[sdiy] Fake CEM3374s and SSM2040s on ebay

[Jim Coursey]

I think your link doesn't work (for me it didn't).  Try this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/360350683020?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D360350683020%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Is it possible that the printing on some of these chips is just like that?  I bought 6 TDA1022s from one of these sellers (leemoom611, not janeh2100 from your link).  The printing is fairly varied on them.  3 of them work in my JH Solina Chorus, one didn't.  Some of the working ones look a bit fakey and potato-printed to me (although no clear evidence of sanding).

2 more sit in a Son of Storm Tide Flanger -- I suspect they don't work, seeing as my build is not working and I've gone over it a few times, but  I have yet to swap chips around to test.  (Already broke a leg of one of the working ones doing that, so I've been hesitant!)

As to how the sellers get their good ratings -- I bought mine a year ago before I had anything to test them in.  I gave a favorable rating to each transaction since I wouldn't have any reason to do otherwise without testing the chips.  It's the eBay way.  I'm not sure I can even go back and edit my feedback at this point if I wanted to.  And their return policy is like "3 days".

Also generally they sell more than just BBD and other esoteric chips.  Maybe not everything is garbage, or knockoffs of BBDs are more easy to discredit than audiophile jacks that will still connect to tip and sleeve even if they are cheap imitations.

-Jim

On Aug 3, 2011, at 11:46 PM, Bruce Duncan wrote:

> Here's my favorite fake BBD on Ebay
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=360350683020
> 
> Looks like the labeling was done with a potato stamp and you can clearly see the sanding marks on the top of the package.
> How do they get away with it? And they have a 99.7% rating ta boot.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
>> On 8/3/2011 6:40 PM, Doug Terrebonne wrote:
>>> Beware there are currently a couple sellers in China selling what appear to be
>>> fake CEM3374s and SSM2040s on ebay... Most of you on the list know about the
>>> fake ua726s and such from before but thought I'd give a heads up...
>>> 
>>> Doug
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Synth-diy mailing list
>>> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
>>> 
>>> 
>> Is "Polida2008" one of the sellers doing that?  They had pretty cheap ones... I'm trying to figure how to return the TMS3617NS chips they sent in the smaller package..I need the .1" pin spacing package... I'm afraid they might just 'lose' them and claim they never arrived.
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Synth-diy mailing list
> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy