Photos Being Used to sell on Alibaba

[jdotfite]

I was reading the "Samsung LM561C Strip Build" post and did a little google searching to see if I could find the roll version of the LM561Cs mentioned in the "builds by readers" section. I ended up coming across a product page on alibaba and it looks like they stole a bunch of photos from here, watermarked them and are using them to sell their product. Not sure what can be done about it, but just a heads up.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ ... 21723.html

[LEDG]

Hey there.

Somebody had mentioned this awhile back and I emailed the seller to see if they’d remove the pictures. The dude actually responded back and told me he would remove them if I pointed out all the offending pics. I didn’t expect that response but it was still a pain in the ass to go through and describe them somehow,!so I never followed through. It’s in my to-do list.

Thanks for bringing this back to my attention

[majorana]

That's an Alibaba supplier I will definitely not be doing any business with.

[Shkronis]

I don't believe that you can buy real 561C from Alibaba or ebay - most likely counterfits. I think someone on RIU ended up with a batch of very questionable chips - but you get what you pay for...

[LEDG]

It’s too bad it’s practically impossible to tell what you’re getting.

[Jolly Green Giant]

It’s too bad it’s practically impossible to tell what you’re getting.

exactly why I will never order for Alibaba or eBay! I'm sure there are a few good deals.. but I'm not spending the time to dig thru a thousand fake junk things for sale to find the one that is real!

[majorana]

Where do you think ChilLED and HLG get their COBs/strips/PCBs?

(I'll save you the guess work: Alibaba)

[Jolly Green Giant]

like I said... I'm sure there are good deals on Alibaba... I refuse to search thru 99% junk to find 1 good item... if they want to sort thru it and then resell it to us I'm fine with it..