This has been an issue for ages, except that ebay and shady online retailers have propageted it further. M&K Speakers went under last year due in part to the cost of trying to stamp out counterfeits.
Counterfeit Electronics??
Hello,
I was listening to the Clark Howard show a few days ago, a consumer advocate. He was talking about a new wave of counterfeit items, which includes electronics and the fact that you could hardly tell them from the originals. This is only half a story. I was almost ready to buy a used Krell on ebay. I called Krell with the serial number and guess what? It wasn't in their database!!! WTF?? I was on the phone with them for about 20 minutes, they kept checking on that serial number. They also said that they had a lot of parts stolen and apparently assembled by someone else! Have you guys heard anything about this, and how can we make sure that what we buy used is legit?
I was listening to the Clark Howard show a few days ago, a consumer advocate. He was talking about a new wave of counterfeit items, which includes electronics and the fact that you could hardly tell them from the originals. This is only half a story. I was almost ready to buy a used Krell on ebay. I called Krell with the serial number and guess what? It wasn't in their database!!! WTF?? I was on the phone with them for about 20 minutes, they kept checking on that serial number. They also said that they had a lot of parts stolen and apparently assembled by someone else! Have you guys heard anything about this, and how can we make sure that what we buy used is legit?