Low feedback scores on eBay increase your risk of buying fake flash memory on eBay, read
If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers: berthabk42t – bemusd4agm – ar6amu567jt – maratarthur – jturner252011 – maggiekwanchen – dezscloset 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 their database to publish an offical 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
Reports:
Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009
Crises on Ebay For Fake Flash Memory Products Sold In 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB – SOSFakeFlash Reports
berthabk42t – Australia
New USB 2.0 256GB Flash Memory Pen Stick Thumb Drive $7.99
bemusd4agm – Australia
New USB 2.0 256GB Flash Memory Pen Stick Thumb Drive GBP 10.09
ar6amu567jt – Australia
BRAND NEW!! 32GB Micro SD Card SDHC TF Memory Card+ Adapter
maratarthur – United States
256GB USB Leather Pen Thumb Memory Flash Stick Drive
jturner252011 – United States
BRAND NEW BARELY USED 256GB Flash Drive
maggiekwanchen – United States
128GB usb flash drive usb 2.0 $49.99
dezscloset – United States
Kingston Datatraveler 310 – 256 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DT310/256GB
Fake 32GB SD SDHC And MicroSD Cards On eBay. The Sale Of Fake Memory Cards Increasing on eBay.
Leather Fake:
Kingston read:
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