lozenge 8y ago
You probably have received one (See the toupee fallacy). Sometimes counterfeits come from the same factory using the same materials, just running overtime.
- ahoka 8y ago
  "Sometimes counterfeits come from the same factory using the same materials, just running overtime." Sans the quality assurance.
  - Stratoscope 8y ago
    Here's an interesting story about counterfeit SD cards and the "ghost shift": https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918
maxxxxx 8y ago
You may not have noticed. I bought an Apple headset that fell apart after 3 months. Now either their headsets are just bad or it was a counterfeit. I don't know but I suspect it was counterfeit.
- antaviana 8y ago
  Perhaps it is the Apple headset. The EarPods with Lightning Connector that came with iPhone 7 (bought on the Online Apple Web store) broke in 3 months. I was too lazy to go the physical Apple Store for a claim and bought a second Earpods headset on the Online Apple Store that also broke in 3 months. Then I went to the physical Apple Store, waited for an hour to get an Apple Genious attention and got it replaced on warranty. The third EarPods have not broken yet after one year, so according to my data points, you have a 66% chance that the EarPods bought directly to Apple break in 3 months and a 100% chance that EarPods bougt directly to Apple on its Online Store break in 3 months.
  - maxxxxx 8y ago
    My point is that with the current state at Amazon there is no good way to find out.

lozenge 8y ago

You probably have received one (See the toupee fallacy). Sometimes counterfeits come from the same factory using the same materials, just running overtime.

ahoka 8y ago
"Sometimes counterfeits come from the same factory using the same materials, just running overtime." Sans the quality assurance.
- Stratoscope 8y ago
  Here's an interesting story about counterfeit SD cards and the "ghost shift": https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918

maxxxxx 8y ago

You may not have noticed. I bought an Apple headset that fell apart after 3 months. Now either their headsets are just bad or it was a counterfeit. I don't know but I suspect it was counterfeit.

antaviana 8y ago
Perhaps it is the Apple headset. The EarPods with Lightning Connector that came with iPhone 7 (bought on the Online Apple Web store) broke in 3 months. I was too lazy to go the physical Apple Store for a claim and bought a second Earpods headset on the Online Apple Store that also broke in 3 months. Then I went to the physical Apple Store, waited for an hour to get an Apple Genious attention and got it replaced on warranty. The third EarPods have not broken yet after one year, so according to my data points, you have a 66% chance that the EarPods bought directly to Apple break in 3 months and a 100% chance that EarPods bougt directly to Apple on its Online Store break in 3 months.
- maxxxxx 8y ago
  My point is that with the current state at Amazon there is no good way to find out.