Why Do Ebay Let Sellers Do It ?

molerat

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/128GB-Max-MicroSD-Card-free-Adapter-For-SmartphonesTablets-Cameras-PC-PDA-/272517722501?hash=item3f73527185:g:MCQAAOSwa~BYdWuJ

Not me, I know someone who has bought one. Seller will refund if returned. Loads of positive feedback for them as they only see what their computer etc sees, do a full check and they are only 8GB as stated in the listing !

I only buy cards from recognised sellers for this reason.

forgotmyname

Same here, I used yto buy from Play.com. They were generally cheaper than elsewhere. But when they changed to Rakuten it became a nightmare.

1 seller had something like 8000 SD cards listed for a single size, 8000 4Gb cards 8000 8GB cards etc. Obviously fake but you couldnt find the genuine listings so i stopped using them.

I will only buy from genuine UK shops. Worth paying a little extra for a genuine item.

Had someone pass me a 64GB card they formatted and it was now showing as 4GB. 4GB was the correct size.

TKPeters

Sick of all these Chinese fakes.
This is why I will now only use Amazon supplied [not fulfilled by] or 7Dayshop

SpammyTheSpammer

Claim to be say 64Gb and format as such but never hold more than 4Gb of data before failing
i.e. were 4Gb cards with dummied size

molerat

This card showed and formatted as 64GB and will allow 64GB of files to be written to it - it just overwrites !

forgotmyname

You have to give them credit for the ingenuity. Who thought that one up? Take a small capacity card and rig the ID to show a higher one is one thing.

But to allow the OS to copy files to the higher capacity and overwrite the previous data. Clever.

mirko

It's even cleverer as a lot of people will buy a 64GB card and either:
a) Not use it.
b) Never put more than 4GB onto it.

ballisticbrian

Last time this subject did the rounds on this board, there was a guy on here selling them himself and though it was legit!

molerat

mirko wrote: »

It's even cleverer as a lot of people will buy a 64GB card and either:
a) Not use it.
b) Never put more than 4GB onto it.

Yep, just look at the positive feedback he has got for them.

flashg67

reported FWIW !

robatwork

Shroedinger's memory card? You're not sure what it is until you open the box.

As if any more evidence is needed, but a quick look shows it's run from a mobile phone shop called "Nine 2 Five Management Consulting Limited" which itself sets some alarm bells ringing. Facebook reviews (even including shills) are awful. Dubious history at companies house.

Perhaps the seller is a maths savant who can answer 6÷2(1+2) in 17 different ways.