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Offline 2020-Man

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Can I Trust This Super Cheap Site?
« on: March 18, 2024, 11:02:12 AM »
Hey guys, I just stumbled upon a strange site called Taobao. Maybe you've heard of it? I don't know. you can't actually search in the website without an account, but I've found a way around that. If you look up taobao on google, It should come up with the main website link and under that, a box that says 'Results from taobao.com'. You can search for a large variety of components and links will pop up that shows them. you can click on the links for pricing and such. I searched for CM300DY-24H IGBTs, shocked to find them selling for 260 Yen or $1.74 USD. I also searched for CM600DU-24FA and got a price of 600 Yen or $4 USD. These prices are absolutely insane and sound way too good to be true. I'm not sure what countries this site ships to. I want your personal opinions; can this site be trusted and is this actually too good to be true? Thanks for your time.

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Re: Can I Trust This Super Cheap Site?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2024, 03:51:33 PM »
If its super cheap its most likely going to be counterfeit. There are plenty of instances of these showing up. You get what you pay for.
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Re: Can I Trust This Super Cheap Site?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2024, 08:57:06 PM »
At those prices you'd be lucky to find any silicon in them at all. Got to be a scam.

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Re: Can I Trust This Super Cheap Site?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2024, 09:07:35 PM »
yeah exactly  what I was thinking. thanks guys

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