Was an entire thread on this counterfeit junk. Ebay, all the China sites peddling this carp.
CARDAS newsletter: Counterfeit Cable Warning! on FleaBay
Counterfeit Cable Warning!
I got the CARDAS Newsletter from Josh Meredith …. Surprise , surprise (NOT!) more CARDAS CLEAR LIGHT fakes …, $15-odd bucks and a bit (… more POS crap flogged from China … no surprise here IMO ….check ‘em out …,LOL …. )
“ …. Josh recently received an email from an alert Cardas user, with links to a couple auctions on eBay for obviously counterfeit cables. So he reported the auctions. And... nothing happened. eBay has yet to remove the listings.
Of course, the eBay cookies decided that Josh was in the market for cheap Cardas cables. Now his inbox is flooded with eBay listings for "Cardas" cables. And 100% of them are fake. He reports them as time permits, but it’s discouraging knowing that eBay is unlikely to act on any of these fraudulent listings.
So buyer beware. And whether you’re buying new or used, always go through an authorized Cardas dealer! If you are considering a second-hand cable being sold on an auction site, send Cardas a link first - we can’t guarantee authenticity from an online pic, but we can usually spot the fakes….”