counterfeit NBS cables

This is typical of Fields, he's done this before, even with cables that he had sold factory direct. He does not like to lose sales to the used market.

But then again look at it his way.Unlike an electronic manufacturer he has no potential gain in servicing or upgrade.Buy used but but don't expect the guy to hold your hand while you do it.

Chazzbo, I disagree. Gain or no gain, there is such a thing as customer service. People do notice. A sale doesn't just end when you walk out the door.

even used counterfeit nbs cables are overpriced. least that's my view, FWIW. -kelly

There are two issues here. The first is, that it is in the interest of the manufacturer to put his (or her) hands on the forges, and having people send their cables in is exactly one way of doing that. It might also be a step in tracing their illegal origin. The second is that a stable secondhand market is no less important for the success of a product than a firsthand market. People who buy new cables would like to know that they would be able to sell them one day. Whereas, spreading suspicion around would work in the opposite direction.