I am sure most of you have already seen many knock off products being sold on Ebay that the seller is trying to trick you into thinking that what is being sold is either a real genuine Apple product or as good as an real Apple product. Neither is the case. First all apple products that are made use the Apple proprietary 30 pin dock. That goes for Iphones, Nanos, Ipods, Shuffles and even the new 3rd gen Nanos and new Ipod Touch. So if the product doesn't use this 30 pin dock it isn't a real Apple product period.

Another way is if the product has a built in FM tuner or radio function then it is a knock off. No real Apple product has ever had a built in FM tuner. That's not to say you can't buy a fm tuner remote or fm tuner adapter for the ipods but it just not built in you have to add on third party accessories to get that function.

All Apple products will say designed by Apple in California somewhere on the product. If it doesn't say it then it is most likely a fake. I hope this helps you to avoid fake knock offs and paying for Apple prices for useless junk. If you don' care about the Apple name and buying the best made products then maybe these knock offs are for you. Of course with any knock off products you won't get the support you need plus the quality will be average to horrible so in the end saving a little money now may end up costing you much more later down the road when it falls apart. That's your choice of course for me I stay clear away from knock offs because they just aren't up to par and they rip off the original designers of the real products so I don't contribute to those companies that build knock off products.