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Has anyone had any positive experiences with buying a 16gb or 32gb MicroSD card from China?
(Like the ones on ebay, or DHGate)
I would really like to get one to upgrade my stock card, but I don't want to waste money and wait 20 days for a fake.
And I would like to keep the price as low as possible. ($20ish would be great)
Please link if you've purchased a card from China (or other really cheap places) that you can confirm to be authentic.
I ordered one from ebay and never received it. Had to report the guy to ebay to get a refund. I would be very cautious as I have seen a lot of people get ripped off either from fake cards or just not receiving them.
I ordered one on ebay and it was a dud.... didn't write files correctly. I wouldn't buy from China.
The cheapest I found a 16GB card was $30.
All off the ones any cheaper were fakes from China.
If you really want one then bite the bullet on the price and stay away from the ones on ebay that are ridiculously low.
Your instincts are telling you to stay away for a reason.
Any ideas on good priced 32gb micro sd cards?
vimto25 said:
Hi just thought id let people no that theres a seller selling class 6 32gb micro sd hc cards on ebay for £18.47 + £1.52 postage, very cheap indeed!, there also from my home town.
Item number: 300554539423
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Faketastic!
Beware cheap memory cards is a very useful piece of advice .
They are also unbranded so even more suspicious .
Not saying anything wrong but if you by cheap memory cards from ebay you will know the score i am afraid .
jje
JJEgan said:
Beware cheap memory cards is a very useful piece of advice .
They are also unbranded so even more suspicious .
Not saying anything wrong but if you by cheap memory cards from ebay you will know the score i am afraid .
jje
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really i havnt purchased 1 yet but was thinking about it although i asked if i can collect with it being local, maybe i should try 1 out and let you guys no what there like?
I purchased a 16gb class 10 joyflash or something like that from ebay, it would barely transfer over 3.2mb/s and then it died that same day, my advice don't buy cheap cards.
yea i bought a cheap 32 of ebay from hong kong. fine at first then after 2 gb phone says card blank or unrecognisd format. ill get a 16gig sandisk for 15 quid of amazon at least it will work
all that glitters is not gold, give them a wide birth my friend.
Sounds to cheap 32 gb cards start from £50 there is no way he is making money on them if they are original but I assume fakes cause he gets them cheaper than £18.47
I had a cheap (fake) 8GB Memory Stick Duo for my PSP from eBay, it stored a whomping 10MB!
lol yeah think ill give it a miss, if most people say there no good ill agree, how come 16gb are nicely priced £15+ but 32gb is whooping £50+
jutley said:
Sounds to cheap 32 gb cards start from £50 there is no way he is making money on them if they are original but I assume fakes cause he gets them cheaper than £18.47
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Even cards being offered at £50 require an inordinate amount of inquiry.
As an example ~ last week I sent an email to an online retailer named Memorycardzoo.
The retailer is advertising a Sandisk 32GB MicroSD card as being Class 4 for £55.99 (see here).
My inquiry was to confirm this was indeed a Class 4 and not the slower Class 2.
The retailer replied immediately confirming the cards were correct in that they were Class 4.
I then sent a further message informing them that a lot of online retailers were advertising something that clearly was not as stated.
Again they came back very politely and professionally reiterating not to worry the cards were accurately advertised as Class 4.
As such I placed my order for said card.
Today I got back home to find a small package that had the card within.
On opening the package the card is indeed a Sandisk 32GB card BUT it is NOT a Class 4 but the slower Class 2.
I have just sent them an email asking them to explain their actions.
In the meantime I would advise anyone not to deal with Memorycardzoo until I have an answer.
I shall reply here when such reply is received.
Beards.
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
jutley said:
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
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Thanks, also bought 2 here. I hope it works.
Only 4 left he'll I just bought another one for fun hurry.
jutley said:
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
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This is the one i bought-utter junk. the web adress on the packet is www.kinston not kingston. Notice that the light covers the kingston in photo. Think that did say kingston though but cant remember
sammy555 said:
This is the one i bought-utter junk. the web adress on the packet is not kingston. Notice that the light covers the kingston in photo. Think that did say kingston though but cant remember
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So you can confirm that you bought and received this card from these people, and that what you received wasn't up to expectations? What was the problem? Was the capacity smaller than advertised? Was it too slow? Was it just a fake, through and through?
