Fake / Counterfeit Rode VideoMic Pro from E-bay Seller
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- Not my normal subject matter, but, thought this was worthy of posting to help others. Purchased this VideoMic Pro from an E-bay seller, and noticed some odd discrepancies with the photos of this product I saw online.
After some research I decided to buy a genuine one to compare. The results are pretty shocking!
Lesson learned: only buy RODE products from authorized retailers!
Id absolutely love to see a sound comparison.
Agree!
I preffer hear to sound comparison
Perhaps it´s not FAKE, it´s just the new model. See on the RODE channel, it´s the same you pointed out: ruclips.net/video/O4lE6Mrj81Q/видео.html
So hi, I bought a Rode mic some time ago, I realized the color is slightly different. Realizing the price is too good (less than 50%) I thought it was fake. To test it, I decided to register the product to Rode, and to my surprise, it was successfully registered. My product has the exact same Chinese sticker underneath. Perhaps it was not fake, just a different variant (downgraded version) to be sold in the Chinese market, keeping the price competitive. Still, it would be better to be cautious.
that sinking feeling when you look at the fake you just bought :(
Sorry man :( At least you know. Go after that seller!
they have a return policy which i could have done, instead i left neutral feed back with a warning to research counterfeit rode mics so the seller will have a difficult time getting ebay to remove my feedback.
Yeah, I did the same with mine -- but the seller changed the product description / photo / everything, so, even when people see my neutral feedback, they think I bought something completely different. So shady! :/ On the bright side, Rode contacted me when they saw this video, and I gave them the sellers info, so, hopefully they go after them.
Dude I just got two of mine today . God dammit
Some of your observation concerning packaging are irrelevant, because in printing process you have often bigger or smaller deviations. Also, in printing process you can get a lot of errors, a quite complex process with many variables. Especially colorization / brightness deviations (in a reasonable range) are irrelevant. Also changes in booklets (newer/older versions) are not relevant. Highly relevant is logo graphics (companys often do not change this for decades), different sizes of fonts, orthography (obvious errors are highly suspicious), weight of the product. This is a really well made fake product and your comparision is well elaborated!
It´s outrageos that you didn´t make a sound comparison between the two mics. How we would know if the "false" mic has not even better audio than the real one ? For God sake !
lol how did you not do a sound comparison? factories change and processes change all the time in effects to reduce costs.
That 'fake' one is not necessarily a fake. It could be assemled on a different factory using (cheaper) parts from different suppliers. It could be intended for african or indian or inner chinese market. There are a lot of videos like this one on RUclips but RODE official channel never confirms 'fake' in comments
I was contacted by Rode directly after posting this video. They thanked me for posting the video, and sent me 2 free gifts. I think that's about as close as confirmation as you can get that it's not an authentic product!
Wow! Very interesting! Curious is you reported the counterfeit and its seller to Rode and what they had to say.
Rode contacted me and said thanks for posting the video. As for the E-bay seller? Account was gone within a couple weeks. He renamed the listing to something unrelated so that you couldn't see the original product he sold. Sketchy.
thanks sir
Is it the guy on ebay that partially blurs out the RODE name on the pics?
This is why I stopped buying stuff like this on Amazon and Ebay, counterfeits are flooding the market on TONS of items now, even down to SD Cards.
Thanks for the vid I got mine from Amazon. I think its genuine after checking your video. Thankyou
How the quality of the sound?
Great video thanks for sharing.
Just had to run and double check if mine was real
Thank you, I am just about t buy one. I hope you have reported the seller to save anyone else.
Did you get it from a Chinese seller?
You’re talking about the shape.. if you google it, the shape on the “fake” one are half the pictures on google. I think you’re looking at and older vs new model bro..
I think I know the seller you're talking about.
Thanks! I was about to buy one of the counterfeits :-0
rip. I bought the fake one for $120
Edit: it was actually $190 I spent on it.
same but i payed even more, kill me plz ;(
RIP. I actually looked at my bank statements after making my first comment. It was $190 not $120. I feel even worse now
i feel you bro :d
you should call you're bank and submit a claim.
That's too much money.
I did but I didnt realize it was a fake mic until I saw this video which was almost a year later. so RIP my wallet. I tried setting up a claim but it was hoop after hoop they wanted me to jump through and I ended up not getting my money back. Oh well.
I think I have a counterfeit in the mail :-( Will know soon... Thanks for posting...
Nick Dross so sorry to hear. Hopefully the seller will work with you for a refund if it turns out your fears are true.
Hi friend. I bought a "VideoMic Pro On-Camera Shotgun Microphone" on ebay from the seller "perfect66666”. Is my microphone fake?
I bought from that seller too. The videomics are counterfeit, I have checked with Rode themselves.
Congratulations, you've successfully identified an older model. There's no proof here it's fake.
Motovader72 so both are legit ?
mynameis noteacher I see nothing that suggests otherwise.
Motovader72 what about the box? It looks Chinese
mynameis noteacher I'm not basing my opinion on the box alone.
Motovader72 si I got the one with the Chinese sticker on it. Should I give it back?
Thanks. I'm sure I bought fake........Haaa Haaa