Counterfeit Electronics??

You contact the manufacturer, just as you did. Fortunately, you were dealing with Krell, a company that is available to speak to people like you (us) and check such things for us.

Many company's are so difficult to get in touch with and information from that they are virtually useless. Of course if it takes them a week to check into the information the auction has ended.

Also, Ebay is much more likely (in my opinion) to encounter such issues. I am awaiting feedback/communications from an Ebay seller presently on a piece of equipment. I requested clear photographs of specific locations on the piece and their phone number - now am waiting. The tip off for me was that the unit is listed to ship from the USA but their Paypal info. shows them as a non-US verified member? We'll see if I ever get the pics.

I have heard about this with cables (particularly Cardas) but not electronics!!. I would generally try to avoid buying high-end audio products on ebay to start. You have great selection and mostly reliable sellers right here on Audiogon.

Focal has the same problem, in particular, with the car electronics. Ebay had a bunch of sets of speakers with the same serial number and, suprise, counterfeit. Issued a press release on their website some months back about it.

We havent't seen anything yet except the tip of the coming iceberg.Give the rest of the world another 25-30 years of Mc Donalds coupled with cheap/free labor and lots of cigarettes and some good stuff will create the next electronic marketplace that will make Carter and his liver pills look like a deal....