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2GB Sandisk MicroSD Card on Ebay - Real or fake ???

Hi,
does anyone know whether this is a real or fake offer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2GB-SanDisk-mic...151690QQihZ011QQcategoryZ118260QQcmdZViewItem
They don't offer a noname product but mark it "Sandisk" (I can remember that the first *Mini*SD - not MicroSD - on the market was a no-name product, Sandisk only followed a while later).
USD 99 wouldn't be too much for this high-end flash memory, but for a fake it definitely would be too much.
(Of course also the additional costs for shipping and import tax would have to be taken into account, but maybe a dealer could be found to import it and retail it to us - provided this product really exists already.)
Any feedback on that ?

The MicroSD 2GB is the real deal, and so is the eBay seller flashman852. I have done business with him before and right now I am awaiting yet another flash card from him. He has positive feedback from 112.000+ unique users and negative from less than 1.000. I'd say that's a pretty good record, although now perfect.

HBK said:
The MicroSD 2GB is the real deal, and so is the eBay seller flashman852. I have done business with him before and right now I am awaiting yet another flash card from him. He has positive feedback from 112.000+ unique users and negative from less than 1.000. I'd say that's a pretty good record, although now perfect.
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I agree. It's the real deal. MicroSD started life as TransFlash then got adopted as an SD format, since it's compatible via an SD adaptor.

I bought one from another eBay seller on July 2nd for my 8125. It's worked fine since then and I have a bit over 1.5Gb of data on it, with room to spare
http://stores.ebay.com/eDigital-Express
Seems the Seller I used only charges half the price too. And they were very pleasant to deal with.

Tref said:
I bought one from another eBay seller on July 2nd for my 8125. It's worked fine since then and I have a bit over 1.5Gb of data on it, with room to spare
http://stores.ebay.com/eDigital-Express
Seems the Seller I used only charges half the price too. And they were very pleasant to deal with.
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No you didn't.
MicoSD IS NOT MiniSD.

Oops, you're right. I didn't know there was such a thing.

Well mine didn't appear to be genuine
Bought a Qumox card from the same ebay seller flashman852.
Worked fine for initial tests but when the card started to fill it broke.
Now it wont even format and they are being difficult about a refund.
Will now only buy direct from Amazon, 7 Day shop or similar reputable seller.
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HBK said:
The MicroSD 2GB is the real deal, and so is the eBay seller flashman852. I have done business with him before and right now I am awaiting yet another flash card from him. He has positive feedback from 112.000+ unique users and negative from less than 1.000. I'd say that's a pretty good record, although now perfect.
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Please don't revive a thread that has been dead for 9 years.
Look at the last post date before you answer.
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What she said ^^

Buyer Beware: eBay Micro SD cards

Don't be an idiot like I was.
Before you buy any micro SD cards on eBay, make sure the seller is *not* listed on this website:
http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/
In fact, if any mods are listening, could you please pin this thread? I know some of the forums for other devices have threads on this subject, but if they sink, nobody will get the warning.
Thanks.

or you could just avoid buying flash from ebay all together.

Whatever works.
I was wandering around my hometown yesterday pricing 16GB cards. The cheapest price in a shop was EU80 -- nearly $100.
I believe there are reputable sellers on ebay selling for less than half that.

peadarog said:
Whatever works.
I was wandering around my hometown yesterday pricing 16GB cards. The cheapest price in a shop was EU80 -- nearly $100.
I believe there are reputable sellers on ebay selling for less than half that.
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I got my 16gb card for 2.50$

That's great, but be careful. The biggest scam out there is 2 and 4gb cards programmed to look like 16gb to your operating system. The only way to test them is with a free utility called h2testw.
Hopefully your card is a good one. Mine turned out to be 2gb.
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There are a lot of Kingston 32GB microsd cards being sold out of the US via Ebay for $199+, and they're all fake. Only Sandisk have released the 32GB versions.
Be warned..

