Originally Posted by
Herzlos
Because the scam is to either sell fake units, or to claim units are worth way more than they are in order to make it seem like a good deal i.e. telling you a $50 speaker is worth $500 so you think getting it for $100 is a bargain. If you know what it's actually worth (or should look like), then the scam falls over.
Hmm. I don’t know that Googling the brand protects against fakes (or buying, as claimed upthread, a box of bricks), because that depends on the quality of the fake. I’d also assume the products are much likely to be stolen than fakes, though, right? And if that’s true, wouldn’t the pitch to get a good deal be true? Why would they sell stolen stuff above retail value? Seems odd, to me...and isn’t that exactly happens in legit retail outlets?! In any case, I’m not the type to buy in such a scenario, and outside of produce in west Philly or Lima, Peru, I’ve not seen stuff sold out of trucks, so what do I know? I can imagine a scenario where everybody knows the stuff is stolen and dudes are just dumping it to get some cash up. Ripping off the kind of people who buy stuff out of trucks is particularly low.