I no longer buy any cables used. The chance they are fake is pretty high. Also the person selling them may not know they are fake anyway. Particularly AQ, Kimber and Cardas, since they are well known, have a lot of counterfeits Fake Oyaide plugs, are out there too. being sold as new. Need to buy them from a reputable dealer.
(I like Cable Co. since ordered cables are drop shipped FROM THE COMPANY that makes them. So you know they are real 100%) China is huge, and some fakes are trash, some OK and some are probably as good. But who wants to take the chance. )to me the person who buys fakes to resell can rot forever...)
The worst are all sorts of replacement parts which are total junk. And tools which fail within days or weeks. Same issue with brand name household goods. Toasters.. etc.
(I like Cable Co. since ordered cables are drop shipped FROM THE COMPANY that makes them. So you know they are real 100%) China is huge, and some fakes are trash, some OK and some are probably as good. But who wants to take the chance. )to me the person who buys fakes to resell can rot forever...)
The worst are all sorts of replacement parts which are total junk. And tools which fail within days or weeks. Same issue with brand name household goods. Toasters.. etc.