For those in the US, just buy from Newegg. I got 3 16 GB microSD cards for $41 apiece.

you can also tell by filling up the card
if it doesn't go past 2gb, it's not a 16gb card

MaximReapage said:
For those in the US, just buy from Newegg. I got 3 16 GB microSD cards for $41 apiece.
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+1
buy these things from a reputable company to avoid headaches

-1
Newegg was selling Fake Intel processors only a few weeks back. No one can be trusted

Amazon for flash
I prefer to buy from Amazon as they tend to shift the fake sellers off the marketplace quickly.. just bought a 16gb micro for £21.00
Jamie

jamiefly said:
I prefer to buy from Amazon as they tend to shift the fake sellers off the marketplace quickly.. just bought a 16gb micro for £21.00
Jamie
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5 week delivery though verb i have just checked my 16gb from ebay and it was fake paypal claim gone in cheers op

Better to wait...
I've not touched eBay memory cards since I bought a Sony from a 'trusted' seller. Turned out to be a cheap knock off. I had my money back in a day after suggesting to the seller that I'd be contacting Sony's fraud investigations team if I didn't get prompt action.
Then I contacted them anyway

cheetah2k said:
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Newegg was selling Fake Intel processors only a few weeks back. No one can be trusted
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They "Weren't just Selling them".
Their supplier sent them a batch of fake CPUs. Once new-egg discovered the error, they refunded money and offered discounts and also dropped the supplier.
It was clearly an accident.

cheetah2k said:
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Newegg was selling Fake Intel processors only a few weeks back. No one can be trusted
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wth. You sound like you work for a certain political spin machine.
Clearly, anyone with half a brain, can see that Newegg expediently rectified the situation. If anything, this situation with the bunk processors would put Newegg in an even more trustworthy position than they were prior to this unfortunate incident.

i recommend newegg we have 4 a-data 16gb class 6 cards from them.. work great.. stay away from 16gb sandisk cards.. i have had 5 failures with these (their 8gb cards work fine though)

peadarog said:
Don't be an idiot like I was.
Before you buy any micro SD cards on eBay, make sure the seller is *not* listed on this website:
http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/
In fact, if any mods are listening, could you please pin this thread? I know some of the forums for other devices have threads on this subject, but if they sink, nobody will get the warning.
Thanks.
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I bought two Sandisk 16gb Class 6 cards for £40 each from a Asian in Canada. When I received, I benchmarked them & found that they didn't even perform at a class 2 level.
I put on a claim on ebay & contacted seller. The seller said that there are alot of fakes on ebay & that I has sold thousand in his store without any complaints. I got a full refund.
I bought a Genuine Team 16GB Microsd Class 6 from another seller ebay id: taiwanlien. I have benchmarked it and everything.
If anybody does want to buy memory from ebay buy it from this seller taiwanlien.
Thanks
JAW$

peadarog said:
Don't be an idiot like I was.
Before you buy any micro SD cards on eBay, make sure the seller is *not* listed on this website:
http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/
In fact, if any mods are listening, could you please pin this thread? I know some of the forums for other devices have threads on this subject, but if they sink, nobody will get the warning.
Thanks.
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I bought two Sandisk 16gb Class 6 cards for £40 each from a Asian in Canada. When I received them I benchmarked them & found that they didn't even perform at a class 2.
I put on a claim on ebay & contacted seller. The seller said that there are alot of fakes on ebay & that I has sold thousand in his store without any complaints. I got a full refund.
I bought a Genuine Team 16GB Microsd Class 6 from another seller ebay id: taiwanlien. I have benchmarked it and everything.
If anybody does want to buy memory from ebay buy it from this seller taiwanlien.
Thanks
JAW$

[Q] Fake ebay micro sd card and paypal claim

Hi, i just had a (bad?) idea, since there is a lot of fake micro sd card on ebay and people are being scammed, i were wondering how paypal are handling the fake claims? Do they actually refund you the cards? Or do they need you to send the fake card back? Were just wondering if it would be possible to actually buy a 32gb fake card (which should be around4/8gb?) and actually having a total refund for it since it is not as advertised? (free fake 32gb SD?) Yeah, i know it sounds crazy but scamming a scammer is it so bad?
So were just wondering to the ones who actually got scammed and filed a claim... Is it such a pain in the butt or could it actually be done?
Well just a though i had...

hey there,
do you think thats fake : h t t p : / / cgi.ebay.co.uk/32GB-MEMORETTE-MICRO-SD-SDHC-CARD-CLASS-10-FREE-Adapter-/230588940502?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item35b02c00d6#ht_4977wt_717
(remove the spaces)
i wish it is not fake.

