It is not difficult to spot counterfeit and fake corsair flash drives on eBay, it is easy. You just need to visit Corsair to research the model offered before you bid and buy. If you are not sure, contact Corsair technical support about the eBay listing and ask if it is genuine or not. If only eBay sellers would do the same thing before listing, many buyers would be spared from fraud. For example the Flash Voyager usb flash drive was only manufactured in capacity up to 32GB, therefore any advertised size greater is for a fake.
You can see a good catalogue for Flash Voyager Fakes at FlashDriveFacts.
- Counterfeit Corsair Flash Voyager 256GB 256 Fake USB Flash Drive – Pictures And Packaging
- Counterfeit Corsair Flash Voyager 128GB 128 Fake USB Flash Drive – Pictures And Packaging
- Counterfeit Corsair Flash Voyager 64GB 64 Fake USB Flash Drive – Pictures And Packaging
If you bought a flash memory item from any of these eBay sellers: gadget-eshop – microtech72 – moscato91 – uniorjvn – marquisjones2011 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
gadget-eshop – Romania
64GB Corsair Flash Voyager USB Flash Drive
microtech72 – United States
CORSAIR 128GB Flash Voyager USB drive Brand New Sealed
moscato91 – United States – No Returns
Corsair 128GB USB Flash Drive
uniorjvn – United States – No Returns
128gb 128 gb usb flash memory drive
marquisjones2011 – United States
Cosair voyager 128gb usb flash drive
About No Returns Issue On eBay Read:
Corsair Confirms That eBay Is A Source For Counterfeit Non Genuine USB Flash Drive Purchases
Victim Of Counterfeit Flash Voyager GT 16GB and 32GB Purchased On eBay Creates A Visual Guide
Corsair Voyager 64GB Counterfeit Fake USB Flash Drives Found On eBay
Fake 128GB Corsair Flash Drive Counterfeit Voyager Pen Sticks Continue To Be Sold On eBay.