Are these fake?

I have a hospital grade outlet at home. Solar? I have that too, but only at the desert hideout. I was mostly just curious the cut product tastes like the real thing. My son has a fake Rolex, he loves it.

*yawn*
At this point, if one is so concerned about the 'quality' of your AC supply, just go totally overboard and go solar.

Whether one feels ones' audio absolutely will benifit from such is being OCD to a textbook level...imho.... but if you've got the $, the economy will thank you.

Maybe....

Furutech does not sell on line.
Buy HOSPITAL GRADE outlets from an electrical distributor. These are the same as the ones used in audio power conditioners. In hospitals outlets are color coded for dedicated use with specific equipment.  They are all the same heavy duty quality.   ......and you can buy locally.

They do this with high end golf clubs.  You get exactly the same product from the same factory but at half the price.  Of course you have to try and buy in person to be sure what you are getting.  A popular item in Shenzhen.

Where it really gets complicated is when the "real" product is manufactured in China (as most things these days are) . What can happen is the trademarked company hires a factory in China to manufacture a run of say 2000 of product X. The factory does a run of 5000 ships the 2k for the agreed price, but then "dumps" the other 3k on China sites for 50-75% less than they sell from legit stores here. Factory has no R&D to recoup or marketing to pay for so can make very good profit. Thing is they are still the real deal just being sold underhanded or even illegally.

While in this situation the e-bay ones don't look like the ones on official site so prob a fake, I have purchased e-cig products here and then off a China site for 1/3 the price and compared them, and yep both identical right down to the anti-counterfit hologram seal on the box.

I would say 90% of anything coming off eBay or Amazon are suspect and should be avoided.

nd72, your first post a real zinger!! 😂

It would be interesting to see what the Chinese substituted for the pure copper components under the plating, and if they used non-conductive stainless springs??

I am impressed they spelt FURUTECH correctly. Frequently the manuals from Chinese products have had creative grammar (not talking about either parent's mother) and intureshting shpelling.

Perhaps buy directly from Japan if you must purchase from Ebay.

Tvad, I guess that could be loosely classified as stereo ......

you mean like only brain dead idiots could fall for it, you know, like Foux News fake 

Miller, that was a concise consciencess rundown of fakery.

Yes but things these days can be complicated. Fake like fake news fake like CNN, MSNBC, the CCP virus and enemy of the people fake? Or fake like what they call the truth fake? 

These being from China gets even more complicated. Borderline criminal fake like carcinogenic sheetrock fake, PPE that don't work fake? Or genuine fake like they stole the technology fake? Or just plain old run of the mill hey you knew it was made in China so what were you thinking buyer beware fake?

FAKE

I have been into audio over 45 years last year great Audio Quest fakes , when in doubt Dont !!

If it's on the internet it must be true. Right?

Are these fake?

Seller is in China

Asked and answered.

Junk do not buy from ebay move on.

Hi,
no they did not fell off the truck. Visually many differences also, screws, attachment points, enclosure, safety marks and so on.

http://www.furutech.com/2013/02/02/1746/

If it looks too good to be true.....

The real ones look like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264259564910

"Fake, fake...fake, fake"
                    Elaine Benes

I see it on the receptacles but you're right a generic box. Just realized same seller as these Accuphase SC's which also must be fake. Nuff said. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accuphase-speaker-cable-Spade-Plug-Hi-End-2-5M-8-ft-Pair/222519979063

I don't see "Furutech" anywhere on those receptacles! Nor on that box in the photos!