fake audionote vx cables

[hifinutt]

from pfm 

hi lads, there's a seller offering utterly counterfeit Vx cables on eBay. I did notify eBay about it but they seem not to care. should you feel like reporting it to eBay as well to save people from wasting their money do contact them, too - perhaps the more reports it the more likely eBay will remove the listings. here's the link to the cables> https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_o...+vx&_sacat=293

 

[TheFlash]

from pfm 
hi lads, there's a seller offering utterly counterfeit Vx cables on eBay. I did notify eBay about it but they seem not to care. should you feel like reporting it to eBay as well to save people from wasting their money do contact them, too - perhaps the more reports it the more likely eBay will remove the listings. here's the link to the cables> https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_o...+vx&_sacat=293

I've messaged pointing out they are extraordinarily good value, almost too good, so please tell me where you got them and why you have several for sale. Let see what bullshit they come back with.

 

[AlMac]

I will report it too.

However, it would make for an interesting side by side blind listening test - the £35 copy versus the stupid money 'real' version at £1000 per metre. Could this be a special 'Scalford Spice' event? ( tempers could get hot)....

 

[henchard]

 the £35 copy versus the stupid money 'real' version at £1000 per metre.

£35 per metre is stupid money in my book for cable

 

[Fourlegs]

£35 per metre is stupid money in my book for cable

I agree, it is stupidly cheap, even for a fake cable. Maybe I should buy some and resell at £350 per m?  ;-)

 

[henchard]

Seriously £3.50 a metre would be my very upper limit. As far as I know electrons have no regard for price.

 

[TheFlash]

You're getting me worried now. In a mad moment a couple of years ago I spent £'000s on this high end mains cable - please tell me it isn't fake!

 

[Fourlegs]

You're getting me worried now. In a mad moment a couple of years ago I spent £'000s on this high end mains cable - please tell me it isn't fake!

I think that was the Limited Edition 'Stealth' understated version for customers who prefer their friends not to know the true extent of their wealth. I see that you also paid extra for the pretend paint flecks. You did well there as those versions are very rare and their price at auction has risen accordingly.

 

[toprepairman]

Brilliant!

 

[George 47]

Unfortunately it is still there. Hopefully no one will fall for this con.

 

[mattykyuss]

You're getting me worried now. In a mad moment a couple of years ago I spent £'000s on this high end mains cable - please tell me it isn't fake!

Lucky for you ,all the 100% cables of this make did not come with the gold plated and diamond plug ,so you done well.

 

[Fourlegs]

Unfortunately it is still there. Hopefully no one will fall for this con.

I hope this is a link to the Sold items. In which case you will see that plenty have bought them.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sound-Vision/293/i.html?rmvSB=true&_from=R40&clk_rvr_id=1262497549481&_nkw=audio+note+vx&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=293&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=LE144BE&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=3&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1

 

[TheFlash]

I hope this is a link to the Sold items. In which case you will see that plenty have bought them.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sound-Vision/293/i.html?rmvSB=true&_from=R40&clk_rvr_id=1262497549481&_nkw=audio+note+vx&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=293&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=LE144BE&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=3&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1

Link doesn't work: "this item has been removed". Sounds like good news!

 

[orbscure]

Link doesn't work: "this item has been removed". Sounds like good news!

Check the link in the first post of this thread Nigel... still listed several time  

 

[Fourlegs]

I think that was the Limited Edition 'Stealth' understated version for customers who prefer their friends not to know the true extent of their wealth. I see that you also paid extra for the pretend paint flecks. You did well there as those versions are very rare and their price at auction has risen accordingly.

@TheFlash I think that unfortunately the game is up when you actually plug in your Stealth Limited Editions because then people will realise that you have been 'flash with your cash'!  I now see why you have that Wam name. 

 

[George 47]

OK I have tried something different....let's see if that produces a result.

 

[TheFlash]

They appear to be listed in several different languages, I wonder if that means on several different eBay's... yes, a quick check suggests each has a different item number.

This vendor has some 10,000 items for sale... most appear to be generic, which might mean they are fine or might mean they are falsely claiming components rather than finished product brands.

I just listed all "Audio Note" item numbers but the character count doesn't allow me to report them in a single complaint. (Here for reference so I don't lose them

263049587970
362015939782
362016448307
263064624534
362015734861
263049526659
263049583296
263049175489
362016458375
362018968110
362016456999
362016458447
362015944634)

Still, some on this forum would have it that all cable sound the same anyway so a different and positive way of looking at this would be to focus on how many people have been saved from spending hundreds of pounds they didn't need to spend to get exactly the same sound as if they had. NB. I am not excusing forgery here!

 

[TheFlash]

I got a personal reply but suspect it was the efforts of others who made it happen! Nice work, chaps.

 

[George 47]

Good end result. No sure if my letting Peter Q know helped but normally companies are all over these forgeries once they know.

Nordost fake cables are getting rarer as the company hounded US e-bay.