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Jamie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:01:34 -0000

i got an Ipod shuffle second generation and it worked fine for a year
and now recently the whole thing has become corrupt, it keeps overheating and cant be reccognised by my pc

no idea what happened to it :S

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teamomga — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:51:17 -0000

bill, you pay for music? you can extract music from youtube no viruses using codes ect quickly and easy, get it somewhere.. prob got virus, you do not have to buy on itunes, and its legal to do free method, just don;t download it! i got 60gb on my 80 gb ipod of music i got free without viruses and bad quailty, i used youtube, not videos, the music in it, extract, no videos, and... many more, and 21gb videos
(podcasts) ipods are best, apart from ipod shuffel mabey, it is free to get music and videos ect, use it wisely, and you can hack them ect, they are cool, not enough people know much about tech, i mean can they even hack? or know simple codes... this is why people think ones not best when it is :( poor people, need more education in this world, and sorry for typing, i ' am 13 and very fast typer... and you do not need to use itunes, use my computer, find the ipod and sync ect... gosh easy

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nikita — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:55:22 -0000

Yeah, I was duped, but I didn't pay much. But please anyone if you have gotten yours to work or a virus please respond to this.

The fakes I got have 2 songs preloaded on it, and some kind of AMT software that doesn't seem to do anything. (it shows up as a CD on my mac in addition to the storage disk.) Windows media player won't sync with it. I don't mind a knock off if it just plays music, I'm fine with that, but I cant figure out how to get more songs. but i also don't want a virus.
If you have any solutions please email me: nikitarose@earthlink.net

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sara — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:55:39 -0000

if you plug the usb cord into the computer and open real player then click on the removable drive g disk, them you can upload anything in your realplayer library onto the fake ipods,

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John Rawlins — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:08 -0000

I bought a fake IPOD Shuffle.

Fine EXCEPT FOR:

the useless headset,
the failure to communicate via USB2.0 (it does work with 1.1 but advises that it could operate on a USB2.0 link),
the fact that it only charges when swiched on
and finally the fact that the flash drive seems to lose all data on a regular basis and requires reformatting (could it be that the flash is not flash after all?).

All in all a REAL BARGAIN !?!?1?1

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santos — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:30:48 -0000

bought fake nano,got it to work,put songs on it,then the next day,an egg timer came up on the screen. it hasnt left,cant get it to reset. anyone know how to reset???????

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dippadave — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:48:22 -0000

I tried to sell some Shuffle look-alikes for £15 on eBay earlier this year, they were in fact non-branded, did not even pretend to be apple and I clearly stated in my listings that the product was not an apple ipod shuffle. eBay threatened to ban me for infringeing a trademark licence and made me take a tutorial before I was allowed to sell again.

Seems to me that they are cracking down on the more honest sellers who don't pretend it's something it's not and letting the scammers get away with it.

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joseyanne — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:14:32 -0000

ebay ebay ebay....i think they should be held responsible, they are letting these con artist use their site that we public are getting ripped off from...sort your act out ebay its not fair when people are finding life hard at the moment anyway with high bills. Get these con artists of your site!!
I have stopped using ebay, i will buy nothing now from them. I hope you decent folk get your money back

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louise — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:41:45 -0000

hi jo, i agree there should be no fuss at all - its up to the individual if you want a fake one or not. But when people are advertising this as original then now thats something else. I got ripped off paid 80 pounds for a fake ipod on guess where ebay - not impressed ive saved up for this for ages plus putting my birthday money toward this. its not far off the original price of 98 pounds in the shops so you can imagine my anger disappointment and all the rest. This was described as original when it came the package was from china - im going all the way with this one - so god help if i dont get my money back - right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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butterfly — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:44:42 -0000

I have a fake Nano I can sell you if you can get it to work. I was duped, too.
She said it was used, so I didn't think too much of the price and she had one bad feedback but more good on eBay.

I wouldn't care so much if it was a fake if I could just get it to work. My computer won't recognize it as new hardware. And maybe that's why the USB Error message I am getting is.

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jo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:22:52 -0000

i bought a Fake ipod shuffle 2 weeks ago now. i think its an amazing thing bieng a student with a shortage of money i thought it was a bargian. it works brillianly nothing bad about it i dont no why people are making such a fuss about them. im even looking for a fake Nano now any ideas of where to get one ?
thanks

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Ms Mia — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:25:21 -0000

My bf bought mehh a fake ipod.. buh at first it was difficult 2 sync trackz on2 it.. buh it took meh 4 hours to solve dahh issue,
all you have 2 do is.. simply sync on window's media player/real player..
Omdais.. was searchin evrywher 2 find owt hw 2 do this.. buh iit was soooo simple..

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got ripped off — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:00:46 -0000

slimjim19731973 sold a batch of fake 1st gen ipod shuffle 512mb's. Straight afterwards suprise he set feedback to private and then no longer became a registered user.

The writing was on the wall cheque/cash or postal order only. what a mug.

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Pakook — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:36:36 -0000

Where do i get a manual for a Fake Ipod Nano 8gb? the lcd is allways on and the battery does not go so long with it. thanks...

