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For example on the Bose headphones the lettering on the cover box for the ⊗⊗⊗⊗ ones have a greenish tint while the real ones are fully yellow. The ⊗⊗⊗⊗ ones do not have little holes in the ear-buds and are made of a cheaper plastic. The real ones come with a warranty and individual serial numbers.
For the DVD box sets it really depends on the manufacturer creating them. Some are so real the only way you can tell they are ⊗⊗⊗⊗ are serial numbers. Others are made so poorly you can see in plain site Chinese lettering where it shouldn't be. Some DVDs are not in working order, different color besides silver, misspelled words and different original manufacturers packaging altogether.
I will say this though, the average American buyer who is not looking for ⊗⊗⊗⊗ when the package comes in the mail, will not be able to tell they are knock-offs. However, one day you will get caught if you're not smart about it. Keep your customers happy, refund the ones who aren't.
In the end it all depends on your morals. Do you really want to risk selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ merchandise? The profit margins are incredible sure but, there is definitely more risk involved, you can't exactly tell your friends and family you're selling counterfeit merchandise for a living, you will not be able to provide legit supplier information to PayPal or eBay if they ask for it, you get shut-down more and most importantly I mean you're selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ ****. Wouldn't you feel guilty about it in the longer run?
I have nothing against selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ though as long as the customer who bought it is happy.
Last edited by jamblix; 03-21-2010 at 07:27 PM.
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