The font face, font size and printing technique are the main criteria to differentiate the genuine from the fake, so you must take notice.Counterfeit hologram will appear as Normal through both Left and Right lens. Genuine hologram will appear as complete BLACK when see through the Left lens and Normal on the Right lens. Bring the packaging to your nearest SONY retail outlet and ask for a SONY Anti-counterfeit Handy Viewer to tell if your item is genuine. Newer fakes now also have similar identical holographic sticker. Genuine retail blister packaging will have a golden metallic 3D ' SONY holographic sticker' at the front as pictured.Fake Sony has similar color codes for 1GB, 2GB and 4GB so not as easy to differentiate, except FAKE 8GB/GO is Light Blue which can be easily identified. Genuine has COLOR CODED round label: 1GB/GO is Light Blue, 2GB/GO is Light Green, 4GB/GO is Purple Blue, 8GB/GO is Red.
This applies to all 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB retail packaging products.
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Beware of sellers that are using original Sony web download pictures to sell counterfeit Sony as they do not represent the actual item that you will receive! From the pictures submitted by eBayers all over the world, we are exposing the physical difference in the counterfeit which you can benefit from whether you intend to purchase one or make comparison with your own. Since many have not seen genuine production Sony unit and counterfeit is now made to appear like 90% genuine, it is indeed difficult for most people to tell them apart. Why risk losing your irrecoverable valuable moment and capture? The FACT is there are NO Cheap Genuine cards, there are only Cheap FAKE cards. You MUST always do your homework before buying otherwise you may end up giving your love ones a Christmas 2007 present that is FAKE! Hence avoid buying from all eBay seller accounts registered in China and Hong Kong, especially avoid listings with 'Buyer: User ID kept private'! The sellers are laughing their way to the bank! Don't be foolish thinking you got a "CHEAP 4GB / 8GB" MSPD deal, in fact you were paying for a corresponding "VERY EXPENSIVE 1GB / 2GB" MSPD.