Anyone who has been in the mobile industry for a few years and knows their shit, knows who True Supplier is; they sell after market and OEM parts for almost every manufactured device on the market. It’s a website - fully open to the public - that allows one to fully rebuild their device (should it need it) or customize it in a way that the carrier never wanted it to be done. Essentially it’s where your local technician goes to get most of his parts when buying in bulk and could put him out of business if people decided to become entrepreneurial and take a weekend to teach themselves the trade.

Another thing that True Supplier (and in this case TVC-mail as well) has developed is a reputation for selling said parts for devices not yet released - in this case the forthcoming iPhone 5. The picture above is of a purported OEM headphone jack, while below is a replacement camera lens and flex cable.

While this can be taken with a grain of salt like most iPhone rumors of past, historically speaking Chinese suppliers are known to post parts for unreleased devices; especially with such a close expected release date. To be honest, the only people who REALLY can verify legitimacy are Apple employees - and I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

[via MacPost]