Death Of A Dummy Camera Manufacturer

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Brian Rhodes
•Published Apr 25, 2018 14:39 PM

5 years ago, IPVM gathered insights from a dummy camera manufacturer, who was then the top selling dummy camera provider on Amazon and 3rd in all of surveillance cameras, real or dummy.

Now, that company has exited the dummy camera business. In this note, we share feedback from the company's founder on what happened as well as looking at the impact the race to the bottom has had on dummy cameras.

Update: ** ****** ******* ***** *******

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Claims '******* ************ ********* *** ********'

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Amazon '*** *** ****'

********* ** *********, ****** '*** ******' to **** *********** *******, *** **** even *** *** ***** ****** ******* being **** ***** ** '****************' ******* is ****. 

*** ***** ** ******* *********** ******* Amazon *** ************ ******** ** ******* dummy ******* ************* ****** *** ************* *** ******* ******** ***** ******** of **** ********* *** *********** ***** cameras.

** ****, ******'* **** ** ******** is *** ** *** **** ** Shoemaker's ***** ***** *********** *** ****************, such ** *********** ***** ** ******** names (******** ******* * ***** ******* ********) .  ** *******, *** ****** legal ********* ** ***** *** ***** or ***** ****** ******** **** ******* his, *********** *** ********.

*************, *** ********* ***** *** '****************' brand **** ***** ****** **** ***** cameras, *** ************** *********, ***** ****** *********, *** fake **** *****:

********* ***** ** **** **** ** these ******** *** **** ** *** or *** **** *** ***-********* ******* and ****** *** '*********' **** ***** the ***** *** ****** ******* ** bolster ***** **********.

Broader **** ** ***** ******* **** * *****

**** *******, ** ******** **** ***** has **** * *********** **** ** the '****** *****' ** ***** ******* relative ** '****' *******. *** *******, the *** *** ******* ****** *** surveillance ******* ********* *** **** **** $40:

********, **** ********* ********, *** ** **-*********, ******* ************ cameras *** **** $**, *** ******* *** ***-**** **** surveillance ******* **** ****** **** **** significant. ******, * ***** ***, *********'* top ***** ****** **** $**.

****** * ***** *** **** *********'* company *** #* ******* ** ************ cameras, ** ***** ****** ****** *** now ** ******'* *** **. **** 2 ***** ******* **** *** *** 50, **** *** * ***** ******* ***, effectively, $* ** $* *** ***** camera:

*** **** ***** ***** ** ** are *** ** ** *** ***** real (****** *** *******) ************ ******* are ***** **** *** ****** ** low, ****** ***** ******* * ***** sell.

******, ** ********, ***** ******* ****** have ****** *************.

Comments (17)
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Luis Carmona
•Apr 25, 2018
Geutebruck USA • IPVMU Certified

******, ** ********, ***** ******* ****** have ****** *************.

*******!

*********** ****** ** *** ***. **** insight **** *** ********* ******* ** trademark *** ********* **********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Apr 25, 2018
In reply to Luis Carmona

******* ** ***** ****?

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Undisclosed Distributor #2
•Apr 25, 2018

** ******'* ******** ** ** ******* vendors ******** * "*****" ******** **** in *** **** ** *** **** would ********** **** ** ** *** make ** * **** ****...

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Undisclosed #3
•Apr 25, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*** **** ***** ***** ** ** are *** ** ** *** ***** real (****** *** *******) ************ ******* are ***** **** *** ****** ** low, ****** ***** ******* * ***** sell.

**** ** *** ******, *** ******* should ***** ***** *** *********, *****?

* ****-******* ***** *** **** * reputable ***** ************ *** ******** ********** over “****” *** ***** *******, *** instance 

*.****- ******* ** ***,*** ****** (********** duty) 

*.************- **********/******* ******* ***** ****.

*. ***********- *******  “** *********, ******”

*. *************- ***% **** *** ***** ************’* devices

*. *************- *********** ****** 

******** *** *** ****** ******* *** duty

;)

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Jeff Kaproth
•Apr 25, 2018
In reply to Undisclosed #3

** **** ***** ** ** **** to ***** ********** * **** ****** to ***** *** *** ****** ** the ***** ******?

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Attila Szűcs
•Apr 26, 2018
In reply to Undisclosed #3

* *** ************-****-***-********** ***** ******* **** an **** ** *.***.*** *****/****.

**** *** *******.

***** ************ **** *** **** **** less.

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Marty Major
•Apr 25, 2018
FLIR Security

* *********** ******** ******** * ***** *** *** ****** to ** *** ********* ** **** post.

*** * ******** ** ********* ******* John *. *** ****** ** *** comments **** ****** ******* ******'* ** 'gamed' - *** * ******** ******** many ***** ******* **** ******* (** least ***) **** **. ********* *** most ******** ****** ****** ******* ** the ****** ** *****************'* ***** ** dominance ** ******.

**, ***** ** * **** ** sympathy *** *** ****** ** ***'* temporary ******* ***** ** ***** ************.  

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Sean Nelson
•Apr 25, 2018
Nelly's Security

** *** *** ***** ** **** your *** ******* ***** ***** ** Amazon, *** ***** ** **** **** to *** ** *********** *** ********** with ****** ***** ********. ** **** costs ***** $*** ** *** * trademark **** *** ** *** ********* that **** ****** *** *** ********* filings. *** ***** ** **** ** takes *-* ******. 

