I can't imagine that anyone would trust some "0.1 ppm" specification just because an unknown party stamped that on the case. There are many sellers of very similarly marked oscillators. They all are selling in single quantities for about the same price. The market seems to be hobbyists, especially audio fanatics who want to reduce the jitter in their audio gear. Since no reputable manufacturer would purchase such gray market parts with zero reputation (no known manufacturer of the item), nobody will be performing incoming inspection on these devices. So nobody knows what they are getting - if they install it and it isn't on frequency how would the buyer know what was wrong?
Notice that there does not appear to be a "Vanguard" oscillator company or trade name used by some other manufacturer. The units are not marked with a model number. There is no real datasheet or specifications. There is no description of what the "0.1 ppm" refers to, but it's printed right there on the case so it appears to be an attempt to give the product some type of "quality". The obviously flouting of eBay and international customs regulations also shows the lack of trust you should have in that seller. > Shipping invoice will be declared with low value and mark as 'gift' or > 'samples' See the eBay rules: > http://pages.ebay.com/help/pay/international-shipping-rules.html > "Note: It's illegal to falsify customs declarations or mark an item as > a "gift" in order to avoid customs fees. If a buyer asks you to commit > customs fraud, report it to us." If the seller is faking custom forms, how do you know that anything they say is true? -- Bill Byrom N5BB _______________________________________________ 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.
