OEM System Builder License Type VS PID Check

Hi,
I have a question regarding the type of license that are the OEM System Builder one. At work, I have several boxes of Windows 7 Professional OEM System Builder licenses. Basically, it is made of a plastic DVD box wrapped in a thin carton, sealed with a small
red sticker when it's new so that you don't get to take out the plastic box from the carton. Inside the box, there's a manual and the installation DVD of Windows. On the box, there's a OEM CoA sticker that can be pealed off to stick it on a computer's chassis.
In my understanding, these licenses should be OEM CoA licenses. Is that right?
To check a license type, I use this
online PIDchecker.
After checking all my OEM System Builder CoA licenses from this website, I found out that only one was
CoA, the other one being either Retail or
VL:MAK.
I precise that I work in China Mainland and it's rather hard to get genuine products as most of suppliers provide counterfeit licenses, even when ordering PC with genuine Windows OEM license from official brand retailers like Lenovo China. When I catch them
and ask to rectify the situation, they often do so by giving me a OEM System Builder box/license. Even though I know I'm not supposed to be allowed to use these types of license as an end user, I have no choice and it's better than nothing. However, when I
started to work for my current company, several OEM System Builder licenses had already been purchased and I got suspicious of the authenticity of the products, that's why I checked the PID.
So my question is: do the Retail and VL:MAK license types found from OEM System Builder licenses mean that these products are counterfeit?

Hi,
Thanks for your advise. I didn't really realize the risks of using such a website for license check but now that you pointed out, you're right.
I'll use MGADiag tool, which I already used before, but I also would liked to check the license before installing them. Is there any official MS tool similar to PID checker, that can check the license just by manually entering it?
I'm surprised about what you said: " as an end-user you are allowed to install the OS via the OEM System Builder Kit."
When I read about the licensing policy about OEM System Builder on MS official website, I remember that only OEM system builder are allowed to use this kind of kit. That would be either big brands such as Lenovo, Dell, HP or small PC retailers that have an
OEM agreement with MS to install OEM licenses on DIY PC.
OEM System Builder licenses are available to smaller companies or hobbyists/individuals (e.g. design/build-your-own).
"Tier 1" OEM's e.g. Lenovo, HP, Dell, etc, don't use OEM-SB, they use "OEM", and have special tools provided to them by MSFT for implanting product keys within firmware/BIOS.
Tier 1 OEM's sell lots and lots of products with MSFT licenses "attached".
Don
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