Counterfeit products on eBay really isn't anything new, so no surprise there, I know. I bought a bunch of soldering iron tips a few months ago and they didn't last long and really didn't work good. The solder would run up the tip making them useless. I didn't realize they were fakes until today though. I just thought maybe I'd overheated them early on and ruined them. Now that I looked into it, I can see that it's obvious that they are fake. They don't even say "Made in Japan" under the Hakko engraving. I just ordered replacements directly from Hakko (hakkousa.com), and a FX888D, and I think they were actually cheaper. I think I'm done buying tools on eBay.
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The USA has an abundance of reputable online and physical distributors that sell genuine products reasonable prices with reasonable shipping costs.
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they probably wont because of these guys
http://www.dancap.co.uk/
expensive pain though if you ever try buying from them.
all the people in the u.k. i know who needed Hakko stuff went to batterfly.
http://www.batterfly.com/shop/hakko_fx-888dLast edited by stj; 06-28-2015, 04:47 AM.
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I've spoken to them before. I just need to steel myself before diving in and spending £135+
I've always been on the brink of learning electronics and did my first repair through some excellent advice gained through this forum so I am chuffed with myself but it is hrs to justify buying nice equipment when you're learning.
Why are dancap an expensive pain?
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for one thing, they charge the same in £ that batterfly charge in €
for another, you cant just go online with paypal.
personally i would aim for a T12 iron - fakes are perfect btw.
and this guy's controller.
http://dangerousprototypes.com/forum...p=61175#p61175
the fake FX951 controllers are junk - unlike the irons.
watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u588...ature=youtu.be
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Originally posted by Rhothgar View PostThis is a useful post as I am looking into buying Hakko myself.
I sell on Ebay and have a UK VAT registered company so I may contact Hakko and see if they will let me be a retailer.
You can find all the authorized distributors here.
http://www.hakko.com/world_network.html------------signature starts here------------
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Originally posted by lookimback View PostCounterfeit products on eBay really isn't anything new, so no surprise there, I know. I bought a bunch of soldering iron tips a few months ago and they didn't last long and really didn't work good. The solder would run up the tip making them useless. I didn't realize they were fakes until today though. I just thought maybe I'd overheated them early on and ruined them. Now that I looked into it, I can see that it's obvious that they are fake. They don't even say "Made in Japan" under the Hakko engraving. I just ordered replacements directly from Hakko (hakkousa.com), and a FX888D, and I think they were actually cheaper. I think I'm done buying tools on eBay.
Were the pix of those tips stock photos, or were they ones of the supposed actual/genuine item?
Just wondering if they used a (semi?) legitimate image in order to dump their junk..."pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066All style and no substance.Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!
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Originally posted by lookimback View PostYeah, they were stock photos. It was definitely the picture that got me. The bevel tips don't even have the indent, so they are about useless.
I've used the following for Weller TCP and W60 tips with good luck:
www.ebay.com/usr/fossilman238
www.ebay.com/usr/danimo1
www.ebay.com/usr/marvac_2001
Would've used Mouser, but out of stock at the time; didn't want to waste an order just for those."pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066All style and no substance.Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!
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Originally posted by xboxhaxorz View PostWhen it comes to certain electronics you should only buy from authorized distributors
The world we live in is not as simple, and research must be done
Amazon also allows prime for sellers, so always make sure its from amazon directly not a 3rd party
Neither channel can scrutinise all the listings but do have strong protection in place.
However it doesn't deter unscrupulous sellers if buyers are uninformed and do not complain.
Do you know the difference between buying from Amazon and an Amazon Marketplace seller? Most don't but essentially you could still be buying a counterfeit item on Amazon if you don't know the difference.
It's all down to the seller ultimately. We're a Marketplace Seller.
Personally I would risk buying Hakko from the other side of the world if I knew what a genuine one looked like in terms of term and detailing as to send it back costs the seller the return postage under the Money Back Guarantee Scheme.
Funnily enough, my partner bought her mother a Barbour breathable jacket which arrived yesterday from a seller on Ebay. She paid £55 so not cheap but not full retail and it is fake.
I told her to return it and we'll go to their Factory shop in South Shields to get one for a day out.
The detailing is not 100% but the fact it had a barcode on the internal pocket label and a name of the supposed jacket made it easy to search the net for fe barcode. Barbour don't put barcodes in their jackets.
A ladies wax breathable would start with LWB or LWX for a ladies wax. Change the L for an M for men's.
Moral of the story you can never be too careful when trying to source a bargain and KNOW YOUR GOODS!
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