umm...guys.... the phones are in all likelihood fake. i feel that u need to be informed and in this case u might be able to contest the charges. i got a pair of ec7's (on the page they never mention they're fake/imitations). Shipped straight out of shanghai also, same little plastic bag. Also, no extention cord and heres where the u can tell, the real ones have gold connectors, but the ones u got prolly have silver? same as mine. i had to dispute it with the seller and luckily he tried to get out of it by refunding me the money. Recently there seems to be a lot of fake audio technicas out there on ebay...and when u compare them to the real thing...they..just dont shine at all. Also, another tell-tale sign is that the seller is located in australia/england/US but ships out of china. Below is their response for ur reference. Hi Daniel, It appears that we inadvertently purchased dud inventory. we are doing full refunds for all customers that recieved this item and wearing the cost as our mistake. I cannot apologise enough for the mistake.mistake. avnetshop ~sleepy
