Ebay Experience

[SeX1eStAsaBa]

Anybody had a good experience when you bought a 4gb sd card from ebay??

I recently got scammed by a seller, so I'm a little discouraged to buy from there, but I know it's one of the cheapest spots to get things. I'm giving it another shot, so did anyone have any suggestions that you liked? Which brand and stuff?

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Plenty of bad seeds on ebay ruin it for others.

I'd give it a shot again, just make sure to check feedback and to read everything VERY carefully. If it all checks out, then odds are you'll be fine.

If you're unsure drop me a PM and I'll check it out

 

[Mosch]

A common trick is to state a good brand, for example Sandisk or Kingston, and then in the description say "you will receive a random brand, examples including Sandisk or Kingston".
You will get a cheapass no-name thing.
Speaking of Kingston, the Kingston Japan cards are usually better (in terms of transfer speed) than Kingston Taiwan.

If you actually got scammed, ie received a counterfeit, you can announce this to ebay. The seller alone is responsible for what he sells and if he sells a counterfeit he will be held accountable, even if he claims he did not know about it.

As for your brand question, personally I am a Kingston Japan man.

I have recently tried Gimahhot, but that's a german site. Basically you offer what you are prepared to pay for a new, still packaged item, and sellers can respond. The money is transferred using an escrow service. All of this has no fees associated with it whatsoever.
I liked it (got a 1 GB Kingston Japan Micro-SD for 14€, no shipping costs), but as I said, it's German only.

 

[Super Jamie]

my 4gb ebay card just arrived today actually

there were alot of dodgy-looking auctions selling "direct from hong kong" or such, but i stayed away from them

i bought from a seller in my own country, who may have been a bit more expensive, but i think worth it for the hassles it saves incase of warranty, the assurance of a good brand, and the quicker postage

it is not hard to find good sellers on ebay, you just have to read the auction thoroughly and use common sense

here is a link to my winning auction if you are interested
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=260091516349

 

[SeX1eStAsaBa]

I searched the boards for Toprom. Any comments about that brand?? Some say it was good.

 

[Goemon4]

imo if i could buy it from a store i will, even tho ebay has good prices, the whole possiblity of getting scammed is to much of a hassle for me, paying a couple extra bucks isnt a problem..... and yeah check the feedback, and check their other sales to make sure their reliable (or mabey try newegg since thye have good prices)

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

imo if i could buy it from a store i will, even tho ebay has good prices, the whole possiblity of getting scammed is to much of a hassle for me, paying a couple extra bucks isnt a problem..... and yeah check the feedback, and check their other sales to make sure their reliable (or mabey try newegg since thye have good prices)

Paying a couple extra bucks? If you know how to use ebay you can pay significantly less. I saved 30 USD buying a brand new Xbox 360 wireless receiver on ebay as apposed to a B&M store. Additionally, if you know how to save a nice chunk of money, I would hope and pray that you know what to stay weary of

 

[TelcoLou]

Why screw around with Ebay for mem cards?

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4143242

^ I got mine there.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Why screw around with Ebay for mem cards?

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4143242

^ I got mine there.

....and if you exploit google checkout, the price becomes even more unbelievable

 

[Blah]

If you can afford it, go with Newegg.

Actually, I mainly purchase my flash memory from pc2buy.com, they're the only store I found which can ship through the US Postal Service.

 

[WarmFluffyUK]

I get a lot of my stuff from ebuyer.com. I have been dealing with ebuyer for years and have never had any problems with them, also their prices are quite competitive too!

I do use eBay, but I try to stick to things you would not normally buy in the the shops or online stores, i.e. I just bought some 80 track floppy disks for my BBC micro. No way could I find them anywhere else these days. eBay is my favourite source for retro hardware and personally I wouldn't use them as a source for memory cards.

 

[Samba Pa Ti]

in the uk i buy my memory cards from 7dayshop and mymemory.co.uk (who also deal on ebay) both legit sites that sell real stuff