Replica stadiums seized for counterfeit plugs

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During the 2022 fiscal year, officials confiscated nearly $25 million in fake goods. Had those items been authentic, their manufacturer suggested retail price would be more than $2.98 billion, customs said.
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If I am doing the math right that is 119 X markup. No wonder counterfeit goods are so popular.
 
jtinge said:
Even if I had gone to the U of Tennessee, my wife would kick me outta the house if I had purchased something like that, regardless of the price.
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At US$2500.00 each, I agree with her.
 
Link didn't work for me, not unusual. So I went to Knox News. Here is the picture (I hope) see an issue in marking? Yep, wrong extension, give me a minute.
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And yes, no way would I pay $2500 for a replica of Scott Stadium either! Nor be allowed to display it unless it fit on a bookshelf.
 
Today I learned that people throw good money away on tiny replicas of sports stadiums (stadia?) and that it is apparently so profitable that some Chinese scammer (shock!) felt it was worth faking.
 
I see no evidence that anything other than the UL markings on the plug were faked. They're declaring the whole thing counterfeit because of a part the manufacturer possibly wasn't even aware of.

I mean, were people paying $2500 for stadium models because they were 'brand name' models?

Like I said, totally bizarre.
 
Jraef said:
Today I learned that people throw good money away on tiny replicas of sports stadiums (stadia?) and that it is apparently so profitable that some Chinese scammer (shock!) felt it was worth faking.
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I’ve been to a huge market in Shanghai where they sell fakes of all the stuff dumb Americans overpay for. Women’s purses and handbags are the biggest. You can buy a bag that sells at Niemann Marcus for $1500 for about $30. Rolex, Movado, Oakley and RayBan sunglasses, Nike shoes….it’s all there.

From what I understand, much of it comes out the the same sweat shops that produce the authentic. A colleague bought a Rolex there for about $50. He brought it back to a dealer here to have it checked out. They told him it was one of “the good fakes”. Only a trained eye could tell it was fake.
 
The issue here is the just the forged UL mark on the cord.
Here is the press release on the US Customs Website:

Norfolk CBP Officers Revoke Stadium Pass of Rocky Top Fans

Securing America's Borders
www.cbp.gov

Getting a real listing on a cord in China is actually quite easy.
ETL, UL and other US listing agencies have a extensive presence there and I bet a real UL listed cord would have cost them the same.
If you really don't want a real US listing just do not mark the cords with anything, I see lots of unlisted cords.
A unlisted cord would have passed customs just fine.
 
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