*** *** ** **** ******* **** someone **** **** ** *** ****** your ******* *** **** *** * little ******* **** *** ** *** have * ******* ******* *******.

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Brian Rhodes
•Apr 25, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Sean Nelson

*** *** ** **** ******* **** someone **** **** ** *** ****** your ******* *** **** *** * little ******* **** *** ** *** have * ******* ******* *******.

****'* ***********.  *** **** ******** **** your ******?

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Sean Nelson
•Apr 25, 2018
Nelly's Security
In reply to Brian Rhodes

* **** ** ****** ******** **** sells * ***** ** *** ******** related *****. ******* * ******* **** lesson ** * *** **** *******. It *** **** ******* ******* ** private *******. **** **** *** **** in *** *** ***** ******* ** our ******* **** *** **** *******. Fishing ******* *** **** ** *********, but *********** * **** **** ** money ** ***** ** ** ****** and *** *********** *** ****** ******** on ** *** *********. * ******* the ****** ** *** *** ** remove *** **** *** *** **** ass **** *** ***** ****** **** I. ** *** **** "****** *** your *****, * ** *** *** that **** ***** ** * ********** trademark, ********* * **** ******** ** sell ** ******** ** **** *******"


*** **** ** *** **** ** trademark **** *****. **** ******** ********* needs ** **** *** ***** ** it ***** **** *** ********* ******. In **** *****, *** **** ** buy *** ******* **** *** ********* seller. **** * ******* *** ***** it ** ****** ******* **** *** not *********. ******** ** ******* ***** Registry **** **** *** **** ** time *** ********. ** **** ******* successful ******* **** ** ******* ** Amazon ***** *** *** *** * months **** ******* *** *** *********, luckily ** ******** **** ******* ** yet.

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Undisclosed #4
•Apr 28, 2018
In reply to Sean Nelson

**** ** *** **** *** *** the ***** ** ********* *** ******* is *** *****/*********/******** ? * **** I ***** ***** ****** ** **** items * ***, ** ** *** reviews *** *** *** ***** ***** people *** ******* ***** **** * clone *** **** **** ** ****, giving ******* *** ****** ******* ** realizing **'* * **********. 

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Sean Nelson
•Apr 30, 2018
Nelly's Security
In reply to Undisclosed #4

* ***** ** *** ***** ****** cared **** *** ****** ******* *** company *** **** *** ***** ** verify ** *** ****** ** **********. But *** **** *****, * ****** the ***** ****** ****** **** ****** you *** ******* ***** * ******* brand **** ********* **** ************* **** Gucci, ***** *******, ***. 

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Undisclosed #3
•Apr 28, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Sean Nelson

* **** ** ****** ******** **** sells * ***** ** *** ******** related *****...

**** *** **** ** **** ****** cover ** *** *’ **** ;)

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Sean Nelson
•Apr 28, 2018
Nelly's Security
In reply to Undisclosed #3

**** * *****

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Undisclosed #3
•Apr 28, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Sean Nelson

********* *** ***** *** *** *** AquaVu ****:

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Kyle Folger
•Apr 29, 2018
IPVMU Certified

******** * ***'* ******* ** *** a ******* ** ******, ** *** a ******* ** ****. ** ******** iPhone **** *** **** *******. * used ** *** ******** *** **** broke **** **** **** ****** ***. I've **** *** *** ******* ***** and *'** *** ** ****** ** for ***** * ***** ** **. I ***** *******, *** *'* ****** how **** * *** ***** ** along. ******* *** **** ***** ********* have ******* ***** ***** ** ***********, I ****'* **** ********* ** ******* because * ** *** ****** ***** on ** ***** **** ***** * would ** ******* ***** ** *** past ** *** ********* *** ***** paying *** ********** *****.

**** * *** ** *** ******** store ******* ********, *** *** ** front ** ** *** ** **** but *** ****** **** ** **** to ** ***** *** *** *** all *****. * ***** *** ***** his ******* **** ***** *** ******* on **. ** ****'* **** **** the *****. ** ****** *** ** off **** *** ***** $**.**. *********, I **** ** ****'* **** ******* the ******* ***** **** ******* *** his *** *****. ** *** * nice ***** ******.

* *** ***** ***** ****, ******* is ** ****** * *******. **** is ****** *********** ******* ** **** take ****** **** ** **** ** with * **** ***** *** **** have ** ** ******* **** *** it ***** ** ******* ** ********* it *** **** ** *** **** than */* *** *****. 

* ***** * **** ********** **** to ******** *** **** ** *********** durable ****. **** ** ****** * purchase * **** ****** ** ***** will *** ** *** **** ****. I **** **** **** ******/**** *** don't ****** **** ** ******.

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Undisclosed #3
•May 21, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*** **** ***** ***** ** ** are *** ** ** *** ***** real (****** *** *******) ************ ******* are ***** **** *** ****** ** low, ****** ***** ******* * ***** sell.

******* ****** ** *** ****** ** printing **** **** ***** ************ *******: