Buyers beware

Yesterday while sitting at cafe playing with an ipad , a guy approached me and offered to sell be 2 Smart Cover with it @ Rm120 each. He pointed to the Machines store and said he bought the wrong color for his girlfriend and so was selling it cheap.
So i asked him to take a seat, began to examine the cover to confirm its new and never been used .Everything looks fine on the outside but when i opened the package (Luckily!) only then i knew it was a fake !

Revised -------------12/5/11

How to spot the latest Fakes ! Ver 2.01

Seems like every mistake to the FAKE pointed out in Ver 1.01 has been eliminated from the batch I saw yesterday at Low Yat

Latest pointers are

1) The FAKE wasn't as well made as the real Smart Cover
In the FAKE , the side hinges (magnets ) doesn't swing freely/hindered thus making the FAKE harder to open when attached to an ipad2

2) The FAKE back box design is the easiest way to spot it
It has very little description/reference codes . The real Smart Cover will have it's serial number printed on the back

Revised -------------12/5/11


This is how to spot a fake Ver 1.01. (All the flaws below has been fixed in the latest batch of FAKES)
I) When i opened the package , it smelled ! Was like a plastic/leather aroma which i never noticed on the Real Smart Cover , both the PU and Leather cover doesnt have any smell on it
2) The "micro-fiber" on the fake wasnt micro/fine at all. It was like tiny bundles of thread sticking out making it feel like a tiny shaggy carpet while in the the real Smart Cover , its smooth and feels even to the touch

Before i could say anything , the guy just stood up ,snatched his stuff and walked away !

I took out my own Smart Cover to have a look and then I recalled that - on the fake ,

3) there wasnt a stamp "Designed in California by Apple. Assembled in China"




So guys , just be a little carefull when buying the Smart Cover. Check your purchases , be suspicious If the guy selling way below market price , and dont be afraid to open the package to examine the goods !

This post has been edited by BigJoe: May 12 2011, 02:08 AM

Thx for the heads up dude.

thanks for the fine information.

so are u selling Real one?

No I'm selling fake Smart Covers .
I'm just warning you guys so that you don't excidently buy the original Smart Cover from me

This post has been edited by BigJoe: May 10 2011, 06:08 PM

3) there wasnt a stamp "Designed in California by Apple. Assembled in China"

some fake ones also have this ... and also lacks the smell ... that was probably one of the first batch

even the 101percent find copied has this.
something like Dr.Dre beats.!

Nice info tq

ignore those trolls. thanks for sharing

good to know. thx

Get 1 from the authorised sellers

I bought the fake smart cover, actually it's oem or alike model, and pls dont go and buy those china made cheap smart cover, the cover won't hold to your screen strongly and will fall off when you reverse the iPad. So regret right now....

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