The best counterfeits try and nail the label they are knocking off but that doesn't mean any thing real product is in the bottle. It's quick easy money with little expense.
When I started we didn't have ugl's and literally 75 percent of stuff that came into my are was bunk! If anything it was way way underdosed. It was a crap shoot at times. One month supplier may have great stuff and nex time same looking gear was bunk because whoever realize guys were buying brand x up life crazy and decided to start knocking that brand off too. Do not be fooled by labels.
I asked someone I knew very well about 8 urs back to get me some gear with their next order. I told them what I wanted and was very specific about ugl brands and that I didn't want anything else. They dropped off some BS I have never heard off and swore it was the latest and greatest thing! The label was saweet looking but it didn't have have product!!!
I am envious that people getting into it have so many great sources and if you play your cards right you don't have go through as many pitfalls as early on with lack of the net, easy acess to info, advice from all over the world about results etc.