Cheap CF card from Ebay (Fake?)

mikedunn · 19th July 2012, 4:52 PM

Hi,
Has anyone had experience with this seller on ebay.

SanDisk 32GB Extreme Compact Flash CF Memory Card 600X 90MB/s UDMA6 32G (~$100AUD)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-3...item2a2053c175

Cheapest staticice is ~$200

Feedback looks good.

Fake?

Thanks
M

sickbunny · 19th July 2012, 5:01 PM

it'll be fake..

if its too good to be true.. well you know the rest

negatron · 19th July 2012, 5:17 PM

Don't do it!

else we'll be seeing the post.

"Wedding photos corrupted by bad CF card, Help!"

AFireInside · 19th July 2012, 5:23 PM

I refuse to buy memory cards from Ebay unless it's a reputable seller, burnt too many times.

Bought a SanDisk extreme pro SD card from a seller who had a separate site/online store, looked reputable enough, had very positive feedback, was cheap but not suspiciously so. Asked him before buying it to confirm it was 100% genuine which he said it was and seemed offended that I'd even question it. Got it and it couldn't have looked more fake, different colours, poor quality sticker, bad speeds too. Confirmed with SanDisk it was indeed fake and got money back no questions asked from PayPal.

Stick with Amazon, B&H, Adorama or one of the sites that advertise their memory specials on ozbargain.

Azrael · 19th July 2012, 5:26 PM

Probably fake, but the same card was ~$140 without haggling in Singapore from a reputable seller, so perhaps....

Deftone2k · 19th July 2012, 5:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFireInside

I refuse to buy memory cards from Ebay unless it's a reputable seller, burnt too many times.

Bought a SanDisk extreme pro SD card from a seller who had a separate site/online store, looked reputable enough, had very positive feedback, was cheap but not suspiciously so. Asked him before buying it to confirm it was 100% genuine which he said it was and seemed offended that I'd even question it. Got it and it couldn't have looked more fake, different colours, poor quality sticker, bad speeds too. Confirmed with SanDisk it was indeed fake and got money back no questions asked from PayPal.

Stick with Amazon, B&H, Adorama or one of the sites that advertise their memory specials on ozbargain.

Indeed!

More to the point, if you need those speeds you must have the gear to utilize it.. so why have expensive gear and go cheapen out on things that will slow it down?

Many of those listed sites above do twin packs or have sales all the time.

I recently got a twin pack of 32gb 400x Lexar Pro CF's for $140 USD. Bam

mikedunn · 19th July 2012, 5:33 PM

Yeah, normally I am skeptical, but if you look at his feedback quite a few satisfied for the same card. hmm..

Azrael - where was your singapore $140?

Azrael · 19th July 2012, 5:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikedunn

Yeah, normally I am skeptical, but if you look at his feedback quite a few satisfied for the same card. hmm..

Azrael - where was your singapore $140?

SLR Revolution in Funan plaza. I bought a 8gb Extreme from TK Foto for AU$35 too, no signs of it being fake.

On the other hand last time i was here i grabbed an 8gb Ultra from a place in Sim Lim and when i started having issues i sent it to Sandisk who said it was the best fake they seen in ages. The only thing that didn't gel was the serial number.

fuller2002 · 20th July 2012, 7:59 AM

Just bought 3 SD cards from this guy, great price, Australian seller with 100% feedback, came in original boxes unopened 100% genuine

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221014017...ht_1160wt_1163

http://myworld.ebay.com.au/digital_m...id=p4340.l2559

He has

sold over 300 of them maybe take a look at his prices, they seemed to be the best I could find

spotted · 20th July 2012, 10:46 AM

sandisk are the most faked cards on ebay
you can never know if it's fake even when you get it, there are variations in packaging
but can you live with not being sure if your card will fail suddenly?

fuller2002 · 20th July 2012, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spotted

sandisk are the most faked cards on ebay
you can never know if it's fake even when you get it, there are variations in packaging
but can you live with not being sure if your card will fail suddenly?

Im going to assume with over 6500 feedback at 100% and over 300 sold of that particular card not to mention the other sizes, variants in speed, brands etc that he sells, and the fact he is an Australia seller all weigh in the favor of it being not a fake.

The internet is not as scary as some people think

In the original box with the paper voucher CD Key for a digital download of Sandisks recovery software from their website, they are not fakes. BH Photo sels them for $22.95 not like its a 50% saving like the one mentioned by the OP

19th July 2012, 4:52 PM	#1
mikedunn Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9	Cheap CF card from Ebay (Fake?) Hi, Has anyone had experience with this seller on ebay. SanDisk 32GB Extreme Compact Flash CF Memory Card 600X 90MB/s UDMA6 32G (~$100AUD) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-3...item2a2053c175 Cheapest staticice is ~$200 Feedback looks good. Fake? Thanks M

19th July 2012, 5:23 PM	#4
AFireInside Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 564	I refuse to buy memory cards from Ebay unless it's a reputable seller, burnt too many times. Bought a SanDisk extreme pro SD card from a seller who had a separate site/online store, looked reputable enough, had very positive feedback, was cheap but not suspiciously so. Asked him before buying it to confirm it was 100% genuine which he said it was and seemed offended that I'd even question it. Got it and it couldn't have looked more fake, different colours, poor quality sticker, bad speeds too. Confirmed with SanDisk it was indeed fake and got money back no questions asked from PayPal. Stick with Amazon, B&H, Adorama or one of the sites that advertise their memory specials on ozbargain. __________________ ll i7 2600K ll Noctua NH-C12P SE2 ll ASUS P8Z77-i Deluxe ll OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB ll Samsung 840 500GB x2 ll 16GB G.skill Ares 1600Mhz ll eVGA GTX 680 4GB FTW+ ll Silverstone SG08 ll Logitech G700, G710+ and G930 ll Audioengine 5 ll

19th July 2012, 5:26 PM	#5
Azrael Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	Probably fake, but the same card was ~$140 without haggling in Singapore from a reputable seller, so perhaps.... __________________ --Azrael I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - D.H.Lawrence The Plebian Period \| I'm a Christian... \| Photo Gallery \| avatar_takai @ Steam \| takai on all other forums.

20th July 2012, 7:59 AM	#9
fuller2002 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NSW, Sydney Posts: 1,493	Just bought 3 SD cards from this guy, great price, Australian seller with 100% feedback, came in original boxes unopened 100% genuine http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221014017...ht_1160wt_1163 http://myworld.ebay.com.au/digital_m...id=p4340.l2559 He has sold over 300 of them maybe take a look at his prices, they seemed to be the best I could find __________________ BF3 Trades with:petal666, Mark_Webber, Kasper_lee, renegade_gold, Keef, doghouse, kevo, MoeBro, vivibeatz, smiddi, neogeo, nxsr20, Fortigurn, vrm, myeewyee, ~Spyne~, junga83, petesh00, Souljah, theartfuldodger

19th July 2012, 5:17 PM	#3
negatron Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 930	Don't do it! else we'll be seeing the post. "Wedding photos corrupted by bad CF card, Help!"

19th July 2012, 5:33 PM	#7
mikedunn Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9	Yeah, normally I am skeptical, but if you look at his feedback quite a few satisfied for the same card. hmm.. Azrael - where was your singapore $140?

20th July 2012, 10:46 AM	#10
spotted Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 248	sandisk are the most faked cards on ebay you can never know if it's fake even when you get it, there are variations in packaging but can you live with not being sure if your card will fail suddenly?