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Tonny — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:24:53 -0000

got my "iPod" as a present. was really excited in the beginning but lack of battery indicator and repeat/shuffle functions really made me suspicious about it's identity. Also, in the system it's detected as SigmaTel MSCN USB Device and iTunes doesn't recognize the device. i already have iPod mini 6Gb, so i know how it should work.
Well, unpleasant to be scammed, BUT i got it for free, i can use it for sports, now i don't have to care about the value of the device, cause it worth nothing...
Anyway, Shuffle is pretty comfortable in usage...
As an option, you can use this fake iPod just as 1Gb USB-stick with music playback support. And you can feel how does it feel like to have a mp3-played that is NOT an Apple :)))

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Dave C. — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:33:37 -0000

Sister-in-law bought fake 1GB iPod shuffle (clip-on style) off e-bay. Came with a virus on it which her firewall stopped from contacting the internet. See my blog for more details on the virus. Still trying to verify the computer is clean. Be careful with these.

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gerti — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:31:54 -0000

it a llittle stupid to pay 4 times more for a thing when u can get it four time less. i this case i can spot 2 problems the first is of practicality, ie does it give roughty the same utillity? and the second is a more moral questoion . it is morally permisible not to respect the people who intent something and to damage them by bying fake products.
for the first question i can give only e partial response because i have only my case to consider . i bought an ipod shuffle (fake) for 30S when an real one (in albania, south eastern europe ) is sold for 120s so the economical profit is clear . and this piece of 30s rreally works sometimes it crashes but rarely. so i gained 90s with the cost of being disturbed from the rare crashes. it is possible that this fake ipod will stop working much more earlier than a real one , but considering that a tennological device is made obsolete very quickly, when it will happen i will buy a better and more sophisticaded one. so i thing it is worth!
the second question, that of moral permitiblillity, i very simple to sovle. How can i be considered to be morally responsible to an corporation ( or any corporation) which, brokes every law or norm of morallity as soon as it can. those corporations in every country that they can pay their employers like slaves , they employ children of every age for a piece of bread and , i dond thing , that te directors of thiese corporations have much in their heart the live of these children. so ultimately , i dont thing that i have some moral obligation to them.

(i apologize for my english)

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yourcrazy — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:45:24 -0000

In case you less fortunate people didn't know,Apple iPods are Made in China! If you need to be mad at someone, try being mad at US Corporations that manufacture their products in China & make billions. Read this article on Apple.http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14915

Apple's iPods are made by mainly female workers who earn as little as £27 per month

Also be mad at ebay & paypal,because for one ebay knows what's going on & lets certain sellers sell their counterfeits & paypal takes the money.Check out this site www.dhgate.com.....guess what,they use PayPal & have over 11,000 verified people that have bought from them,that doesn't include non-verified.This website is where ebayers purchase their products for sale.

By cheap & sell big! Now go make some money.

if you really think the US Govt. cares about piracy,then your a fool.If they did they would stop all trade & imports from China.Do you realize how much goods comes into the US from China each day....it's all about money and trade offs.

BTW, if you want to buy an "Authentic" item don't look on Ebay,go to the manufacturers specific website or some other legitimate site.But not Ebay.

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bigtman — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:26:52 -0000

why would you think that a half or less price ipod would WORK!!! you should be ripped off for being so STUPID as to buy one,,you only add to the problem of piracy!!! you get what you pay for and if you think buying from china is so good then perhaps you need to live in china!!!

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deck — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:12:01 -0000

Yeah, my dad bought an I-pod nano for my little brother, But when we turned it on, there was a clock on it, nothing else. My dad got it for 30 bucks. On ebay. And we learned out lesson

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gizanny — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:07:37 -0000

why do you give poeple fake ipod its not funny and its not a joke my sister have wone now she must return it BACK
now they dont have ani oregenal ipods now she have to buy a new wone
this is just a waist of money and she dont like IT

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dudu — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:46:26 -0000

hi guys... hey, do u guys have the driver for fake ipod shuffle???
can anyone send it to my email at du182@hotmail.com plzzzz....
tanx!

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Mike — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:53:32 -0000

To all the people that intentionally bought fake iPods, consciously, I hope they broke down on you. I'm not an Apple fan boy, but I loathe those unoriginal manufacturers that have to rip innovative products off to make money. They should waste their time innovating instead.

By buying their products, not only are you getting something that is inferior, but you're supporting their piracy. And in case you actually care, the sound quality is inferior too.

To all those that got them 'by mistake'... WTF do you expect? It's pretty obvious that unless it's second hand, you're not going to get an original product at half the price. Is it that damn hard to understand that in life you get what you pay for?

If you want a decent MP3 player, buy the real thing and avoid being burnt.

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Laura — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:23:58 -0000

Hi,
Thanks, because i'm from Europe, and I was in San Francisco and bought also an ManndDIGITAL
I was searching and searching for the site, but didn't find it; I was worried
it's not a real apple, and you can have a lot of problems then. but now that I read your comments, I'll see if it works.

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disko — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:47:28 -0000

it's really funny because i was so happy when i found this fake ipod shuffle in the street. i was travelling that time around europe and that teen-pop stuffed mp3 player my day. aftr i came back from trip i tried the upload songs... well i failed. my linux/windows box doesnt recognizes this player indeed. i will keep that for a memory may be i can sell it on ebay after 20 years as a "first fake 1st gen ipod shuffle".. that would be so kitch!