I just received a fake 32gb microsd card from the ebay seller called artmandaniel. I am so stupid , after I wrote all the files on the card I thought
it is genuine and gave him good feedback. However when I checked the contents of the card I noticed that everything after 230 megs was not there. I paid 12$ for it
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UPDATE:
I wrote the seller this message:
"You sent me fake card , it is 256mb and not 32gb as advertised"
And I got this response:
"I am so sorry I can give you a refund, I bought it for cheep off here to resale, let me figure out how to refund and i will get your money back as soon as possible.
Agin i am truly sorry
Daniel"
I checked my paypal account and he indeed has transferred 12$ back.
theandre said:
I just received fake 32gb microsd card from the ebay seller called artmandaniel. I am so stupid , after I wrote all the files on the card I thought
it is genuine and gave him good feedback. However when I checked the contents of the card I noticed that everything after 230 megs was not there. I paid 12$ for it
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You should've used common sense and not have bought something with such a low price tag.
Remember that you can revise eBay feedback, just google it
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Thanks
I'm looking to buy a 32GB card for my Desire HD off ebay so thanks for the heads up
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I'm looking to buy a 32GB card for my Desire HD off ebay so thanks for the heads up
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Try getting a class 10, well worth the money
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thanks for sharing.
Good to know. I've stuck with buying from online retailers as I've dealt with them for years now and the price is pretty decent. Better than walking into a store any day.
I've seen this technique used with harddrives but haven't seen it with flash memory yet.
theandre said:
I just received fake 32gb microsd card from the ebay seller called artmandaniel. I am so stupid , after I wrote all the files on the card I thought
it is genuine and gave him good feedback. However when I checked the contents of the card I noticed that everything after 230 megs was not there. I paid 12$ for it
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Is that your pic or his? I make it a point not to buy electronic devices photographed on carpet. So many craigslist video cards on the floor...
dberend said:
Is that your pic or his? I make it a point not to buy electronic devices photographed on carpet. So many craigslist video cards on the floor...
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that's my picture
Thanks for letting me know, I was looking to buy one also, I'll be careful, from now on
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A little followup:
I wrote the seller this message:
"You sent me fake card , it is 256mb and not 32gb as advertised"
And I got this response:
"I am so sorry I can give you a refund, I bought it for cheep off here to resale, let me figure out how to refund and i will get your money back as soon as possible.
Agin i am truly sorry
Daniel"
I checked my paypal account and he indeed has transferred 12$ back.
theandre said:
A little followup:
I wrote the seller this message:
"You sent me fake card , it is 256mb and not 32gb as advertised"
And I got this response:
"I am so sorry I can give you a refund, I bought it for cheep off here to resale, let me figure out how to refund and i will get your money back as soon as possible.
Agin i am truly sorry
Daniel"
I checked my paypal account and he indeed has transferred 12$ back.
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Yup, eBay sellers, espexially from Hong Kong and China are very friendly.
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eBay needs to control listings like these of "fake" merchandise.
the issue is how can they control the fake listings? there are some legit bargains on eBay. if you have any issue like this in the future and the seller won't give you your money back, you can open a case in the Resolution Centre.
So then he may be trusted ?
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So then he may be trusted ?
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It's not the fault of the ebay resellers that this happens. It's the suppliers who fool the resellers into buying the stock. They have no way of testing all of that and assume it is legitimate and resell it to you. By which you find out eventually: "oh shoot: it's a fake". I'm sure there are some bad eggs that knowingly sell the fake stuff to you, but most of the time both parties are duped here.
It's also a reason why you never buy flash drives/cards off Ebay: always go through a recognized supplier as they pay extra to ensure this doesn't happen.
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It's not the fault of the ebay resellers that this happens. It's the suppliers who fool the resellers into buying the stock. They have no way of testing all of that and assume it is legitimate and resell it to you. By which you find out eventually: "oh shoot: it's a fake". I'm sure there are some bad eggs that knowingly sell the fake stuff to you, but most of the time both parties are duped here.
