If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers: no-worriessssss-7abib – christophersethpalmer1985 – t5gon4 – nickpatel02 – blessedandwise – retail_365 you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. Read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives . You may have purchased a fake flash memory product.
If your memory item fails testing report immediately to SOSFakeFlash . If your eBay seller is deregistered from eBay, it is urgent you report in to SOSFakeFlash. If you do not, they will not be able to investigate and to record in the their database to publish an official alert listing all items sold. eBay is suspending fake flash memory sellers to avoid buyers leaving feedback or recording the truth.
Never use any flash memory item without testing for capacity. If you purchased a fake you could lose your files and data. Read: Why Is Fake Flash Memory So Dangerous?
Please see Validation Memory links for brand names and flash nand memory chip decoding. Reminder, Gb is Gigabits, not Gigabytes. 8 bits is 1 byte. You must divide by 8, if manufacturer lists size as Gb. Exercise care in disassembly of your item to decode.
If you need help and information on eBay read:
Check your eBay Sellers feedback, type in the id: http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs
no-worriessssss-7abib – Australia
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christophersethpalmer1985 – United States
Kingston DT 310 – 256 GB USB 2.0 Flash -15 piece’s
t5gon4 – United States
USB FLASH DRIVE PEN STICK MEMORY 256GB – iOffer Website
nickpatel02 – United States
NEW 256GB USB Flash Memory Drive – DT300 Cheap?
blessedandwise – Australia
256GB DataTraveler 300 USB 2.0 Flash Drive
retail_365 – United States
NEW 256GB USB Flash Memory Drive
Crises on Ebay For Fake Flash Memory Products Sold In 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB – SOSFakeFlash Reports
Kingston read:
Kingston Technologies Offers Help To eBay Victims Frauded With Counterfeit Flash Memory