Stevemitchell
100+ Head-Fier
Well now. Don't I feel like a putz? <sigh>
I was the unwitting victim of a unscrupulous seller selling counterfeit goods. As for me, I was sitting in a vacuum, not sensing anything around me, especially blind to what could possibly be fraud, with a CAPITAL "F".
I'm not an idiot, I DO learn from my mistakes. But damn, do they have to be so PUBLIC?
I start this thread because I'm really PO'd. Angry! Unhappy!
These not-so-good feelings come from the fact that after buying online for over 12 years, and spending maybe $100K or so, that I could let my guard down enough to be completely taken advantage of, urinated on, excrement befalling my every feature.
At the time, all I knew is that these earbuds sounded like caca for Classical Music.
When I thought of selling my purchase mistake - I thought I was being a really good guy - "they didn't sound good enough for Classical music. Let someone else who loves lotsa bass & treble, have 'em for cheap!"
At the time, I had no idea that I could have been selling counterfeit merchandise.
Critics chided me about my low post-count. Not that it matters- I've checked with Head-Fi innumerable times in the past 4 or 5 years I've been a member when I had a question about intimate audio. But apparently, not enough.
What ended up was that I tried to sell "counterfeit" merchandise. Total ignorance on my part may be an reason, but not a really viable excuse. As I've learned, we all need to be vigilant in how we spend our $$$$$.
I really would like to see another forum section created on Head-Fi. One devoted to investigations that conclude that 'counterfeit' merchandise is being sold to HeadFi members w/o their knowledge. The goal - to make sure that it doesn't happen to anyone else.
I'm not bothered by the $$$ really - really just the fact that I or anyone else is duped in the future. Me? I was duped to the point where I actually tried to re-sell bogus products here. (No worries there. I GOT my $$$ back. The seller was for some reason, VERY willing to give me my $$$ back. (
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That's really lucky for me, but not everyone will benefit from that kind of luck, or fare so well. Counterfeiters need to be crushed, and stopped.
Anyway, I was so impressed with the website that put me wise to the fact that I'd been duped that I'd like to see that information shared more freely with everyone who cares.
Admins, is it possible, let's create a forum devoted exclusively to the exposure of and perils of buying "counterfeit" equipment? I think such a resource, taken seriously, would save a lot of our members heartache, and $$$$.
Thoughts?
Stevemitchell
I was the unwitting victim of a unscrupulous seller selling counterfeit goods. As for me, I was sitting in a vacuum, not sensing anything around me, especially blind to what could possibly be fraud, with a CAPITAL "F".
I'm not an idiot, I DO learn from my mistakes. But damn, do they have to be so PUBLIC?
I start this thread because I'm really PO'd. Angry! Unhappy!
These not-so-good feelings come from the fact that after buying online for over 12 years, and spending maybe $100K or so, that I could let my guard down enough to be completely taken advantage of, urinated on, excrement befalling my every feature.
At the time, all I knew is that these earbuds sounded like caca for Classical Music.
When I thought of selling my purchase mistake - I thought I was being a really good guy - "they didn't sound good enough for Classical music. Let someone else who loves lotsa bass & treble, have 'em for cheap!"
At the time, I had no idea that I could have been selling counterfeit merchandise.
Critics chided me about my low post-count. Not that it matters- I've checked with Head-Fi innumerable times in the past 4 or 5 years I've been a member when I had a question about intimate audio. But apparently, not enough.
What ended up was that I tried to sell "counterfeit" merchandise. Total ignorance on my part may be an reason, but not a really viable excuse. As I've learned, we all need to be vigilant in how we spend our $$$$$.
I really would like to see another forum section created on Head-Fi. One devoted to investigations that conclude that 'counterfeit' merchandise is being sold to HeadFi members w/o their knowledge. The goal - to make sure that it doesn't happen to anyone else.
I'm not bothered by the $$$ really - really just the fact that I or anyone else is duped in the future. Me? I was duped to the point where I actually tried to re-sell bogus products here. (No worries there. I GOT my $$$ back. The seller was for some reason, VERY willing to give me my $$$ back. (
That's really lucky for me, but not everyone will benefit from that kind of luck, or fare so well. Counterfeiters need to be crushed, and stopped.
Anyway, I was so impressed with the website that put me wise to the fact that I'd been duped that I'd like to see that information shared more freely with everyone who cares.
Admins, is it possible, let's create a forum devoted exclusively to the exposure of and perils of buying "counterfeit" equipment? I think such a resource, taken seriously, would save a lot of our members heartache, and $$$$.
Thoughts?
Stevemitchell
