It is amazing, eBay is becoming cheaper than Chinese internet wholesale sites like Alibaba to buy usb flash drives and memory cards! Why are prices going down for usb flash drives and memory cards? There are great deals on eBay for SanDisk, Memorette, Samsung, Transcend, Kingston! To understand you should really read this article published by SOSFakeFlash.
If you bought a flash memory item from ziyouhaidd – China eBay seller you are advised to test item(s) immediately for advertised capacity. You may have purchased a fake flash memory product. H2testw is the software to test true capacity for flash memory. It is used to test memory cards, mp players and usb flash drives. It is free to use and download. A linux alternative to H2testw also exists. To understand what H2testw does and download read: H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
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
ziyouhaidd – China
New USB 2.0 256GB Flash Memory Pen Stick Thumb Driv $15.22
@New USB 2.0 256GB Flash Memory Pen Stick Thumb Driv $15.22
@New USB 2.0 256GB Flash Memory Pen Stick Thumb Driv $16.66
@Eye-Fi Connect X2 4GB Wireless SD SDHC Memory Card $14.46
@NEW 32GB MicroSD SDHC card 32 GB Class 10 with SD adapter $15.11
100% new 32GB Micro@ Mini SD SDHC Memory Card 32 GB $14.98
32GB Extreme CF CompactFlash 400X 60MB s UDMA Transcend $14.88
@SanDisk Mobile Ultra 30MB s Extreme 64GB 64G microSDXC micro SDXC micro SD Card $18.66
@Samsung 32GB 32G micro SD microSDHC SDHC TF Flash Memory Card $14.66
32GB Micro SD SDHC SD MicroSD Memory Card +SD Adapter $14.88
Brand New 32GB Micro SD Card SDHC Memory Card $14.99
@NEW 32GB MicroSD SDHC@ card 32 GB Class 10 with SD adapter $15.11
@100% new 32GB Micro Mini SD SDHC Memory Card 32 GB $14.98
100% new 32GB Micro Mini SD SDHC Memory Card 32 GB $14.98
Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009
Crises on Ebay For Fake Flash Memory Products Sold In 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB – SOSFakeFlash Reports
Fake 32GB SD SDHC And MicroSD Cards On eBay. The Sale Of Fake Memory Cards Increasing on eBay.
SanDisk: Contact Technical Support for assistence. To report confirmed fakes (counterfeits), you can send an email to brandprotection@sandisk.com with the seller id and ebay items numbers attention SanDisk B.P. Director.
Memorette:
Counterfeit Memorette Micro SD/SDHC Cards Fakes. 32GB 32Go Class 10
Memorette 32GB Micro SD/SDHC Card – Did You Buy One On eBay?
Memorette Assistence, please read information provided by Memorette Overseas Sales Manager. Memorette Inc is ready to provide you with important information, including who the sellers of genuine Memorette products are.
Kingston read:
Kingston Technologies Offers Help To eBay Victims Frauded With Counterfeit Flash Memory