Thanks to all for replying.
The first and second from one forum's Resident Curmudgeon gave me wholesome laughter. "You people..."? Do tell! Hahaha...
Relevance! Shallow narcissists moan re: thread age. History Failures: Ratz Azzes, Hall Monitors, Forum Stooges, Devisionists. Proud sort.
My initial intent was to procure the Mototrcraft manufacturing BITOG ID from jetman, or anyone in tha know to eliminate the eBay con-artist. Figuring all 6.7 owners want to eliminate as many destructive parts sellers as possible.
Why not help others ID 6.7-destroying Chinese counterfeit Motorcraft oil filters with obvious packaging, visual box & filter tell-tales?
BE FOREWARNED! eBay's not the only hotbed. Beware of A'zon and other unethical resellers.
? Has anyone ever heard of counterfeit Motorcraft diesel or standard crankcase oils in the market ?
I'm one of many here born with that innate curiosity for all things mechanical, so I've been wrenching since age-6. I've bought deeply discounted genuine parts in bulk over my lifetime of spinning spanners. It's not unheard-of. I openly admitted to my bungling lack of research. I'd worked at dealerships decades ago, and had my own shop. So, I was naive to assume that Motorcraft vigilance prevented parts counterfeiting. Based on their price-points, they should be fighting for their consumers. Fat Chance. While I admire the Super Duper line, they're not my sole immersion. I'm guilty of bouncing between eclectic interests. My rhino skin never chafes while reading comically counterproductive posts from miserable sad-sacks. Soulless nitwits, trolling from quasi-obscure keyboard safety. Laughin'.
My first Super Duper diesel is a 2006 F-350 Lariat crew cab with Navistar's 6.0. Knowing of it's engineering flaws, I'd researched and resourced the best upgrade parts for maximum power and longevity on Super Duty forums. I dove deeply into design comparisons, reviews and write-ups before accumulating everything. I pulled (sans cab displacement) and completely rebuilt that 6.0 into a beast.
I've habitually stocked-up for the long haul, knowing that prices never go down, and quality generally wanes. After viewing U-tuber Ford Boss Me's side x side disections of Motorcraft's FL-2051-S vs FL-2124-S, I was game to acquire a couple-dozen upgraded 2124 with finer, weightier synthetic filtration, heavier tin cup, and more efficient silicone back-flow valve splitter-vanes. An extremely talented and knowledgeable Ford diesel technician recently recommended 6-month oil and filter change intervals for anyone using their FL-2051-S due to paper filtration media fragmentation. No insights, although my hankerin' for metal-reinforced synthetic media grew. Now contemplating bulk Donaldson, Wix, Purolator, and *Balwin <=> rated at 15-microns absolute. Boss's Baldwin tear-down pending.
I've sold and bought on eBay since 2002. The site's greed-inspired mismanagement has attracted predominantly underhanded pricks. Dishonest people desperate for cash, and dirty reseller middle-men lacking funds are most-likely to exploit opportunity. where no repercussions enforcement exists. Despite tangible proof of ne'er-do-wells, greedy eBay upper crusties intentionally allow criminal knock-off resellers to post authentic merchandise, in lieu of drop-shipping counterfeits from criminal importer warehouses. eBay has also illegally superimposed eBay_Commerce over all PyPl data, obscuring merchant data. Their taxation of shipping is also a crime.
To eBay's narrow upside: I've procured several very rare Japanese turbochargers for my bikes. Vintage vehicle parts require pre-purchase authentication. I also messaged a guy who deeply discounted a bulk purchase of Kershaw Tanto Blur knives I bought and gifted to aging fellow-veteran friends for Christmas. Their Blurs are matched by none-other in single-handed efficiency for tasks and self-defense. Kershaw even provides a printout proving legal blade deployment design to prevent law enforcement confiscation. I also bought long-tube valves to dispense Fluid Film deep into a chassis. The list goes on, and on. But it's no-doubt important to choose wisely. PyPl is a fair backup, although lost finite time dealing with unbeknownst con-artists is the costliest consequence.
I hope it's a good weekend so-far.
See ya.