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		natch on Sept 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feds seize ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are ac... Shipping counterfeit products through customs with a misleading box that is then removed prior to sale is a common ploy. And one that CBP is aware of. The box means absolutely nothing here.

freeone3000 on Sept 14, 2020 [–]

Except that they're OnePlus Buds shipped in a OnePlus Box. They don't even look like Airpods, they look like OnePlus Buds.

natch on Sept 14, 2020 | [–]

If they can fool CBP, maybe they were copying Apple a little too slavishly.

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