# This MUST Be Fake

**URL:** <https://teo9i.com/t/this-must-be-fake/2362>\
**Category:** Science & Technology\
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/this-must-be-fake/2362 "2021-06-28T19:47:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![REALITY](https://teo9i.com/user_avatar/teo9i.com/reality/32/25124_2.png) [@REALITY](https://teo9i.com/u/REALITY)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/this-must-be-fake/2362/1 "2021-06-28T19:47:09Z")

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[![](https://teo9i.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/3/63fc5e5174d22a2e2e7aad5833e2c251836546f3.jpeg "This MUST Be Fake - eBay Intel Extreme Edition CPUs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arcGebjgM_k)

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**Author:** ![mynameis](https://teo9i.com/user_avatar/teo9i.com/mynameis/32/47_2.png) [@mynameis](https://teo9i.com/u/mynameis)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/this-must-be-fake/2362/2 "2021-06-28T20:38:20Z")

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If you can get some hardware on the cheap good for you, but it’s a totally risky manoeuvre. Nine out of ten times you’ll screw up and get some Chinese knockoff crap and screw yourself.

Shit like this tricks people constantly:  
 ![](https://i.imgur.com/7lwmFyZ.jpg)

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**Author:** ![REALITY](https://teo9i.com/user_avatar/teo9i.com/reality/32/25124_2.png) [@REALITY](https://teo9i.com/u/REALITY)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/this-must-be-fake/2362/3 "2021-06-28T20:47:32Z")

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I usually buy second hand gear, always locally though you can tell a lot about a sale just by meeting the seller + you can more easily track them down if it is a scam.