Originally Posted by
TheDomesticInstitution
Yeah, but cheap s-vids and composite cables aren't really that different in price. The time in labor, and the cost of extra s-video connectors would probably not make this a very common practice.
Also the s-video cable would probably be visibly shorter than the audio connectors, so this would be easy to spot. So, to make it look legit the seller would also have to hack off the composite tips to make all the cables match- therefore the buyer would also have to purchase additional composite tips. I don't really buy this reasoning, because I don't think it happens a lot.