[mothered]

the issue is I just did amazon for some Air Pods with the empty box method so while I won't be ordering the HDDs for a week or so would I be trying to push my luck to much here?

Although the timing Is a little close, as far as you're concerned, the SE Is a legit claim.

Treat It as such by giving that Impression, and It will go according to plan.

STILL I found a good HDD to SE weigh 449gs and the fake one I'll buy weighs 440gs.

Perfect.

A 9 gram difference In weight, Is by no means questionable.

Does the "Shipping Weight" come into account or is it only the item weight that matters? Because theres a 200g difference with shipping weight

You're SEing the Item and not the entire package, so It's the "Item weight" that's of relevance.