Are 'fake' speakers common? (ebay/abroad)

[413x]

I have been looking for some speakers for ages and can never find them
I have found some from a power seller in Italy on the bay.

They have thousands of sales
These speakers aren't exactly a highly publicised/common name
The price isn't stupidly cheap.. 250 gbp which is fair

But they have more than 10 available
They have multiple colour choices
When I asked about them they said they can 'order them in'

Would you be suspicious?
Sure I can claim under PayPal
Ask monitor audio if the serial numbers are genuine
But I don't want to have to ship something back to Italy this heavy!

I wouldn't usually consider something this heavy from abroad on eBay but these really are hard to find

 

[Bear]

What are they, monitor audio is hardly an uncommon brand ?

 

[jellybeard999]

Link / Model ?

It's not so much fake speakers AFAIK, more that they are cheap imports with outlandish claimed specifications sold at a massive mark up.

I don't think eg fake B&W 804s are common, but random made up names which sound familiar, such as Bowyer and Wilson or something lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speaker_scam
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/dont-be-a-sucker-the-white-van-speaker-scam-explained/
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Kirsch-Gene...-White-Van-Speakers-/10000000002467097/g.html

Do a little reading and googling

 

[413x]

Monitor audio rxfx

They aren't like bose though, or beats.

 

[Bear]

They hardly seem worth copying to me as they are not that expensive nor esoteric enough. Why they are selling so cheaply compared with rrp who knows.

 

[413x]

They hardly seem worth copying to me as they are not that expensive nor esoteric enough. Why they are selling so cheaply compared with rrp who knows.

That is my thought. It doesn't seem worth it.
They aren't super expensive nor high volume