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> You can avoid 99% of counterfeits by buying only from sellers with good feedback. I doubt that very much. Many sellers never see their products, their suppli
by lazyjones 7y ago
> You can avoid 99% of counterfeits by buying only from sellers with good feedback.
I doubt that very much. Many sellers never see their products, their suppliers can scam them whenever they like. That's why Amazon themselves have sold fake CPUs repeatedly over the years: https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Amazon-verkauft-manipulierte-Intel-Core-i5-9600K-4322124.html https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Amazon-verkauft-manipulierte... (German), https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3014009/amazon-is-reportedly-flogging-fake-amd-ryzen-processors https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3014009/amazon-is-... ...