How do I tell real or fake alembic strings?

[jazzyvee]

I'd like to get some Alembic strings for my 5 string bass but over here in the UK they are hard to find and expensive. I have found a seller in Europe  who seems to be selling them at a fair price.
However last time I bought strings from a seller of strings on Ebay they were fake elixir strings and because I had them as spares, by the time I got round to putting them on my bass, which was maybe 12 months, and realised they were fake I could not get a refund.


I obviouslyt don't want to make the same mistake again so I wondered if Alembic directly distribute their strings to "Authorised retailers" and who they are so I can tell if the seller is genuine and buy with confidence. Yes I could buy them from the alembic shop but they are more expensive and shipping and handling etc
Here is the listing
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alembic-CX-3-45LB-Eliptical-Wrap-45-128-Bass-Strings-/122374973088?hash=item1c7e1de6a0:g:5sIAAOSwGYVW8lD0

[mica]

We do sell strings to Bass World in Poland - if this is who the seller is you can buy in confidence from them.

[mica]

Also - we recently dropped the selling price of the strings in the Alembic Store.

[germansal]

WOULD LIKE TO FIND LIGHT GAUGES LIKE 0,40 FOR LONG SCALE...