WARNING: Fake IE8s! Comparison pictures included!!

[average_joe]

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Originally Posted by jaibautista /img/forum/go_quote.gif These are fakes. I know someone selling IE8s (authentic ones, of course) at twice this price although without packaging. I think, as a rule of thumb, if you want to save yourself from all the hassles of whether you'll get a genuine or fake IE8, just buy at authorized resellers.

Real IE8s without the packaging? Are they used? B stock? What's the deal with that?

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Originally Posted by fatfassbinder /img/forum/go_quote.gif I had my reasons to doubt, the evidence that seems obvious to you seem like little inconsistencies to me. But having read your post, they probably are fakes. Though I'll still keep an open mind whether I'm willing to put my life on it. By the way, questioning whether they're fakes is a reasonable thing to do, since every tom, dick and harry here seems to be jumping on to the conclusion they're fakes, and to be honest, it's just not that clear that they are.

OK, maybe you are skeptical, maybe you are selling fakes and want to put a question of doubt in people's minds

Not saying you are, but I wouldn't put it past someone that is selling fakes to come here and try to throw a wrench in this thread.

I know there are many fake products out there in all categories. I do trust many people on here that are long time members. I am a believer.

 

[DerElch]

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Originally Posted by Badabid /img/forum/go_quote.gif eBay.ph: EVW - AUTH.SENNHEISER IE8 PROFESSIONAL EARPHONES OPENED (item 110475779007 end time Jan 10, 2010 19:49:24 PHT) do you think this ones fake? cost abt $120 used

Fake
like my box - and I'm shure its a fake offert by a seller at amazon it has the same mistake in the German description (Deutsch -> Line 2 -> Außengeräuschen the ß is missing), strange for a high end product from a german enterprise

 

[Capital]

Paypal pulled through for me, got a full refund! Just ordered a set through Razordogdeals2008, can't wait to actually hear the real deal.

 

[Nastywordz]

So you guys dont reccomend me buying the IE8's from headroom because its online?

 

[Pepito]

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Originally Posted by Nastywordz /img/forum/go_quote.gif So you guys dont reccomend me buying the IE8's from headroom because its online?

Headroom does not sell fake IE8's

 

[ceekay84]

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Originally Posted by DerElch /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fake like my box - and I'm shure its a fake offert by a seller at amazon it has the same mistake in the German description (Deutsch -> Line 2 -> Außengeräuschen the ß is missing), strange for a high end product from a german enterprise

This is rather interesting. I got a pair of IE8s from an authorized dealer (not going to mention it but a HF sponsor indeed) and the box also had the ß missing from line 2. Can anyone else verify that the authentic box actually has ß in line 2?

 

[ceekay84]

Feel sorry for those who jumped in on this deal!!!

 

[david1978jp]

All my sympathy.

 

[DontMakeMEEatU]

Reading this topic depresses me :/

I honestly cannot tell from the pictures whether my pair of IE8 are real or fake. The only thing I know for certain is the fact that the L and R letters are not slightly slanted. Other than that, everything looks fine I think. Is the bass knob supposed to just turn smoothly or is it also supposed to click with each tick mark?

Pictures taken with my cell phone, which I'm surprised took such decent pictures

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9798/0103000147.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7581/0103000152.jpg
I switched the left and right headphones in case you were wondering.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7182/0103000149.jpg

If it makes a difference, the back of my box has Außengeräuschen with the ß in it. I also got my IE8 for $290 off Sarjo Wholesale Group from Amazon, which I've been reading has been selling quit a lot of fake IE8s lately

So are mine real or fake?

 

[fakcior]

Does the cable connector has a red wire inside?

 

[DontMakeMEEatU]

Yes it does. It's on the left if your pointing the connector away from you.

 

[fakcior]

So they're more like real than fake. But is SQ satisfying you?

 

[DontMakeMEEatU]

Sounds better than my SA6 so far

.....which I don't know is a good thing...
If my pair is fake and they sound better than the SA6, I'm definitely missing out on what the real IE8 will bring me.

 

[tyke]

Just seen some IE 7's on eBay ,£75 still under warranty with a picture of the guarantee,I was actually thinking about this pair,but after reading through this,how hard is it to forge a piece of paper with guarantee on it ,or am I getting paranoid?

 

[average_joe]

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Originally Posted by ceekay84 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Feel sorry for those who jumped in on this deal!!!

Call me callous, but I don't feel sorry for people that don't think that deal is too good to be true. But if people think that deal isn't too good to be true, are they going to really know the difference between a real and a fake anyways?

I remember, months ago before this thread there was an ebay seller selling an IE8 without any packaging from China for somewhere like $200. My guess is they were hot, but they could have been fake. I would have never bought those based on price, location, and lack of a box/accessories.

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Originally Posted by DontMakeMEEatU /img/forum/go_quote.gif Reading this topic depresses me :/ I honestly cannot tell from the pictures whether my pair of IE8 are real or fake. The only thing I know for certain is the fact that the L and R letters are not slightly slanted. Other than that, everything looks fine I think. Is the bass knob supposed to just turn smoothly or is it also supposed to click with each tick mark? Pictures taken with my cell phone, which I'm surprised took such decent pictures http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9798/0103000147.jpg http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7581/0103000152.jpg I switched the left and right headphones in case you were wondering. http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7182/0103000149.jpg If it makes a difference, the back of my box has Außengeräuschen with the ß in it. I also got my IE8 for $290 off Sarjo Wholesale Group from Amazon, which I've been reading has been selling quit a lot of fake IE8s lately So are mine real or fake?

The pictures aren't all that clear, but I think it may look real. And I wouldn't worry about the L & R lettering. Read this post, heck, if you think you have a fake you should probably read the entire thread!