Forehead gun reselling chaos: Sanwu products claim to be whitewashable, and prices are like riding a roller coaster

During the epidemic, in addition to masks, forehead temperature guns that can quickly measure temperature have also become popular. Before mid-March of this year, the market value of the temperature gun once soared to more than 400 yuan each.

The Beijing News reporter undercovered a number of underarm gun trade groups and found that during this period, some unscrupulous traders made profits through the production and sale of three unnumbered underarm guns. Some even traded "empty glove white wolf" through the Internet and defrauded millions of dollars at a time.

Due to the inability to obtain domestic approval qualifications, some “downlords” purchased certifications through intermediaries, or entered other invalid market certifications to enter the market. A certified intermediary claimed that the recent market for hot guns has been hot, costing 20,000 yuan, and it can be certified within three days at the earliest. "The quality of the product does not matter."

Chen Hongyan, secretary general of the Medical Devices Branch of the China Medical Materials Association, told the Beijing News that the temperature gun is a medical device and has strict approval. During the epidemic situation, some places have appropriately relaxed the approval threshold. "During this period, the number of three indefinite warm guns is close to half of the market share, and the relevant departments must strengthen management."

Most of these three non-products flow into the market through online sales. The Beijing News reporter noticed that recently, with the market "reducing fever", the "downlord" who claimed to store tens of thousands of goods began to continuously reduce prices, and even sold at a loss. The amount of the temperature gun of three or four hundred yuan has been reduced to one hundred yuan. about.

In the temperature-warm gun trading group, there is a "downlord" that releases the temperature-warm gun parts, indicating that it can be assembled and shipped every day. Photo courtesy of interviewees

From 320 yuan to 110 yuan / support

At the end of March this year, Zhang Hua, who was the company's office administrator, began to worry about buying a warm gun.

In late February, Zhang Hua went to many pharmacies and supermarkets and could not buy the goods. Online vendors were not retail, at least 10,000 pieces were approved. Later, Zhang Hua found an e-commerce company and bought five warm guns for 1,800 yuan. "There are no instructions and certificates in the box, and sometimes the temperature is not accurate."

Zhang Hua ’s experience was not a case. A reporter from the Beijing News learned from various sources that the out-of-stock gun was once extended to mid-March.

From March 13th to 15th, a reporter from the Beijing News contacted pharmacies and supermarkets in Beijing, Henan, Guangdong, Hunan and other places. Some merchants said that not many of them had bought warm guns before. With the arrival of the resumption of work, the store inventory was quickly emptied, and it was difficult for manufacturers to supply normally.

Manager Xu of Shenzhen Gaogong Electronics Co., Ltd. introduced that before the epidemic, the price of a warm gun ranged from tens to more than 100 yuan, and later the price rose to 200 to 400 yuan. This situation did not start to improve until the end of March. Many companies have successively put into production a warm gun, and the market supply has been from out of stock to sufficient supply, and even began to oversaturate.

According to the data of the professional version of Tianyancha, as of March 30 this year, a total of 4,706 enterprises across the country are engaged in the business of the amount of guns. From February 1st to March 30th of this year, a total of 984 new companies operating the warm-gun business were added nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 1993.62%.

An industry source said that in the early stage of the epidemic, the supply of guns was in short supply, and even a lot of "reverse masters" were hoarding and roasting goods, and some fake and inferior products also poured into the market. However, as the market supply is saturated, the current price of the temperature gun has fallen somewhat compared with the beginning of March, and many "downlords" who are hoarding goods have also started to worry about dumping goods.

The Beijing News reporter noticed that in Baidu Tieba, QQ group, and WeChat group, there are many merchants doing the sale of Even guns. Among the QQ groups related to "Even War Gun", several of the top groups showed that 500 people were full, and some groups had to pay different amounts of 1 yuan, 6 yuan, etc. to join.

The Beijing News reporter was undercover in some trading groups for nearly a month, and witnessed the process of the “downlord” from roasting to selling.

The Beijing News reporter noticed that in late March, the “downlord” of the trading group began to publish news of price cuts. Some people repeatedly sent them every 5 minutes, and the prices were lowered every day.

In the WeChat group of the "Even Temperature Gun Manufacturers Exchange Group", a Shenzhen-based seller claimed that he had 1,400 Even temperature guns in his hand, which could not be sold for many days. The price dropped from 320 yuan at the beginning to 235 yuan per hand on March 14, "If you buy all of them, you can get another 5 yuan cheaper."

The merchant said that when he saw the shortage of forehead guns in the early stage of the epidemic, he hoarded goods from other "downlords" and waited for price increases. Unexpectedly, he could only cut prices and lose money. "I was paying 265 yuan for each item. If I can't sell it now, I will pay more."

In a 500-person "Even Warm Gun Resource Exchange Group", a merchant named "Youan" once priced a price of more than 320 yuan a piece, starting from 5,000. And write in the information published, do not disturb the amount is small, the price remains unchanged. As of April 4th, "You An" adjusted the price to 110 yuan per piece, no quantity limit, you can buy a few pieces for free shipping.