It's also a reason why you never buy flash drives/cards off Ebay: always go through a recognized supplier as they pay extra to ensure this doesn't happen.
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Pretty sure they dont pay extra. They buy directly from the physical sandisk/sony warehouse
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Atleast you got your money back.
Thanks for letting us know :good:... Will be careful ...
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It's also a reason why you never buy flash drives/cards off Ebay: always go through a recognized supplier as they pay extra to ensure this doesn't happen.
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THIS!
Related
I was looking into cheap 32 gb cards and found a website called DHGate, a chinese bulk supplier.
Anyways...
Link
I was thinking of buying around 10 and reselling 8 or 9 online/locally.
What does everyone think?
Most likely fake, try ebay instead. At least you will get ebay/paypal protection
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I was looking into cheap 32 gb cards and found a website called DHGate, a chinese bulk supplier.
Anyways...
Link
I was thinking of buying around 10 and reselling 8 or 9 online/locally.
What does everyone think?
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I've purchased from them before. There a wholesaler so you're right you have to buy in bulk. There just like Alibaba. Those are only class 2 cards too. I found lowest price 32gb > class 2 for $72 on NewEgg and those others are $188 for 10. I would turn them over for $50 a pop and make a killin'.
Why not make some cash I was thinking the same thing about the battery and charger thread ha ha.
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Hey guys, I would read this:
http://www.419legal.org/fradulent-website/16378-dhgate-com-official.html
It looks like nothing but headaches from this company. Also looks like most/all stuff is counterfeit.
FYI
-AndyS-
That's strange. I ordered a bunch of memory from them before and I received it no problem. Of course it takes almost a month to reach you because of customs. I'll make sure not to do business with them again after seeing that. Thanks for the heads up.
I just ordered one of these today:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260631752949
At best it's an incredible deal. At worst, I find out what it's like to go through the Paypal protection policy.
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I just ordered one of these today:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260631752949
At best it's an incredible deal. At worst, I find out what it's like to go through the Paypal protection policy.
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Nice, they even brand it as Sandisk. I have found that Paypal protection is excellent the two times I have ever had to deal with the,.
I am reminded of "If it is to good to be true..."
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I am reminded of "If it is to good to be true..."
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Yeah I was thinking the same thing, however, for $21 and a guarantee from both Ebay and Paypal...you really have nothing to lose.
The model number they quote on the page is the model number of the actual Sandisk chip, though they could have easily pulled that information from the website for their fake product. They also say it is a class 4 (yay!)
I'm thinking of trying them out just for the hell of it!
Anything coming from china is fake. Thats why everything they sell is so cheap. If you think its real then your on crack. Dont buy anything from china.
amazon usually has pretty good deals on sdcardds
Either way, I don't feel I have much to lose at 20 bucks. Even if PayPal falls through, my credit union will refund me outright because it's under 25 bucks and I wouldn't even have to return it.
So how would we be able to tell if this is fake anyway?
I just got mine in the mail. Will update with transfer speeds and impressions once I get home tonight.
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I just got mine in the mail. Will update with transfer speeds and impressions once I get home tonight.
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If you bought one of those $30 32gb MicroSD cards it is likely fake. It may appear to be 32gb when it is placed in your pc/phone but it will not correctly store data over its true capacity. If you could please use h2testw (google it) and run the full test to verify the authenticity of your card. I bought a Sandisk 32gb MicroSD from expansys and verified it using this program.
I would recommend you guys don't waste money on these cards as counterfeit items are huge in China. 32gb of the memory used inside these cards would probably be close to if not more then the cost you are paying. So apply a little common sense here.
Ive never had any issues with china. Bought a kingston cruzer 200 128gb usb 2.0 drive for 29 dollars and it works as needed. 19 mb/s write speed and 25 read. Its a beast. And yes Ive tested its full capacity on multiple occasions. Works great.
As to your question, I have download your test software (h2testw) and am running it now. Will report when finished.
