Metal Detectors are being sold on Ebay with implied brand Names.

[Enrique]

I was looking through Ebay and came across metal detectors listed with implied Brand Names.

Take this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2554971527...wPoFUEOp4RARG3ndw%3D|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2047675

This is NOT a Simplex and I've also seen this being sold on Ebay with the implied brand being T2.

I reported this to Ebay and not a peep back. WTF!

 

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[traveller777]

Thanks for taking the time to warn folks. And the old adage still rings true. If it looks to good to be true, then it isn't.

 

[smokeythecat]

Wonder if it works at all...thanks for posting this.

 

[Merf]

I was looking through Ebay and came across metal detectors listed with implied Brand Names.

Take this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255497152771?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=20200818143132&meid=26aec32d4d56421fbfdc63c24794b8fb&pid=101198&rk=5&rkt=12&sd=324660308242&itm=255497152771&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=SimplAMLCvipPairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotion&_trksid=p2047675.c101198.m1985&amdata=cksum:25549715277126aec32d4d56421fbfdc63c24794b8fb|enc:AQAHAAABALp1BMT1SPTWLkx672RwhpGkxDfyLLvg%2BWKb9ROXK7%2BlHauGibrLstcBpO1XT51G9THWc2EZ9Tz09oqwX1dhXPuVyuk8dZgeEoTQSHO9Ufof%2FtCXpyZvNREANjlU95ACnGBYGcDyP8i8I%2BRn1zzTHsSSSM6Dbc9G%2BRnMki5KcTY5OU7ygwOFdSlpq1I1V5vygpYDwztgTgu54fd2MV9cmBASfGu106PZoWXYozk9j8e23eiQdgXLe7iXV75ai9Pp5SR2u6TZN94m56M0zsm7hpkt8RbXJrSmKM0MqWENeQZp07hxg%2BTjiajv6vJMU%2FG%2ByFCzV3wPoFUEOp4RARG3ndw%3D|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2047675

This is NOT a Simplex and I've also seen this being sold on Ebay with the implied brand being T2.

I reported this to Ebay and not a peep back. WTF!

Thanks for the heads up

 

[villagenut]

But wait.....there's a sucker born every minute. He may even add one of those Chinese Garrett carrots to his basket. Thanks for the warnings and post, there may be a sucker reading it and he may save himself the loss.

 

[flinthunter]

This has been going on for years. China knock offs.

 

[Zincoln Miner]

They are First Texas Products clones. Some of these Chinese manufacturers use PCBs with FTP printed on the board.

They just copy what they can to a degree, so don't expect it to perform like the original product.

 

[mdc002]

I was looking through Ebay and came across metal detectors listed with implied Brand Names.

Take this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255497152771?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=20200818143132&meid=26aec32d4d56421fbfdc63c24794b8fb&pid=101198&rk=5&rkt=12&sd=324660308242&itm=255497152771&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=SimplAMLCvipPairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotion&_trksid=p2047675.c101198.m1985&amdata=cksum:25549715277126aec32d4d56421fbfdc63c24794b8fb|enc:AQAHAAABALp1BMT1SPTWLkx672RwhpGkxDfyLLvg%2BWKb9ROXK7%2BlHauGibrLstcBpO1XT51G9THWc2EZ9Tz09oqwX1dhXPuVyuk8dZgeEoTQSHO9Ufof%2FtCXpyZvNREANjlU95ACnGBYGcDyP8i8I%2BRn1zzTHsSSSM6Dbc9G%2BRnMki5KcTY5OU7ygwOFdSlpq1I1V5vygpYDwztgTgu54fd2MV9cmBASfGu106PZoWXYozk9j8e23eiQdgXLe7iXV75ai9Pp5SR2u6TZN94m56M0zsm7hpkt8RbXJrSmKM0MqWENeQZp07hxg%2BTjiajv6vJMU%2FG%2ByFCzV3wPoFUEOp4RARG3ndw%3D|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2047675

This is NOT a Simplex and I've also seen this being sold on Ebay with the implied brand being T2.

I reported this to Ebay and not a peep back. WTF!

iI have seen the same detector sold by the same company that no longer labels it as a Simplex + so maybe Ebay called them on that.

 

[golddigger14s]

Not just detectors, there are thousands of knock offs on ebay and all over the place. There was a drone that I almost bought but fortunately I went on youtube for reviews. The company was using the marketing video of a drone that cost a few thousand dollars to sell their $100 version.

 

[xr7ator]

I've come to realise that ebay actually wants their sellers to sell anything including fake stuff. Why would they care since they still get their cut.
I'm a fan of Biolage shampoo and the old recipie is really hard to find because it was discontinued years ago. Found and bought some off ebay and it's some cheap shampoo mix put into counterfit bottles. When you go to complain about the item being counterfit, ebay's system has 4 prefilled choices to choose from, or you can add your own, as to why you're not satisfied and one of those prefilled choices is "doesn't seem authentic".
So, imo, they know that this seller is selling counterfit goods.