The fake micro sd card scam works on ebay because in almost every case it'll cost more for the buyer to send the card back then what they paid for it. Paypal won't refund your money until you have proof the item was received by the seller. This usually means tracking and signature is required when you ship it back. Most of these fake sellers are from china or hong kong which with the tracking/signature requirements ends up costing $20+ which you don't get back when you get you're refund.
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I've had experience of fake SD cards bought on ebay.
I was cought myself about 4 years ago, it took ages and eventually I got a full refund and got to keep the card.
Recently a couple of friends had the same problem, this time both got full refunds almost immediately.
I was given the task of trying to reformat to a usable state...
However unlike fake usb memory, which can be reformatted quite easily, with freely available software, SD cards seem to be practically impossible to reformat correctly.
I have on "16 GB" card that I have managed to use as 512MB, but even that causes arror and data loss at random points.

I bought a card that turned out to fake, so I contacted the seller and threatened to report them to ebay and paypal and I got a refund. Kept the card too.

don't even bother with ebay to anyone looking at this thread. I just found out that my card is actually a 8gb card said to be 16gb (i believe they can resize it so the phone thinks its 16gb?) and once i passed 8gb nothing saves on my sd card, and I went back to get my refund but the user is no longer a member! lucky for me...

yup, here is another victim
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843335
just a few post down

Paypal Australia requires that the item be returned with an online tracking number. Minimum cost to China, $50.
The system seems to be set up specifically to penalise the victim.
After all, that way Paypal gets to keep their commission.

Goresh said:
Paypal Australia requires that the item be returned with an online tracking number. Minimum cost to China, $50.
The system seems to be set up specifically to penalise the victim.
After all, that way Paypal gets to keep their commission.
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As much as I dislike PayPal, it's really not set up to hurt the victim. Who would sell using PayPal when, in the event that someone simply "claims" that item is a fake or not as advertised, they get completely screwed over? I definitely would not be setting up an online business when each and every buyer I have can click a few buttons and receive a full refund and the product he purchased, coming straight out of my pocket.
It's not to rip off the buyers, but sometimes it's hard to please everyone.

Hmm I bought an 16 GB card on eBay but during the uploading of the data on it I noticed the card had already a name and some files on it...So it was not new at all!
A simple mail to the vendor was enough to receive another, new, card and a stamp to send the first card back...
The vendor had a spotless score...
I think you always take a risk while buying on eBay...

I found a great deal on a 64gb micro SDXD card on ebay for $13. The card works fine but is really only 32gb. Although disappointed, I didn't bother sending it back because $13 is still a lot cheaper than I can buy a 32gb micro SD card locally. However, after reading a number of posts it appears that the modify these to read like they are full capacity but begin overwriting data once they reach their real capacity. I see many for sale in the same white and blue packaging and won't buy one again. What amazes me is the high seller ratings these guys seem to have on Ebay.

[POLL] Your Asus Transformer Tablet Order Situation by Retailer

So, please tell us if you received your order and from which retailer or if you have placed an order and that order is in backorder along with the name of the retailer.

I would say that if your order is in processing, you shouldn't vote yet until there is status update. So, one of my orders with newegg is sitting on "charged" so, I am going to see what happens with that before voting.

Also - you don't denote whether you ordered the 32 GB or not. I ordered the 32 GB and thus knew I wouldn't be getting it shipped right away.

how any of these threads do we need?

Yeah, well order is an oder be it 16GB or 32GB version. I can't edit the poll, please someone edit the poll with list of all retailers and same options for them.
http://promos.asus.com/US/EeePadTransformer/etailers.html
Thanks

21st in line on NCIX.com in Canada. Hopefully mine is shipped in the next batch they receive!

Hey!!! Why no Walmart or received from other..lol. I ordered (16GB version) on the 26th and got it today around 2:00pm EST. So far it's pretty awesome

Why not walmart? I can't edit the poll anymore so a mod will have to edit and enter other retailers in.
My amazon order had small update but thats about it and it seems most of the people here have orders stuck with amazon.