When the reporter contacted the merchant as a buyer, the other party stated that the price could still be lowered, "It is now lower than the purchase price." Nonetheless, no one in the group was interested.

In mid-March of this year, the "Employer" began to cut prices in the temperature-warm gun trading group, and said that there was not much stock. Screenshot

"Inverted man" candidly shoots manufacturers' videos to defraud buyers, and the auxiliary police stand deterred

According to a recent investigation by a Beijing News reporter, in addition to the "downlord", there are many online vendors who carry out the fraudulent business of "empty glove white wolf" under the banner of selling goods.

In the Ewengun online communication group, in order to prove their strength, some "downlords" keep advertising. "Sign a contract and take a whisper video", "The spot amount of temperature guns with CE certification procedures are complete, first meet and get first", "Direct pull group or one-on-one online real-time video."

Shooting whispered videos is a common method for these sellers. It is the seller who shoots the video at the warehouse of the temperature gun and reads the text sent by the buyer to verify the source of the goods.

According to the "rules" in the group, the buyer must pay a 30% deposit before shooting the whisper video. In addition, there are sellers who can help contact regular manufacturers to order, but need to pay a 70% deposit. "If you go to the factory and buy it yourself, you need the red-headed documents of the Health and Health Commission and the government. I don't need any documents after I come forward."

On March 15, a reporter from the Beijing News contacted a “downlord” in the group as a buyer. At first, the other party said that they would meet each other and pay for the goods with one hand, and each of them will cost 290 yuan, and 10,000 will be approved. When the reporter stated that he was in the local area, the other party said that he was in the field and changed to take a secret video to verify the source of supply.

In the end, the other party sent two videos, claiming to shoot in real time in a warehouse of a medical device company in Guangzhou. A few days later, when the reporter contacted the uncle with another identity, the other party also sent this video. The picture was exactly the same, but the background dubbing was changed.

On March 15th, a reporter from the Beijing News came to this medical device company. An auxiliary policeman outside the company told reporters that many people had ran to this company to shoot videos before selling warm guns in the name of the company. After receiving the news, he came to guard every day, and these people stopped coming.

The owner of a nearby supermarket told reporters that these videos were all taken in mid-February. At that time, the company's security was not strict. Every day, 70 or 80 people went to shoot, which lasted for about a week. Later, the police at the police station was on duty, and no one was there Went to shoot. "Most of them are scammers, and the video is made to lure buyers."

In response, a staff member of the company said that the company did not authorize anyone to sell the temperature gun in the circle of friends and WeChat group, and would not increase the price. Those who demand a down payment and take videos inside the company are all scammers. "After the buyer has paid the deposit, the scammer will black out the buyer and disconnect."

A reporter from the Beijing News found that this method of fraud also caused many buyers to fall into a scam. In a case investigated by a public security organ, some people were defrauded of more than 6 million yuan at a time.

According to a report by the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau on April 2, the police in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou City received a police report on March 11, claiming that a person named Wu had defrauded RMB 6.12 million in the name of selling a warm gun. After investigation, Wu found that he had not worked in medical equipment, nor did he have a forehead gun for sale.

In addition to the "empty glove white wolf" scam, the Ewen gun market is also flooded with many San Wu products.

Liu Sheng, an agent who is familiar with the market, told the Beijing News that there are a lot of branded and unbranded temperature guns on the market. If the seller's qualifications are vague, it is likely to be fakes. "Some of the goods sent by the sellers are half genuine and half fake. It's not strange at this time."

On March 3 this year, the Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision and Administration Safety Bureau had seized a batch of illegally-produced forewarmers. According to the report of the bureau, the place of origin is an electronics factory with an area of ​​less than 100 square meters, where batteries, wire boards, plastic shells and other objects are stacked.

Law enforcement officers found on the scene that there were 30 assembled finished products, but these warm guns were rough to make, and there was no Chinese product name, manufacturer, and site information on the packaging. The operator could not provide a production license. The standard price of the temperature gun is 320 yuan / unit.

On March 15, an auxiliary policeman was on the doorstep of a medical company in Guangzhou. The “downlord” who had been here to shoot the video was missing. Beijing News reporter Liu Mingyang

Three no product purchase permits "wash white", the intermediary claimed that 20,000 yuan 3 days to get the permit

In this regard, the agent Liu Sheng told reporters that the quality of these three indefinite temperature guns is worrying, and the temperature measurement error is large. In order to dispel the doubts of buyers, vendors will spend money to purchase market certifications, and then sell them online.

The Beijing News reporter learned from the Guangdong Drug Administration that infrared thermometers (guns) are currently managed as Class II medical devices. The staff told reporters that if an enterprise wants to produce a temperature gun, it needs to apply for a medical device production license and a medical device registration certificate with the Drug Administration. In addition, enterprises need to go to the Market Supervision Administration to change their business scope and complete product quality inspections in accordance with national standards.

A staff member of the Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Administration briefed the reporter of the Beijing News that an enterprise that produces warm guns is illegal if it does not have a license certificate issued by the Drug Administration. If it is to be sold, the enterprise must also handle the second-class medical device business record.

