[US] Ebay/Amazon AirPods? Here's the one thing you can check right now to confirm if they are genuine

The article details a user's experience with counterfeit AirPods Pro 2 purchased from eBay, highlighting a firmware update failure as a key indicator of fake units. It advises consumers to check firmware versions against Apple's listed versions and warns that counterfeit devices on eBay and Amazon may appear genuine but fail to update firmware properly.