Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds

Post by normalnorm » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 2:13 PM UTC

saul_goodman wrote: post #131

normalnorm wrote: post #126

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Big corporations like Amazon are part of the dominating class. Me (and probably you, since you need to ask the question -- no offense intended) are part of the dominated class. Two different sets of rules apply here, it's not a matter of the products themselves being different.

Or more traditionally known as owning class and working class. Most folks here are probably in that quasi-state of working class but make plenty of money so it's a moot point.

Post by kop316 » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 2:17 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #170

kop316 wrote: post #168

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Respectfully, how would they be able to verify that a) you are being truthful, and b) that only part of the shipment is real, when once part has been shown not to be?

The main part was not a "branded" item at all. It was an LED thing where no part of the item would be listed, branded, etc. They saw them because they unboxed quite a few of them to find the adapters with the fake UL mark.

Post by jkelleyrtp » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 2:20 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #154

arghwhat wrote: post #144

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It was, but the follow-up action designed to minimize risk of loss when caught by customs rather than avoiding import of fraudulent goods blurred image of your intentions. If you can get the shipments split, I'm sure you could also get them to not send the power adapters at all. If, however, you needed power adapters, you need to import proper ones - not just for legal reasons, but for the safety of the end-users.

As a smaller player, it is very difficult to get the Chinese suppliers to guarantee they won't ship the wrong thing. Separating the shipment is a relatively low cost way to protect the main item. Edit: Another example that happened to a friend. He ordered some single board computers that came with some software on a CD...he wasn't even aware of the CD. The CD had a fake "Compact Disc" marking, which is a trademark. W…

Post by Liquix » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 2:22 PM UTC

ApicalDendrite wrote: post #159

kop316 wrote: post #145

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As someone who (used to) travel a lot, the TSA have signs plastered throughout the entire security line to remind you to look through your belongings and make sure you don't have any banned items (they included what they were and had pictures of them too). If you went through airport security with a banned item (such as a knife), what they did was offer you three choices: - They let you go back outside of security an…

A friend discovered that he had a pocketknife with him just before he was about to go through security. So he went out to the airport smoker's area, dug a little hole in the ground, and buried the pocketknife. When he returned from his trip he went back and dug it up.

Post by jaywalk » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 2:28 PM UTC

dragonwriter wrote: post #166

steerablesafe wrote: post #98

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What is the TSA supposed to do with these other than auctioning them off?

Since they are legal items that are merely prohibited to transport through the checkpoint, and since no forefeiture action has been taken which would lawfully deprive the owner of title, only a seizure of possession to prevent the prohibited action, they should be held for return to the owner outside of the secured area with storage charge (and shipment charge if an option for remote return is provided) covering reas…