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?