Spotting a fake Sennheiser e845 microphone

After having purchased a fake Sennheiser e845s on ebay (asatisfactory ending as I returned the item to the seller and had my money reimbursed), I thought I'd share my experience and show you how to spot the difference (apart from thethin reproductive sound and thetypographical errors in the brochure that accompanied it).Thereis anoticeable differenceto the shape of the mesh grilleofagenuine Sennheisers e845compared to the fake one I received.The mesh grill on the genuine e845 is elongated with relatively flat sides and a blunt end. On the fake e845 the mesh grille had moreflared sides that tapered to a more rounded end. Genuine e845 Fake e845I would suggest looking closely at the actual photographs of these microphone and compare them to the photos of the Sennheiser microphones on their corporate website before you decide to bid.I trust this article will be of assitance.