Sometimes a bootlegger product is actually higher quality than the real=20 item. Their economic advantage is due to avoiding the overhead of=20 regulation and corruption where they operate. On 3/16/2015 7:46 PM, Bob Blick wrote: > Just arrived from our most favorite trading nation, some parts that are > marked so poorly, you could convince me they had the logo from Ty, the > Beanie Babies company. They should have stuck to faking NXP parts, the > logo is easier :) See attached. > > Bob > > > --=20 John Ferrell W8CCW Julian NC 27283 It is better to walk alone, than with a crowd going the wrong direction. --Diane Grant --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .