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These fake Elixirs are all over eBay.
As usual, any deal that looks too good to be true probably is.
Not sub-£10, but probably worth the extra £1.79 for buying from Amazon (I know Amazon has issues with fake stuff too, and can be a pain do deal with if things go wrong, but still prefer them to eBay).
Any at £10 are going to be fakes.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Absolutely outrageous.
If you want to be sure, take a magnifying glass to one of the thicker strings, you can see the membrane in the gaps between the windings on real Elixirs
The print quality on the fake outer card sections is not as sharp as the real thing. (Four colour printing as opposed to Pantone spot colours.) The black ink on the fake string envelopes is so dilute as to appear grey.
Delving into the dark recesses of my acoustic guitar case revealed the shameful fact that the current strings had been on for two years. They still look cleaner than the fake ones in the OP photograph! Just a bit furry.
I buy mine from a local retailer. (The same one who supplied my acoustic guitar … and numerous other items!) I delude myself that this will help to keep the bugger in business in case I ever need aftersales service or any repairs that I cannot do myself.
Use it or lose it … especially right now.