So what exactly is the difference between those and the ones Amazon https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-Buds-Wireless-Earbuds-Chargin... says I can get tomorrow for $79?
Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
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Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#92So this is just theft by the government in open daylight, right?
Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#93So what exactly is the difference between those and the ones Amazon https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-Buds-Wireless-Earbuds-Chargin... says I can get tomorrow for $79?
The implication seems to be that they're genuine OnePlus earbuds, and CBP thinks they're airpods. The two models do look a lot alike.
It'd be like CBP seizing a bunch of Samsung Galaxy phones, claiming they saved the USA from counterfeit iphones.
I really hope I'm missing something.
Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#94So this is just theft by the government in open daylight, right?
I for one, cannot get over this: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=tsa+lot+of&_trksid=p233...
Pretty much theft and resale.
Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#95So what exactly is the difference between those and the ones Amazon https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-Buds-Wireless-Earbuds-Chargin... says I can get tomorrow for $79?
I believe these are exactly those, and quite possibly ones being shipped to or by Amazon.
Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#96Wow, & what exactly is the objective of boasting such dumb claims on social media for a govt body?
Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you are doing that just send them over in the plastic case, no need for all the cardboard packaging which adds to shipping weight and volume.
But if the naive Verge reporter had been working at CBP then the boxes would have worked to do their job of getting the copycat items past customs.
It is, however, odd that they didn't say something like "Counterfeit Airpods disguised in OnePlus Buds packaging" or similar. It's a bit too early to tell which is right, I think. Photos of OnePlus Buds from TFA show that they are a different shape on the back, distinguishable from Airpods. The CBP photos don't show this part so it's hard to tell whether they are counterfeits or just a different product.
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#98Re: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
I for one, cannot get over this: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=tsa+lot+of&_trksid=p233... Pretty much theft and resale.
What is the TSA supposed to do with these other than auctioning them off?
In my opinion not make money of seized items. Recycle comes to mind.
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
Antenna stick works.
Not if you're trying to point out that it specifically looks like a fake cable. An antenna stick could be pointing in any direction.
Pointing into the head or away from the head are not ergonomically viable options. Realistically, if you are going to have a quarter wave antenna the product shape is going to look a lot like an Airpod, but not necessarily shaped as a white amorphous blob. Like a large touchscreen on phones means a rectangular slab of glass shape, but the industrial design around the slab can look different.