ebay *again*

[mofei1]

Hey guys, sorry to post another thread about egay! but i purchased an 8gb sandisk extreme III and just had it delivered today only to find its a fake. I have escalated a claim with paypal and now just waiting for the seller to respond. I got a funny feeling the seller isnt going to reply as i have sent him numerous messages and he has yet to reply to one of them.

So what do i do now? I'm £30 down and not a happy chappy

 

[Marky]

Never buy memory cards off that place - there are loooads of fakes there.
And they're not that much cheaper, I'd rather pay full price and not run the risk!

 

[mofei1]

Never buy memory cards off that place - there are loooads of fakes there.
And they're not that much cheaper, I'd rather pay full price and not run the risk!

Too late now

 

[Cuchulain]

Hey guys, sorry to post another thread about egay! but i purchased an 8gb sandisk extreme III and just had it delivered today only to find its a fake. I have escalated a claim with paypal and now just waiting for the seller to respond. I got a funny feeling the seller isnt going to reply as i have sent him numerous messages and he has yet to reply to one of them.

So what do i do now? I'm £30 down and not a happy chappy

It's fairly certain you'll get your money back so I shouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[V4NT0M]

Memory cards are pretty cheap from some of the online legit stores.

 

[LukeTW]

Well well well... yet another ebay thread

 

[Vonhelmet]

Never, ever buy memory cards on Ebay.

The only time I'd do it would be buying from a non-trader (i.e. low-ish feedback but high percentage of good results, not selling hundreds of the things) who had a unique picture of the item.

Even then, I'd be wary.

 

[mofei1]

*update* the guy has now issued a refund, funds are on temporary hold??? i guess i have to wait for it to clear or something? also do i send the i d 1 0 t back his sd card? he didnt provide me with a return address.

 

[Doctor_Zhivago]

I thought everyone knew not to buy memory cards from ebay. Even the shaving razors there are fakes.

 

[mattyprice4004]

Keep it to show him what a ******* he is.

 

[sid]

I bought a sandisk extreme iv 4gb years ago which was fake,

Did a paypal dispute, got my money back after a month. Seller unregistered off ebay so it was a straight forward claim. Didn't send the fake item back.

Got my money and a free 4gb card, Works a charm, just not very fast

sid

 

[SkeeterUK]

Got a kingston microsd 2gb off ebay for a fiver seemed legit too, not sure how u can tell if its fake or not. Works ok thats the main thing.

 

[DB_SamX]

Got a kingston microsd 2gb off ebay for a fiver seemed legit too, not sure how u can tell if its fake or not. Works ok thats the main thing.

If it's fake, I guess the quality may not be as good and it may well get corrupted more easily.

Fuji Class 6 SD cards which I guess are equivalent to teh Sandisk ones are available for quite cheap if you look around.

 

[Virdi]

How do you know it's a fake?

 

[cheechm]

How do you know it's a fake?

Usually poorly printed graphics etc..

 

[mofei1]

How do you know it's a fake?

packaging was littered with spelling mistakes, no serial on the card itself, really slow write/read speeds (slower than my class 2 card), poor build quaility.

 

[sid]

Sounds like you got a poor quality fake then, Mine was amazing well faked, only way to tell was to bench the card. Got only 10Mb/s instead of 30Mb/s as promised.

sid

 

[jamief]

Be safe - never buy anything from eBay.

 

[Strife212]

Theres loads of stuff thats basically impossible to get anywhere else. Final Fantasy collectors items are a good example that I personally buy.

 

[PhillyDee]

If the seller cuts and runs and emties the paypal account, then your stuffed, but since they have issued a refund I have no idea. Ask ebay if you should send it back now or later?

I buy plenty of ebay, as has been said, because you cannot get a lot of it anywhere else.