[Viperx116]

My Senn Cx300 died, and I know ebay is full of fakes for those? What about other IEMs? I'm eyeing the V-moda vibes and the prices seem too good to be true, but I haven't heard much fakes of that brand. Any opinions?

 

[Hentai11]

On eBay I tend to buy by warranty and feedback. If a seller is backing up the sale with reputation and cash, they have an incentive to avoid robbery.

So far this only got me one (promptly replaced) DOA, and no thieves.

 

[henrylee]

ehh there are a lot of sennheiser fakes cx300,400,500 ,ie8 .Monster ladygaga ones not sure what else but those are the most common fakes .

 

[ljokerl]

If you're going to buy off of ebay I would recommend going for a lesser-known brand than Sennheiser. Always a chance of running into a fake CX300. Selling fakes doesn't usually result in negative feedback so a fairly high feedback score is a poor indicator. A fairly low feedback score on the other hand...
 
Anyway, not sure how much you are looking to spend but in my opinion the ViSang R02 is some of the best money one can spend on a set of earphones off ebay.

 

[henrylee]

O btw try the sound magic pl11 if you want bass or pl30 for a more balanced phoned ,they're really comfortable and aprantly there are no fakes because of how cheap they are produced .I had the cx500 before and i moved on to pl30 and was very happy about the upgrade ,it costs around 20-30 pounds.

 

[takoyaki7]

Fischer Audio and Visang are two mid-price brands available on eBay that look pretty solid to me, though I haven't heard any of their offerings yet...Considering picking up the R03 or Eterna!

 

[mitkooo]

I would go for the Eterna...not so many on ebay and there is one from Russia which is I think and official distributor. 

 

[11amaberry]

I know there is a possibilty of fakes anywhere, but how much safer is it to buy from Amazon? Should one check the store to ensure it's on the brands authorized seller list?

 

[Prog Rock Man]

This site will help weed out the fakes   http://fakeheadphones.com/