According to the provisions of the quality standards of China's forehead temperature gun, the temperature range of this thermometer is 35 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees Celsius. The maximum allowable error is ± 0.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature change of the same person repeated testing should not exceed ± 0.3 degrees Celsius.

A staff member of the Yantai Metrology Institute told the Beijing News reporter that since the outbreak, they have provided free temperature gun inspection and calibration in accordance with the requirements of higher authorities. "While the three unlimited temperature guns cannot be calibrated, and each time the body temperature fluctuates greatly, we have detected the three unlimited temperature guns purchased by many citizens."

However, a recent investigation by the Beijing News reporter found that some manufacturers and vendors will spend money to purchase quality inspection reports, and some even avoid national standards and find some certification companies to spend money to buy "CE certification", the price ranges from several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan Not equal.

In some forewarm gun trading groups, there are businesses that provide for forewarm gun inspection and certification. They said that they can help companies complete the national standard inspection within 8,000 to 15,000 yuan. For products whose quality is not up to standard, an intermediary that provides product inspection said that they can modify or replace the product to get the inspection report, and other unqualified products can use the inspection report to sell normally through e-commerce platforms. "This inspection only takes more than 20 days."

The national standard certification report template provided by the certification agency indicates that it can be processed at a cost, without considering the actual quality of the product. Photo courtesy of interviewees

"Without certification, no one will buy your products. The domestic quality inspection is too strict." An intermediary who applied for the amount of temperature gun certification introduced that the domestic quality inspection is strict. It is recommended to apply for CE certification. "The fastest is 3 working days. Proof, the slowest 3 weeks, product quality does not matter. "

It is understood that the CE mark is a safety qualified mark rather than a quality qualified mark. Liu Sheng told reporters that the Even temperature gun is a national second-class medical device in China. CE certification is not effective and is not the choice of regular manufacturers, but for illegal vendors. , Is a countermeasure that can gain consumer trust.

The Beijing News reporter noted that there are not a few companies in the market that help Sanwu products to do CE certification.

On March 15th, the person in charge of Shanghai Xinzhi Certification Co., Ltd. disclosed to the reporter of the Beijing News that "the temperature gun can now be issued directly." When the reporter asked how to deal with the failure of product testing, the person in charge said that they can help customers fabricate reports, carry out CE certification and successfully obtain the certificate. "The price is still rising. It is estimated that it will cost 150,000 yuan for two days later."

Mr. Pi from Shenzhen Boyuansheng Testing Co., Ltd. also said that if the product is not qualified, he can take the forehead thermometer produced by a regular enterprise for inspection, and get his product for use after getting the certification. Mr. Pi said that CE certification requires 14 working days and a certificate of 20,000 yuan. "Obtained certification can be sold domestically or exported to other countries. Masks can also be made on a certificate, regardless of brand."

The CE certification model provided by the certification agency is not very useful in the domestic market. Photo courtesy of interviewees

"Sanwu products account for half of the market, and we must strengthen supervision after lowering the threshold"

Regarding the certification chaos of the front temperature gun, Chen Hongyan, secretary general of the Medical Devices Branch of the China Medical Materials Association, said that since the outbreak, the front temperature gun was in short supply. According to her observation, the number of three unnumbered temperature guns was close to the entire market share half.

Chen Hongyan has also seen a merchant holding an English-marked and only CE-certified forewarmer, but without other domestic certification qualifications, she did not buy it. "With CE certification alone, it cannot be sold in the country, but also have certificates for import and export, domestic production and sales."

Chen Hongyan said that there is also a situation where some people do not have the supply of the temperature thermometer, so they contact to buy the accessories of the temperature thermometer, and then find a manufacturer to apply for certification in partnership. "During the epidemic, many small places very much wanted companies to resume production, so they eased the barriers to entry." Chen Hongyan once encountered a pharmaceutical company using patchwork parts to produce a temperature gun. "When asked if they had a certificate, the other party said that Jiangxi's certificate It will come down soon, and there will be certificates from Hunan, Guangdong and other places. A temperature gun assembled by a manufacturer can have multiple certificates at the same time, and wherever the certificate comes down, it will be sold. "

In this regard, Chen Hongyan believes that the original intention of the regulatory authorities to relax the threshold is to ease the market supply and demand, but at the same time, it is necessary to track and check the product quality of the manufacturer of the temperature gun and strengthen the supervision of the enterprise.

In the face of the fish-dragon market, the staff of Yantai Metrology Institute reminded that at present, many units that can calibrate and test the forewarmer have provided services for the citizens free of charge. Qualified merchants can also send the forewarm to the testing unit in time. If the product fails, they should report it in time.

Han Xiao, a lawyer at Beijing Kangda Law Firm, said that the market supervision department should first severely investigate and deal with counterfeit medical temperature guns, as well as intentionally hoarding and driving up prices; for such complaints, one case should be investigated. One case.

In addition, government departments should coordinate the establishment of an efficient supply chain of forehead guns and restore normal supply, which is the fundamental to resolve the chaos.

(Zhang Hua and Liu Sheng are pseudonyms in the text)

Beijing News reporter Liu Mingyang intern Sun Da

Editor Li Ming

Proofreading by Yang Xuli