Initial tests with sdcard test on evo reports it as class 2, 3 mb/s write (not great, but it is large enough to compensate), but still getting a 12 mb/s read.
Once you get over 2gb of stuff on the card report back if the files are broken or not.
I have heard that they show as 32gb, but once you pass 2gb the files become broken, and if you format the card it formats to 2gb.
It's a rip off.
at 9 gb so far on the h2test2 program. no issues.
Where exactly did you order that card from though? Was it the ebay link provided in this thread?
Do you guys think this ebay post is fake or real? Because that price is very cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/32GB-Micro-SD-S...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item231099f78f
I think it's too good to be true...
There's about a 101% chance that's a fake
i bought the same one and it was a fake. Kingston was informed by me of the sale on ebay that i purchased from. When I got mine it worked for like a minute and then died. I called kingston and was told it was a fake. I called ebay and they shut the seller down.. He was from new jersey and he shipped it from China!
i dont think its legit.
yeah the picture says kingston on it but nowhere in the post does it give a specific brand name so that was my first que that it was fake.. and $17 for 32gb thats way to cheap
I don't even have to click the link to tell you it's fake. Real 32GB cards don't cost anywhere close to $17. Simple as that.
If it's too good to be true . . .
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I don't even have to click the link to tell you it's fake. Real 32GB cards don't cost anywhere close to $17. Simple as that.
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cards like that are pretty dang expensive
Might be too good to be true
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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
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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...
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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.
No joke... They are listed for dirt cheap for some reason... Free shipping... problem here is that it's international shipping... so 15-29 days shipping... so don't expect it anytime soon...
Return policy is 14 days... lol
Idk, I could have just tossed $17 into a fire, but hey, if it shows up, it will be worth it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190707919764
Not my listing, so don't complain to me when you lose $17, cause I'll have lost it as well
So tempting! I'm gonna sleep on it and hopefully they aren't all gone by tomorrow
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I just bought one.
hopefully its no fake
but 2-3 weeks of delivery is quite hard.
btw payment via paypal, 14,30€ is still cheaper then some 32 or even 16 GB card
I hope that the cards are not corrupt.
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No joke... They are listed for dirt cheap for some reason... Free shipping... problem here is that it's international shipping... so 15-29 days shipping... so don't expect it anytime soon...
Return policy is 14 days... lol
Idk, I could have just tossed $17 into a fire, but hey, if it shows up, it will be worth it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190707919764
Not my listing, so don't complain to me when you lose $17, cause I'll have lost it as well
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I'm not so sure. If this is a fake non-Sandisk product, wouldn't it have poor read/write speeds and have the potential to corrupt quickly?
Just placed my order. Seems iffy but the seller has nothing but positive reviews. Even if this is a knockoff sandisk and I get 64gb with normal read/write speeds I will be happy. I back up my sd cards anyway so if it gets corrupt so be it. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a lemming
Just bought one on ebay. Hope this cheapie works.
Just ordered one..hopefully it works...thanks
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Buy or not.?
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that is the $17 question... though you should be covered by PayPal if the seller fails to refund you if it is fake.
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A while ago, I bought a 32gb from eBay for around $10. It was the worst sd card I ever bought. First, it kept giving me sd card reading error. After fixing that problem, it kept crashing. As soon I unplugged it from my pc. It would crash. Lost all my data. Even when I tried to flash a new Rom, it gave me an error (installation aborted bad file).
Got so mad, I went to nearby RadioShack and bought another 32gb for around $40. Been using that card since then with no problems .
Anyway, just be careful purchasing those cheap sd cards. Make sure to backup all ur files to a computer, just to be safe.
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Agreed.
In my opinion and SD card is something you dont want to go cheap on.
Buy from a reputable store.
More hassle than its worth losing data because of a junk fake card.
How many people actually fill up a 64gb card?
There are some Class 10 32gb Sandisks on eBay for about 30 bucks....that seems pretty cheap to me and I am thinking 32 would be enough no?
