Fake Audioquest sky cables

We cannot get our money back if Audioquest does not return the fake cables to us, and the fake cable sellers make money out of us and Audioquest, so we and Audioquest are the ones that get hurt. If Audioquest return the fake cables to us stating it is counterfeit, we can return the cables and get our money back with shipping costs, and the fake cable sellers not only not make money but lose some. And eBay or AudiogoN has legitimate reasons to ban these sellers.

About 7 years ago I ran across a couple pair of fake AQ Sky IC's.I was working at Sound Factor at the time. We called AQ and talked to Andrew who had me send them the cables.About 1 weeks later they sent them back and said they where fake. AQ places a serial# in the cable itself so they know if its theirs or fake. Also all higher end AQ cables are cold welded not soldered. AQ is a great company and they do stand behind there products, I have 4 pair of the original Sky cables and I have sent them back for upgrade. They simply have a stunning sound and presence to them.

Audioquest Sky is one of the best cables in the world. ...however, Audioquest has no right to destroy your property.  I suspect there may be a legal issue involved, though, it might not be worth pursuing unless you yourself are a lawyer.

If Audioquest tells you in advance they're gonna trash the fakes you send to them, that's all they need to say. No issue of rights at all. I use several AQ cables bought used and they're not extremely expensive versions in the first place so I haven't worried…and they work very well.

Audioquest (AQ) destroying somebody’s else property is, most likely, illegal but who will even consider challenging it in a federal court (maybe a class action would make sense here). The main reason why it is a really bad idea is mentioned already here: after destroying a cable there is absolutely no way for a victim of a scammer to get any portion of his/her money back unless the transaction was insured by a 3rd party. Probably the only way to get money back would be to obtain AQ’s statement which is linked to the specific fake cable. For that reason, AQ could thermally (laser?) brand fake cable’s connector (let’s say with the 3-letter code such as "ABC" for the total of 15,600 unique combinations) and attach a related dated & coded statement stating that the cable is fake. They could charge a fee for such a service because losing all the money on a fake cable is much worse. By destroying fake cables they are serving nobody except themselves. I actually have such a case now: I purchased an AQ cable from an Ebay seller, evaluated it, discovered it is underperforming, returned it to the seller, and he is about to send it to AQ for authentication while my refund is depending on a result of this process.