On 12/31/2013 3:38 AM, peter chadwick wrote:
It's getting quite common with older devices that scams like this are happening.
It's not only old devices, and it's not just EBay. As a member of the
AES Standards Committee and several working groups, I've long had
contact with engineers from major manufacturers of connectors and audio
components. Quality connector and microphone companies like Neutrik,
Switchcraft, Shure, and Neumann have long been plagued with wide
availability of imitations of their hottest products for sale at low
prices.
In addition to the unfair competition and violation of patents and/or
trademarks, the imitations are often imperfect in important ways -- mics
with poor response, and connectors that don't physically fit together,
or with dielectrics that melt upon soldering, or with poor contact
materials.
Far afield from electronics, there have long been problems with fake
hardware of all sorts, including structural connectors that hold
bridges and airplanes together. The completion of a major highway bridge
near San Francisco was delayed by more than a year by exactly this sort
of issue, and the added costs were huge.
73, Jim K9YC
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