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Cheap Interconnects from Hong Kong

I've noticed that interconnects on eBay seem to be listed quite a bit more cheaply than on other sites. I'm specifically looking at the Audioquest King Cobra.

Anyway, since most interconnects on eBay are shipped from Hong Kong, are there problems with these not always being genuine? I know HK sellers can be very competitive with generic stuff like USB cables, but I can't imagine how they'd be able to acquire AQ cables more cheaply than other sellers.

Anyone have experience buying interconnects on eBay?
rrolack
rrolack OP
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It's interesting to note that there are over 50 King Cobra interconnects for sale, but less than 10 Columbias (which would be much more difficult to fake, due to the DBS attachment).

I guess that pretty much sums it up.
t_bone
1,182 posts
 
Hifitime has hit the nail on the head. The practice is, to the detriment of designers who believe they continue to 'own' their intellectual property, quite common.
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stereo5
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A few years ago, I bought some Monster M1 audio cables off ebay which came from Hong Kong for 15.00 per cable. The local dealer was selling them discounted for 100.00. I bought 4 pairs and they looked like the real deal when I received them. They sounded absolutely horrible, etched, thin, pure garbage. Then I did a side by side comparison with my "real" Monster cable and noticed a few subtle differences. The spelling on the cable wasn't straight, the quality of the rca connectors although looking the same, were cheap imitations. I threw them all in the trash. Morale: buyer beware.
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rja
2,356 posts
 
Intellectual property? Copyright laws? We don't need no stink'n laws.
All I can say is: caveat emptor! 8^)
hifitime
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