I just ordered one before you replied. I wonder if I can cancel an order now!
Not sure if it was these people but same card. worked fine at first 31gb available, stopped working after about 2 gig now nothing will even recognize the card-cant even format it. Make sure you make regular back ups of anything on card, i lost some stuff. Mabey mine was fake i wish you luck-ill never buy cheap hongkong again.
WOW great find, bought one too, half the price of the fake on I bought for 26£ and am getting my money back
they look genuine to me, so i got 1 too, if they come and there not ill request refund lol.
They sold 199 of them with no neg feedback so to me its a good buy
Hehe that's why I grabed two
Hello i am looking to buy this product. However i need the genuine one. Is there anybody here bought this from amazon.co.uk? I found one on amazon.co.uk which dispatched from and sold by Modern-Tech but i dont know if it is fake or genuine. So what do you recommend? Thanks.
bboran said:
Hello i am looking to buy this product. However i need the genuine one. Is there anybody here bought this from amazon.co.uk? I found one on amazon.co.uk which dispatched from and sold by Modern-Tech but i dont know if it is fake or genuine. So what do you recommend? Thanks.
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Have you read the reviews for that specific card from Amazon? I don't know. Maybe I'd be interested in one as well ^^ hehe. Let me know!
Thanks
Has anyone tried any of the generic 32 GB cards from ebay? I was looking into getting one.
I bought this one...more of a trusted source
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...35&cm_re=32gb_micro_sd-_-20-211-535-_-Product
i spent the cash and got the confidence of buying legit, $95 for a Lexar 32 GB class 10 card with USB adapter. worth it
WhorrerHouse said:
Has anyone tried any of the generic 32 GB cards from ebay? I was looking into getting one.
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Shigster said:
I bought this one...more of a trusted source
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...35&cm_re=32gb_micro_sd-_-20-211-535-_-Product
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I just bought the same one! You can get 10 dollars off (to make it $39.99) if you buy it with a new account. Use the promo code NEWCUSTOMER10. You have to add something small to the order to get it over 50. I went to Newegg gear and added a Newegg wristband, as it was the cheapest item with free shipping.
I wouldn't buy any cards off Ebay. There's as much incentive to sell rigged cards as there is demand for high capacity. My roommate just bought a 32 GB off Ebay and he got lucky. Make sure that the seller offers returns and when you get it immediately run h2testw.
I just have one question for the OP..
Are you feelin lucky?
SD card prices are a RIP OFF!! am i the only one that thinks that?
davidv001 said:
SD card prices are a RIP OFF!! am i the only one that thinks that?
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My wife and I picked up Patriot sd's from Micro Center... I think they were $39 they work pretty awesome. Price wasnt bad at all compared to online prices. it seems like it is luck of the draw on the Generic ebay ones so we stayed away from those.
Fakes are extremely common for flash memory on ebay, especially on any kind of "OMG WHAT A DEAL!" type of things. The fakes are usually a 2GB card that's had a 3 painted on it in front of the 2, and hacked firmware to make it appear to be 32. But when you try to fill it, it won't let you, because it's still just a 2GB card.
Basically, if it's substantially below the going rate from reputable sources (looks to be roughly $60-80), you're going against probably 80-90% odds that you'll get a fake.
I made the mistake of buying one and I can put 32 gb worth in info on there but when I put it in the phone it can't access it.
I wouldn't buy from anyone but a trusted source and right now I wouldn't buy one for less than about $50.00.
In a year or two they'll be going for $25.00, but right now anything that cheap is bound to be a fake that doesn't actually hold anywhere near 32GB.
dsf3g said:
I wouldn't buy from anyone but a trusted source and right now I wouldn't buy one for less than about $50.00.
In a year or two they'll be going for $25.00, but right now anything that cheap is bound to be a fake that doesn't actually hold anywhere near 32GB.
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true story
16gb class 10 (14.8 formatted)- ~$35
32gb class 10 (formatted size unknown)- ~$82
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H8FTCK
i bought the 16gb c10 and it shipped fast and works perfectly for me. it is a real card, not a rip off too. sdtools (i think its called) for android said it has a r=10-12.5mb/s w=20-25mb/s or something in that range (been a while since i uninstalled the app). never had a problem and i highly recommend it, the 16gb one atleast since thats the only one i can speak for.