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How many people actually fill up a 64gb card?
There are some Class 10 32gb Sandisks on eBay for about 30 bucks....that seems pretty cheap to me and I am thinking 32 would be enough no?
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I got a 64gig sdxc for $50 *class 10* in a bestbuy deal awhile back.. I don't think I would have gotten >32gigs if it was not for that.
Place an order. Thanks for the tips.
How can you find out if the memory card is fake or not? Any tools for that?
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How many people actually fill up a 64gb card?
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Why is that important?
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There are some Class 10 32gb Sandisks on eBay for about 30 bucks....that seems pretty cheap to me and I am thinking 32 would be enough no?
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No.
colliderz said:
Place an order. Thanks for the tips.
How can you find out if the memory card is fake or not? Any tools for that?
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I would like too know this as well. Also could someone run a diagnostic test on the sd card and share it with us. Thanks
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Place an order. Thanks for the tips.
How can you find out if the memory card is fake or not? Any tools for that?
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use h2testw on your computer... it will test all available storage by writing files and then reading them to determine if it is fake.
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there are only two official 64Gb microsdxc on the market, both made by sandisk:
snadisk mobile ultra class 10
sandisk mobile ultra class 6
this one on ebay is now discontinued.
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How many people actually fill up a 64gb card?
There are some Class 10 32gb Sandisks on eBay for about 30 bucks....that seems pretty cheap to me and I am thinking 32 would be enough no?
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Im sure most of us have 30 plus gigs of music plus gigs of pictures. Not too hard to fill it up!
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looks like nobody want's me to buy this, just pressed the buy button, and the listing has ended, order didn't go through.
I have a feeling it's fake, when someone receives them, please post.
I was on Amazon and just bought my San Disk 64GB Micro SD Card for $38.99 and free shipping guys! I thought I'd let you all know since I come here for anything phone related first! Sorry if someone already beat me to this thread... Enjoy guys!
Link?
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Link?
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QZH6JS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=64gb&qid=1353589756&sr=8-1
Too bad they cant ship any to Finland :/
Thank you, just bought one for $32 Sign up for Amazon CC and automatically receive $10 gift certificate + Free shipping.
awesome!! ordering now
Thanks
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I was on Amazon and just bought my San Disk 64GB Micro SD Card for $38.99 and free shipping guys! I thought I'd let you all know since I come here for anything phone related first! Sorry if someone already beat me to this thread... Enjoy guys!
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Thanks so much i made an account just to tell you thanks lol bought mines!
Adorama has the same deal.
$39 for 64gb
http://www.adorama.com/IDSIUMS64GB....ing Site&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=pgrabl
$18 for 32gb
http://www.adorama.com/IDSIUMS32GB....ing Site&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=pgrabl
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awesome!! ordering now
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got mine too! thanks so much!!!
thanks, i'll buy it
Wow that's a heckuva deal! Hmmmm.....
Thanks for the link!
I live in the UK and tried to purchase this off amazon.com. However for some reason it states 'cannot ship to this address. ' are there any other American sites which do the same deal
im haveing truble buying from amazon to !! im so sick of buying sd cards and they turn out to be fake and fail on me , it would be good to finaly get a real class 10 !!!
Saw this on slickdeals and I couldn't decide if I needed the 64gb so I opted for the 32gb for 17.99 on amazon. Where ever you buy this, this is the lowest price offered as of today.
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Saw this on slickdeals and I couldn't decide if I needed the 64gb so I opted for the 32gb for 17.99 on amazon. Where ever you buy this, this is the lowest price offered as of today.
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has amazon ever sold non ligit sd cards ?
The price is $41.99 this morning.
Thanks for sharing guys! Radio Shack also has it for 39.99 but of course it's sold out online and i can't find it anywhere near me.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13239498
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Too bad they cant ship any to Finland :/
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Having same problem here in Turkey. They can send Books, Blu-rays. But anything electronic related is no go. Don't know why.
Got mine from BH... dollar more but came with a free USB card reader