Are ther fake Sony remotes?

[viiv]

I mean look at it. $2 for a remote from China? Are these genuine or after making fake Sony Memory Sticks and battaries have they figured out how to make fake remotes?

http://search.ebay.ca/search/search.dll?so...o=&saprchi=

Edited June 24, 2006 by finalcoolman

[raintheory]

Might be $2, but check the shipping costs. It Probably evens up.

[viiv]

Might be $2, but check the shipping costs. It Probably evens up.

Not really. Look at this one. $10 US with shipping. A bargain but is it fake?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-Sony-RM-MC38EL-CD-M...1QQcmdZViewItem

[himd_anxiety]

Not really. Look at this one. $10 US with shipping. A bargain but is it fake?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-Sony-RM-MC38EL-CD-M...1QQcmdZViewItem

People sell remotes cheaply on Ebay all the time. Some sellers get them wholesale. I've bought them; all have worked. I've sold them and have been forced to sell mine cheaply, as the competitors' remotes cost much less.

[Tunster]

I bought a RM-MC33EL off eBay from China for $27 USD for my N510 (wanted to relive it until the RH1 arrived). Not bad for £15. Definately authentic. But.... for some reason, eBay removed the item (as it was on Buy Now) just after I purchased it (and the user!). Very weird.

Got it in the end anyway .

[keanejx]

I bought a remote to add radio to my nh700 for a similar price. It works perfect and as far as I can tell is genuine.

Edited June 25, 2006 by keanejx

[Avrin]

Are these genuine or after making fake Sony Memory Sticks and battaries have they figured out how to make fake remotes?

It is much easier to make a working fake remote than to make a working fake MS.

[Sparky191]

Bought a MC38EL from China aswell. Works perfectly. Cost me $0.99 plus postage. Was under €15 I can't remember exactly.

[A440]

I've also bought a cheap Ebay remote from China--MC38EL, if I remember right--that worked correctly and seemed entirely genuine. Sold it with my MZ-NH900.

Sony has factories in China. My hunch--only a hunch--is that there's a certain amount of "inventory shrinkage" from those factories.

[poe]

A440 those were my thoughts to the T. They're trying to make up money for what they don't get paid to make Apple's IPods.POE

[Sparky191]

A440 those were my thoughts to the T. They're trying to make up money for what they don't get paid to make Apple's IPods.POE

What so Sony stuff is ok Apple stuff isn't

[poe]

Sparky191 that was a joke in relation to recent news about Apples work force in China. Word got out that workers are working 15-16 hour days and paid only something like $50 dollars a month. All Apple said was that they were looking into it. I mean come on Apple doesn't reallize somethings wrong when they get Ipods produced at a really cheap price there, they knew something about it if it is true. POE

[Sparky191]

Yes its beens posted everywhere. But I assume the vast majority of consumer items these days are produced in low cost countries. The distinction between Japanese made HiMD's and models made in other countries has been discussed before. Apple is not alone in doing it.

[atrain]

Yes its beens posted everywhere. But I assume the vast majority of consumer items these days are produced in low cost countries. The distinction between Japanese made HiMD's and models made in other countries has been discussed before. Apple is not alone in doing it.

apple is alone in marketing itself as a positive moral brand though, i think it's the hypocracy & resultant situational irony that makes it news & discussion worthy

[Sparky191]

"Positive Moral Brand" ? How so???

[atrain]

"Positive Moral Brand" ? How so???

"think different" campaign? "switch campaign"? "cult branding"? the so called "itunes fair deal".

[Sparky191]

What has "think different" campaign? "switch campaign" got to with morals?

Haven't heard of the itunes fair deal, links?

[jillako]

Another nod for the cheap remotes - I bought an MC38EL as well, for my N505, working great so far.