Patriot class 6 32gb micro SD card from Fry's for $69 about 3 months ago.
It's legit, not like the fakes on Ebay. Google it. You will find out the truth. Even if you pay near to the going price, you run the risk of getting a fake. IMHO, it's just not worth the hassle.
Got one it works pretty good..
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bkrodgers said:
Fakes are extremely common for flash memory on ebay, especially on any kind of "OMG WHAT A DEAL!" type of things. The fakes are usually a 2GB card that's had a 3 painted on it in front of the 2, and hacked firmware to make it appear to be 32. But when you try to fill it, it won't let you, because it's still just a 2GB card.
Basically, if it's substantially below the going rate from reputable sources (looks to be roughly $60-80), you're going against probably 80-90% odds that you'll get a fake.
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I got burned a few months ago for 25 bucks by a Chinese seller on eBay. I nought a 32 gig but it was actually a 512 that would rewrite over itself to make it seem like a 32gig
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daktah said:
16gb class 10
sdtools (i think its called) for android said it has a r=10-12.5mb/s w=20-25mb/s or something in that range:
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thanks for the info. wow. just ran this tool on my phone. 12.7 BM/s writing and 19.7 MB/s reading. Very nice. :-D however, on issue is why on earth would it need to know our GPS? *uninstalling*
I got one off Ebay for $39.99 and its totally legit. I got lucky I guess... this time.
Got to be careful with SD cards on eBay. I got a fake. I tested it with a program called htest or something like that. Seller did refund my money before I sent back the cards which was quite nice of him. I ended up biting the bullet and bought 2 from best buy.
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Hi guys just saw a 16gb class 10 sd cards from samsung for just 16.99. Thought should just share it with you guys. Here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Samsung-16G...0355?_trksid=p1468660.m2000037#ht_1508wt_1270
U are awesome !! i just grabbed one
sna66 said:
U are awesome !! i just grabbed one
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My pleasure
I bought a 32GB Micro SD with adapter, case and USB reader last month for $30. It's the same as in the attached link. Not sure about the quality, but thought why not give it a try.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/32GB-MICRO-...LM%2BLA&otn=5&ps=63&clkid=6954423066110437001
*Never* buy a memory card from a Chinese ebay seller expecting the card to perform at the advertised speeds and/or advertised capacity.
I got burned 3 times buying a 32gb memory microSD card from ebay. All of the them came from different chinese ebay sellers and all cards were only 1 gb. I complained to ebay and said these were fake microSD cards. The ebay wanted me to ship back the cards to the seller. Since, the cards were at a low price of less than $20 with free shipping. Shipping it back would cost me $24. I didn't make sense for me to ship it back. I just declared it as a bad purchase and suck it up.
with the 3 bad purchase, I lost $60. I could have bought this from amazon instead:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005TUQV0E/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details
or this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G60AD6/ref=oh_o03_s00_i00_details
since, this is 16GB, maybe it is the real deal
Just ordered mine.thanx
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People never learn, never buy any memory cards from eBay PERIOD
Kid Poker said:
People never learn, never buy any memory cards from eBay PERIOD
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I was thinking the exact same thing when i came in this thread.
Please do report back once you guys receive them, who knows they may be the real deal
I will keep you guys posted when the item is received. I thought the price was kinda low so I took a chance. I did read through all the feedback on the seller and according to the feedback the product is legit. One of the responses said they tested the card and it was 32GB as advertised. The only negative reviews was that it took time to arrive, the other said it wasn't proper packaging. But nothing about the actual MicroSD card not being 32GB size as advertised.
Again, you can't go completely by the feedback, but at least it gives you a starting point when the seller has good reviews.
Worse case I am out $30. Sucks if I am but not a huge loss.
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32gb sd card
I bought a 32 gb on ebay for $27 and free shipping its been like 4 months has lots of music,picture etc etc good luck to u guys..sorry about those fakes one...
montalvo said:
I bought a 32 gb on ebay for $27 and free shipping its been like 4 months has lots of music,picture etc etc good luck to u guys..sorry about those fakes one...
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That's good news for me at least
Was the item actually 32GB capacity as advertised? Thanks.