New Sony In-the-Ear Headphones With Closed Type Design with 2.5mm & 3.5mm Adapters + Carry Case $7.98 Shipped @ D/S

Down for a set - for $8 worth a shot based on the price and reviews on Amazon.

Some people have disparaged this deal in the past because they thought the buds were fake.

I believe that Sony sources its product in China, so these may be genuine, old stock, rejects, or fakes

Does anyone know of the reputation of the vendor in this regard?

These sound good if you don't mind the adapter. It's worthless if you want to wear them doing anything active.

This is a good deal if the product is genuine. The vendor admits that these are "bulk packaging", which sounds suspicious to me.

Fakes will generally have smaller drivers, so your bass will be weak or non-existent.
Also, flimsier cables that tend to short out.

I bet these are fake, I mean 90%+ off MSRP?? Of course they are fake

WorkerAnt said: I bought this on eBay. Anyway, the connection of the ear piece plugging into the piece with the mic... when I press in all the way like it suppose to I could only hear from one side, only when I pull it out a bit that I could hear both side. Any1 else having the same problem?Care to try to rephrase that in English - "the connection of the ear piece plugging into the piece with the mic..."?

Great product, it does well, in for 1.

These were popular back some years back though, if that's what they're quoting for MSRP. I remember using these back around 2006? They do have fairly good sound if you like bass and treble -- definitely better than any $3 headphones you could pick up.