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In Reply to: RE: Yes, It me from a dealer in Japan. posted by RadioWonder on August 24, 2016 at 17:32:15
....with the counterfeit R-1's is the finish. Legitimate R-1's have a dull finish (to the thermoplastic)....the counterfeit's are shiny.
I purchased one of those bargains a while ago (for $75) from the guy in Seattle just to see if he was selling the real thing....uhh, no. The unit was shiny. Most people wouldn't know the difference, especially since the duplex comes in a seemingly legit Oyaide box (and how were they obtained??).
Who knows what plating is used, in addition to the substrate used for the contacts....I highly doubt it's beryllium copper, which costs a lot more than brass alloy. In other words, how the hell could someone sell the real deal for $75?
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I found there are at least two different Seattle Ebay sellers offering questionable audio items...
On my two I also noticed the "UL Symbol" is larger...
I was also surprised by the perfect looking Oyaide boxes...
I took one of my older R-1 outlets apart and noticed the inside of the top of the outlet had a subtle pebble finish, and the Ebay unit was smooth.
I guess it is easy for fakes to be made.
Making a perfect box is a lot easier than a perfect outlet..
Seems like there's fakes for everything. The above are the current offerings on Amazon for the WPC-Z cover plates (love the item descriptions: "outlets").
I like the one for $139.99. :) But after a quick check at a couple reputable places that I would actually buy such an item from, indications are it's almost certainly a fake. (VH Audio is $239.99, Music Direct is $256).
Sigh.
can be up and running in minutes by changing their basic site info...
This came from a recent article about the drastic increase of Amazon "Fake" products...
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