Counterfeit Products

Discussions center on the prevalence, detection, quality, and implications of counterfeit goods, debating whether they constitute fraud if buyers are aware, their functionality, and risks in tech/hardware contexts.

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andrewinardeer Oct 17, 2025 View on HN

Counterfeits is a problem. How would you know you are getting the real deal?

cma Apr 30, 2019 View on HN

It isn't a counterfeit if the buyers know it is fake.

kevin_thibedeau May 21, 2023 View on HN

You're buying counterfeits.

sandos Oct 18, 2019 View on HN

Would a counterfeit be a problem for this particular application? Dont they still work?

Aissen Feb 7, 2017 View on HN

Do you also plan to detect counterfeit pieces ?

ce4 Jan 23, 2024 View on HN

Who knows if it wasn't counterfeit?

baddox Nov 12, 2013 View on HN

Counterfeiting still happens, right?

duxup Sep 14, 2020 View on HN

Hard to be counterfeit if you don't claim to be the thing....

scollet May 6, 2020 View on HN

Are these counterfits imported?

hooverd Dec 9, 2023 View on HN

It's only fraud if you sell them as genuine?