Full story: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/08/audio-legend-reveals-black-market-obsolete-parts/

Tällä videolla tilaan Hobby Hallista selvän tuoteväärennöksen ja kerron teille mitä sen kanssa kävi. Samalla näpäytetään vähän Kiinassa asuvaa epärehellistä myyjää! Onko sinulla huonoja kokemuksia Hobby Hallista etenkin sen muuttumisen jälkeen kiinakrääsä-markkinapaikaksi?

Counterfeit components sourced from eBay is not a new thing or a surprise. I don’t think that I would be wrong in saying that most components on eBay are a no-name brand from Shenzhen, if not actually counterfeit. Now if you know what you are looking for specifically and don’t just buy the first thing that pops up in your search results, you will be fine. Plenty of components from China are just fine, LEDs are a good example. I have LEDs of probably every wavelength available in bags by the hundred that cost next to nothing from China, all from eBay. Many have been used in projects running for years without issue, for items like this I have no issues with cheap components. But when I’m expecting a legitimate transistor sold as a name brand, and get a knock-off cheap piece of crap there is an issue. As I have learned, TO-3 transistors for whatever reason are a very popular thing to counterfeit.