Are Noctua Fans crap now?

[Your name or]

Hi
I normall buy them from Variose Ebay Stores. Like the last one sold 222396 Products. So it seem the dont sell crap normally.
So the 40x40 are not the first Noctua I bought recently I also got 60x60 that time with USB who also "rattle".
Are the crap nowerdays? Other Brand who I got some big and slow fan dont rattle at all.
Thanks!

 

[jei]

Bought dozens 4cm-12cm, no problems. Only from reputable retailers, never eBay.

 

[ericloewe]

Why would you buy them on eBay? That seems like pointlessly adding to the risk of getting knockoffs.

 

[Your name or]

of getting knockoffs.

from well estestables seller? Do you have an example?
The Box have everything who should be inside an original one.

Why would you buy them on eBay?

To avoid get over payed. Since to not be anymore available from our IT Distributor I did needed a new source.
Sadly shipping to Austria is often XX times more expencive as in Germany.
I also get Cashback via Ebay also I often get Discount Codes.

 

[ericloewe]

from well estestables seller?

Lots of Super China Happy Sun-type sellers on eBay, the methods for gaming the system are well-known (e.g. transitioning from legitimately selling some minor trinkets to more valuable things that are actually knock-offs).

 

[gb00s]

Why would you buy them on eBay? That seems like pointlessly adding to the risk of getting knockoffs.

Just for your information, Noctua itself is also selling on eBay.

 

[ericloewe]

Just for your information, Noctua itself is also selling on eBay.

A cursory check on eBay does not support your statement. Do you have a link?

 

[BlueFox]

They haven't sold anything on eBay in over a year: official_noctuashop on eBay

 

[T_Minus]

Out of those 200,000 items sold only 10 were noctua the rest were tooth brushes... I'm being sarcastic here, but this is a popular scam on ebay and amazon -- maybe they fixed this item name\description\classification swap thats done.

 

[BlueFox]

Out of those 200,000 items sold only 10 were noctua the rest were tooth brushes... I'm being sarcastic here, but this is a popular scam on ebay and amazon -- maybe they fixed this item name\description\classification swap thats done.

If you change the description or title of the item after a sale is made, the buyer still sees the original (and therefore same goes for feedback left). Fortunately eBay accounts for that, unlike Amazon...

 

[T_Minus]

If you change the description or title of the item after a sale is made, the buyer still sees the original (and therefore same goes for feedback left). Fortunately eBay accounts for that, unlike Amazon...

But that item still looks like it sold 1000s right? Even if it was the other item?
Or does the listing entirely change now?

 

[BlueFox]

But that item still looks like it sold 1000s right? Even if it was the other item?
Or does the listing entirely change now?

It will still preserve the quantity sold since the item ID doesn't change if you make revisions. Means it's prudent to check feedback since that will show the item ID and title at the time of sale. There are legitimate reasons to change titles (and I've done it regularly), but obviously it can be abused too, like anything.