Identifying Fake Bose In Ear headphones

[iscripter]

Here is a link to a video I made to help people identify fake Bose in ear headphones. I bought these on Amazon.com from a third party seller for $50. I was able to get my money back. I emailed a link to the video to Bose support and they said they definitely are fake headphones.

I guess sometimes if the deal sounds to good to be true it probably is.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ea6uZ-9rU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ea6uZ-9rU)

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[arkitect]

Is there anything these days that isn't being copied and faked?

Amazing.

[calvy]

Good to know. I have a set of these I need to sell. I'll make sure to post pictures that prove they are real so buyers can know.

[mattym0310]

I've recently purchased some 'Bose IE' Headphones off Amazon (described as Genuine Bose products) yet I'm not sure whether they are real or not. I have called Bose and they were very unhelpful, and basically said that they cannot help me. I have searched the internet and am still none the wiser as they seem to have some aspects of the 'real deal' eg;
-good quality print on all documentation and box (including pictures)
-Bose logo's on the leather case
-blue writing for the 4digit number on the left earpiece
-lined detail on the mesh of the 'phones rather than squared
-the 'Bose' logo on the earpiece seems good quality and not just painted
-quality of sound seems better than my Sennheiser CX300-2's

Yet there are also some things that don't seem authentic:
-Firstly, the price (£30 off amazon market place)
-Green writing on the box (supposed to be yellow??)
-No serial number (that i can find)
-White and black colour of the wire doesn't twist it is simply straight down the full length of cable

Link to photobucket album containing some pics: http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w62/mattym0310/BOSE/
Thanks in advance!

[Frenchjay]

Those look real my friend. Did you buy them from amazon or third party? The dead give away is if you got a warranty card with a serial number. If you phone bose and they accept that code they are legit!!

[dagored]

No, they look fake. The case for one and the plug, unless Bose changed it, is small and at a 45 degree angle.

The tip on the left IEM should be cut at an angle to the head of the monitor. I am looking at mine and comparing them.

I know mine are legit, or the Bose store I was in at Anne Arundel, Maryland, sold me fakes.

[Jonathan360]

No, they look fake. The case for one and the plug, unless Bose changed it, is small and at a 45 degree angle.

I agree, I think it looks fake. The warranty card has your serial number on a sticker on the front. And yes the plug is a smaller thin plug at a 45* angle. Also the box, the picture of the woman looks a little faded out.

[mattym0310]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah they were bought third party (from Amazon Marketplace). The reason I thought they may be real is because I thought the older style ones (version one and maybe even two??) both have a similar square plug, from what I've read. I dunno if i'm wrong though. :confused:

[mattym0310]

Just spoken to Bose on the phone again, and they said that the number on the Left ear-piece shows that the product was made in 2007 which would be correct for both wire colour and plug end size/shape. However, being a 4-digit number it is easy to copy and so I'll have to send them in to be able to tell for sure.

[ItsJustafnPhone]

if the price is good to be true, it usually is


however if you paid a fair market value and got a fake, immediately ask for a refund and ship the item back