Are the boards sold by Mp3Car Store genuine? Order is fulfilled by Amazon but some sellers are selling fake boards.
2022947
No. The board I just received today that was sold by Mp3Car Store (fulfilled by Amazon) is a counterfeit/fake board. It meets just about every indication of a counterfeit board described here: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Products/Counterfeit I am returning it and going with Karlsson Robotics.
2022948
Massimo Banzi has posted the following concerning counterfeit Arduinos on his blog post here http://www.massimobanzi.com/2012/11/hall-of-shame-blatant-lies/He points out:Arduino users should beware of Amazon.com, they list Arduinos as provided by CanaKit (a legitimate distributor that does a great job) but when they ship they will send anything other "sellers" have listed as Arduino. This means that somebody wanting to buy an original board will instead receive a counterfeit product against their will.
2022949
Yes it is. They are legit, I use plenty of different uno models and this one is genuine
2022950
The board I purchased appears the be the real deal. High quality silk screened Arduino branded board, made in italy. It came in Arduino sealed packaging. As matter of fact, when I came back to answer this question and saw the price, I am considering ordering a couple of more.
2022951
hard to tell if they're genuine (remember "if looks too good to be true...") but some that I've (don't know if it was this vendor) had issues, however they promptly made it right so you don't have much risk if any. Just inspect the incoming product and and test it promptly and you'll be fine.
2022952
CanaKit was great, but Vilros was better and is no longer available. Radio Shack is going out of the market and sale-ing its arduinos great! While available... When you say the board was fake, does it mean it did not function? At all, partially, sporadically, unrealiable, broke down, went burnt, burned the chip only...? Or you did not know the math to make sensors like photoresistors work adequately? I do not think it is completely against the interest of the royalty owners to have alternate sellers discouraged, unless they sell complete crap.
2022953
The board I received was genuine. But I could never get it to program or respond. (no, i never contacted the seller.)
2022954
I have bought tons of UNOs from Mp3Car and Canakit, I order from the one that has the cheaper price of the two sellers, and they have allways been genuine! and no, amazon doesn't mix the boards of the other vendors! I know this because the CanaKit ones, always come with Canakit propaganda and regrapped in protective plastic!
2022955
Good point, I went back through my order history and you nailed it. My purchase was through Silverstone LLC and not MP3Car. Oddly enough, the seller has already changed when I just looked at it and it shows CanaKit as the seller, got to love a moving target.
2009107
When you buy from a vendor outside Amazon on Amazon.com, you are purchasing the Item from an Amazon.com approved dealer. Usually the dealer has a much better description of the product, because they have it right in front of their faces, Amazon.com does neither manufacture or market these Mp3 players, though in this instance Amazon's description is correct. in the end, It is the same product if they are both new, So I recommened getting your product through who you feel you most trust with your product.
1051315
Yes they are a real company. I purchased two penny boards from them last year for my kids. No problems at all...we were very satisfied. Great look, better shape and balance than the ones i grew up with.
1219116
Likely, what you are seeing are different sellers with different item names but the same product. Amazon has 3rd party sellers on their website. They can create their own listings and prices.
1255267
Mine were real and I've had them for a while and I love them ... but i don't have any knowledge of any fakes sold, I got mine like new and they work fine, also if you have a huge case like survivor or otter box cases you need a new cord for them like 6$ a "male to male cord" but I do recommend these
2122735
It was not a fake. I had complete Sony packaging. I bought the fake later on and the sound quality was terrible. The Sony was great.
256586
I also purchased a case through Amazon for my grandson as a Christmas gift. Was in the original, unopened box. Turns out it was counterfeit. Amazon has reimbursed me. Not sure whether to buy him another one or not.
1586059
It's real. One way to always know is if it is shipped and sold through amazon it's legit. If it's sold by a another company that's when you really want to question it.
2016915
Depends. Amazon is now STUPIDLY listing things under the same titles even though they ship from different sources. Ships from Amazon is likely to be legit. Ships from ANY MARKETPLACE SOURCE IS LIKELY TO BE COUNTERFEIT, RESOLD, COA (not valid), etc. because AMAZON DOES NOT CARE TO POLICE THEIR OWN MARKETPLACE.
1361203
Unfortunately, that's the problem with sellers who are just using Amazon as a storefront. If you buy the item directly from Amazon (ships from and sold directly by Amazon), you'll get a genuine product.
1571029
If the one I purchased is fake, then Amazon.com better have some explaining to do! I sent a request into LifeProof 2 days ago and they still have not gotten back to me. Maybe the whole thing's a scam. If they tell me that mine is fake, I will be VERY upset, as I bought is from Amazon.com direct, not a re-seller on Amazon. I saw that they sell these at Walmart too.
1541937
The Amazon site where I bought them said genuine. The cartridges looked original, but they came in a plastic bag with a typed label, not the original boxes. The magenta went very fast, with no warning. So I'm suspicious. With opinions split, I surmise that the cartridges are coming from different vendors. How do you know which to trust? You don't. Maybe better to buy elsewhere -- preferably at an actual store.
3268
The answer depends on who you order it from and who fulfills it. Mine was not despite selecting MP3Car as the seller. I later ordered it directly from MP3Car and got the genuine item.
1639849
Mines were authentic. I always only buy amazon fullfilled orders. If there is a problem money is refunded as soon as product is returned via shipper. Especially when using Prime.
1336293
ASK A SELLER. Plenty of sellers ship counterfeits, expecting their customers to be too dump to detect it. No matter what Amazon's catalog descriptions say, there will be sellers of counterfeits. If you are concerned, then ask your seller first.
747370
There is a chance they could be fake, and amazon wasn't informed, but most likely they aren't fake because amazon wouldn't want to have a bad reputation. :)
165356
Amazon sells fakes too! I bought mine directly from Amazon.com and they turned out to be fake by every indicator. Poor sound quality, shiny plastic, etc.