I once saw this live. A couple was arguing, he got out of the car, she yelled something and started going backwards without closing the door, and wrecked it with bollard.
AirPods are one of those things that should only be purchased from a known retailer or person. eBay, FB Marketplace, etc is loaded with stolen and counterfeit AirPods. Don’t buy from a rando.
Half of the posts in Reddit’s AirPods subreddit are people learning that they got burned.