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NewEgg Confirms Shipping Fake Core i7s

Posted by kdawson on from the making-good dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "After originally rejecting the story, online retailer NewEgg confirmed that a shipment of Core i7s were indeed fake, and apologized for the affair. NewEgg has also broken off its relationship with IPEX, the supplier of the phony lot. The retailer said that it has already contacted affected customers and would continue to reach out and replace the counterfeit parts. We discussed the fake Core i7s over the weekend."

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  1. New Egg by nhytefall · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...smells like a rotten egg to me.

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    1. Re:New Egg by Feyr · · Score: -1, Troll

      newegg won't even let me purchase from them, their paypal settings are fucked and they won't do anything about it

      i have half of a mind to think it's on purpose just so they can get get credit card numbers to run scams on, and this latest snafu doesn't help me think otherwise

  2. No, they didn't. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Newegg should have known these units were fake, and the fact that end users ended up with "demo" units is inexcusable. I hope newegg burns for this.

  3. Re:Glad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Welcome to the entitlement mindset.

    Wow. That conservative knee jerk is getting seriously out of hand. If someone violates a contract, I'm entitled to compensation. Are you saying you don't like are free market legal system?