I've got a preorder from amazon with no shipping estimate
An order from AAEFES that says - "Order received by supplier"
Both for the 32gb

Ordered via eBuyer in the UK last night at 9.30pm. Received this morning at 7.45am. Doesn't get better than that.

Comet UK ordered 2 weeks ago due to come today but bumped until 3/5 but at £360 and free delivery I'm not complaining
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Order mine on the 4/29 from B&H. Still in backordered.

Great deal on s9 Plus from Samsung right now.Worth it for us Note 9 potential buyers?

Just saw Greggles talking about this yesterday. You get a S9 Plus and you get a free Chromebook and a 64gb micro SD card as well.
If you don't use the spen a lot is that deal with it since it's $100 cheaper than the Note 9 and getting the Chrome Book and SD card as well? Also I got an s8 Plus sitting in the drawer as well for trade in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOKjG7fbaq0

I got their other deal last week. They were giving $400 for trade in of the S8+ with a 256GB SD card on the unlocked models. [emoji846]
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I got the deal last week too, $200 trade in for any working phone and 256GB card. I sent a working junk phone that some one gave me back.
I would never use a chrome book the 256GB SD card is more beneficial to me.
The note 9 is nice, but I would also never use a s-pen for anything.

qnc said:
I got the deal last week too, $200 trade in for any working phone and 256GB card. I sent a working junk phone that some one gave me back.
I would never use a chrome book the 256GB SD card is more beneficial to me.
The note 9 is nice, but I would also never use a s-pen for anything.
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Pretty good deal, the total for my 128GB S9+ and 128GB redEvoSD is $840 including state tax and after subtracting additional $140 I have gotten for the Chromebook. Total price. Just opened email from Paypal that someone paid me $160, the asking price for the 32GB Chromebook. Not bad, it's been 'back to school' season, it took only 2 days to sell it. I don't have a need for that chromebook, glad that someone have it, brand new, for $60 below orig. price. They paid extra $10 fee to swappa, I'm shipping it out tomorrow, label printed, paid $23 to USPS for that.

I got the deal too.

mzsquared said:
Pretty good deal, the total for my 128GB S9+ and 128GB redEvoSD is $840 including state tax and after subtracting additional $140 I have gotten for the Chromebook. Total price. Just opened email from Paypal that someone paid me $160, the asking price for the 32GB Chromebook. Not bad, it's been 'back to school' season, it took only 2 days to sell it. I don't have a need for that chromebook, glad that someone have it, brand new, for $60 below orig. price. They paid extra $10 fee to swappa, I'm shipping it out tomorrow, label printed, paid $23 to USPS for that.
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I did not think about the back to school angle. Nice!
I buy brand new, never been used, phones only once every 5 - 6 years. I usually buy off swap or local. So I always go big when I do.
Got the 256B unlocked version and the 256 GB card for $818 and some change. Of course that is pending they accept my 200 trade in. The phone had no cracks, held a charge, and was no other issues besides cheap.
I was slow on the draw and missed the sale they had a couple of weeks ago when they were giving out free bluetooth headsets. was kicking myself, but realized I have a really good pair so. Storage is what I need most.

i'm not sure the deal is working correctly...
the final payment is over $1000 when the phone is only $839, and the fine print says excludes taxes... seems like they're charging for the "free" chromebook?

martin_nj said:
i'm not sure the deal is working correctly...
the final payment is over $1000 when the phone is only $839, and the fine print says excludes taxes... seems like they're charging for the "free" chromebook?
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Breakdown:
The deal-end of July'18)Galaxy S9+ 128GB (Unlocked) : $889.99, MicroSDXC EVO Plus: Free, Chromebook 3 11.6” (32GB Storage, 4GB RAM):$29.99
Subtotal $919.98 + $58.41 Tax = total $978.39, sold chromebook for $160 on swappa(usps shipping $22) === the real price I paid for the phone and SD===$840
Well, nothing is free. I'm happy to have this phone, though with sagging sales on S9/+ we should see much better deals soon.

I have a question to ask, if you guys don't mind, what is the current SV number on your phones, you've probably bought your phones around the same time as I did and I'm baffled by having SV07, is that the # tells how many times the software was cycled on the phone? I only got one OTA installed so far. Did I pay for a 2nd hand phone?