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iPhone OEM Ear Buds vs. Original Apple Ear Buds

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Aries326

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Dec 28, 2007
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Ok, this is driving me nuts. I haven't been able to find my ear buds for my iPhone for 3 weeks now. I want to buy a new set. Are the "OEM" ones on eBay that go for a third of the price really the same ones that Apple is selling for $30?
 
born4sky

born4sky

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Mar 14, 2008
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I'd say it's not 1) because it's ebay 2) you get what you paid.

From my own experience, I bought once 'apple' headphones from ebay and they looked the same but the quality is awful
 
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Dizle

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Jun 30, 2008
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The OEM ones are deff not apple headphones, search forr "orignal iphone headphones" and you should find some. Still be carefull b/c people will try to sell you fake **** and still claim its apples.
 
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Aries326

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Dec 28, 2007
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Thanks for the help, guys. I decided to just splurge. I ended up getting a Ultimate Ears Super.fi 4vi. It seems like after researching this topic a bit more, it was worth checking one of these higher priced ear buds.
 
mcdj

mcdj

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Jul 10, 2007
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what really irks me is that before eboy, OEM USED to mean original, as in genuine parts. Now it's come to mean knock off. I don't know how this happened. I guess it's the same way people have come to refer to linking to a blog as "spam" and a temporarily disabled gadget as "bricked". The English language, in the hands of the internet, is going down the iTubes.
 
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