Ebay should warn customers about fake sd cards or usb sticks

[chenebonni]

Considering the overwelming amount of fake micro sd cards and usb stick that are for sale on Ebay it is almost impossible to find any good deals for real cards or sticks. This is damaging the bussiness of sellers with genuine cards and sticks and causing so much more trouble for people that don't know they bought a fake item.

To avoid this all, Ebay should put a clear message on any flash item offering warning users about fake items and how they can test their item once received! Testing is easy, most fake cards are 16gb or less so when you copy 20mb of files you can check if they are corrupted when you read it again.

It is time to crack down on fake item sellers!

[lyndal1838]

If ebay put a warning on all listings about the possibility of fakes it would be a slap in the face for the good sellers of non fakes.  It would do even more damage to their reputation.

If you get a fake then just report it to ebay.  Ebay is no longer the place to buy cheap electronics these days....they re more likely to be fakes.

Of course you could go to a real store and buy something that is not fake although that is no guarantee these days.  I bought a fake from a large well known store.

[chenebonni]

I think good sellers would get a lot more business when people are more educated about this. It is easy to test a card, but most customers are not aware about this scam. When they know they can see in the feedback of the seller if there are complains about fake cards or not.