WARNING: Watch for this on eBay! - Page 1
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author: Nick1296
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 02:07:01 am
content: Hello.I came to see this by the purchase of an "Apple OEM" Lightning cable on eBay. If you want to see the auction I can't find it. Must have been taken down or something. I don't know for sure.Either way, I'm sure this is probably fake and I am putting it here as a warning. If you see one of these I'd assume it's counterfit. I just took it and looked into it first. It sounds fake, it has crappy text(hint of a fake) and it has misspellings and bad grammar in a few places. I was also told someone found 9 of these with the same serial number too.http://img08.taobaocdn.com/bao/uploaded/i8/T170tuXoJCXXa6gUQ._113700.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlMrTnDCQAEd8zv.jpgHere's the album:http://imgur.com/a/2Zmtzhttps://thecounterfeitreport.com/product/312/A1265-USB-iPhone-Chargers.htmlDesigned by Apple in CaliforniaModel NO.:A1265 Made in ChinaInput:100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 0.15AOutput:5V 1ACAUTION: For use with infor-mation technology equipmentSerial NO: 1X91029Y459TIt even has the fake logos and everything. I did the desk height drop and it even sounds like a knockoff. If you see this(or use one) get rid of it!

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 10:53:14 am
content: QuoteSo you are unsure if it is fake?QuoteForget about its fake-ness, does it actually work?

author: nitro2k01
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 10:59:43 am
content: Quote from: dannyf on April 11, 2015, 10:53:14 am"Does it work" is not a good lowest common denominator. It may work in that sense that it charges the phone, but then on a particularly hot day catch fire because it lacks thermal overload protection, or it may zap your phone if it sees a line transient. Even if it only happens for one person in a thousand, do you want to risk it to save $10?

author: Nick1296
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 06:53:57 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on April 11, 2015, 10:53:14 amQuoteI figured it probably was since it came with a 7.00 Lightning cable and we have had a bunch of these things from eBay all be fake before. As you see, I was right. This was just a fake I couldn't spot right away.QuoteForget about its fake-ness, does it actually work?Even if they did, I don't trust them. I lost 2 laptops to cheap power adapters before because they both damaged them in some way.

author: Nick1296
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 07:45:38 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on April 11, 2015, 07:18:18 pmMy dad thinks OEM is genuine.

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 07:48:09 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on April 11, 2015, 07:18:18 pmThat is the method I use.

author: Siwastaja
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2015, 10:07:36 pm
content: Simply put, everything on Ebay should be considered fake, unless you specifically know better.Also, anything mains-powered on Ebay should be considered a death trap, unless you really know what you are buying, or open and professionally inspect them. Some are good, but the only way to know is to really analyze the insides. Some are so-so, but too many arerealdeath traps.

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2015, 12:28:19 am
content: QuoteSounds like the right thing to do is to not buy from ebay.

author: mikerj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2015, 08:09:37 am
content: Quote from: Nick1296 on April 11, 2015, 07:45:38 pmOEMshouldbe genuine, literally it says the part is made by the same manufacturer who made the original. However, it's been abused so much (and not just by the Chinese) that it's almost meaningless these days.