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There are plenty! The trouble is finding them. Once you do, hold on to them – they can be very valuable.

A good place to start is making sure you're paying a fair price for whatever it is you're buying. Anything too cheap is definitely trouble. (And, of course, this condition is necessary, not sufficient.)

Why are you sure? Do you have any facts / numbers / experiences?

Do you have a good QA for incoming components? If yes, you will see a pattern.

The problem is the market filters them out.. because the dishonest ones are more successful and the law does not care about foreign customers.