Welcome to the wonderful world of Chinese capitalism. Don > On Dec 11, 2014, at 6:16 PM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Stuart, > Several people have contacted me about the fakes. I can't understand why > his feedback is so good. The seller bought some calibration standards from > me which I clearly stated were damaged. I did at the time notice they left > about 25% negative or neutral feedback, so was expecting that, but they > never left any feedback for me. > On 12 Dec 2014 01:00, "Stewart Cobb" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have bought several items from this seller and left positive feedback >> because the items arrived promptly and appeared to work. Problems only >> became apparent days, weeks, or months later. But by then it was too late >> to change feedback. >> >> This seller admits to changing the firmware on a GPSDO to "upgrade" it to a >> more valuable part number. I bought a device from him for which included a >> newly fabricated sheet-metal case complete with new false trademarked >> labels. It's a very good fake, but it was not in fact produced by the >> manufacturer whose name is on the label, and it did not meet the >> requirements of the device inside. I have bought other devices from him >> which had other problems. >> >> It is possible that the seller is obtaining his stock from other sources >> inside China, and that he is not directly involved in changing firmware or >> creating fakes. It is possible that he himself is an innocent victim of >> sharp practice by others. I make no direct accusations. However, the >> equipment I have obtained from this seller in the past has not proved >> satisfactory to me over the long term, and I have chosen not to do business >> with this seller in the future. >> >> Cheers! >> --Stu >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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