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Mine were from the same seller as yours @Philtre the strings looked just like they should, the ball ends looked good and so did the packaging, referring to d'addarios counterfeit checker pdf and mine checked out as being genuine, strange!
Lots of fake strings on Ebay.
There was another thread recently about someone with a dodgy set of D'Addarios from Ebay. Those passed the online checker as well, so it's possible the people making fakes have figured out how to fool it.
The only way to be certain the strings are real is to buy from a good source.
I had received fake Elixirs in the past. If I do buy on there I try to use ones who are guitar shops.
First suspicious sign was the strings in their envelopes were also wrapped in plastic which doesn't seem normal.
then the wraps at the ball end were really long. too long that I couldn't even use them on a wrap around bridge then I knew for certain something was very off.
EDIT looking at their feedback someone has suggested they are fake.
http://www.daddario.com/upload/DABR_Counterfeit_Strings_LowRes_15727.pdf
A pack for £3.88 from ebay is bound to be dodgy.
https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=emicroplus&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&searchInterval=30&which=negative&interval=30&_trkparms=negative_30
I've asked for a return.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAddario-EXL110-Electric-Guitar-Strings-10-46-Regular-Light-Gauge/272979933388?hash=item3f8edf38cc:g:XgQAAOSwGwlZ96ex
And I've reported them as fake.
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