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Ebay AGAIN!
Ebay AGAIN!
06-11-2013 2:22 PM
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Quote BRANDED 16GB MicroSD Micro SD Memory Card SANDISK KINGSTON ADATA SAMSUNG SONY
So it arrives and guess what NOT branded, at least it works unlike the last one!
So I open a case and this is the answer:-
Quote "Sorry to hear that you are having problem with your item. please note we only do branded cards and its one of them but some manufacturers do not print logo when they manufacturer these in bulk. please use it and we hope it will work fine as we sold many of these without any problem if any problem please do let us know. "
BULL excrement!
Your thoughts, I am still holding out for what I ordered though.
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06-11-2013 2:28 PM
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I would push for a refund.
Customer and Forum Moderator.
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06-11-2013 2:31 PM
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With a number of sellers selling the same or similar items they are going to make the advert as appealing as possible to beat the competition so a few extravagant claims might be made for the item.
Personally I would get a refund.

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06-11-2013 2:43 PM
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At best they could describe it as unmarked/OEM and try and convince you that it is manufactured by Kingston/Sandisk etc but, as it stands, you have no proof and it is not what you ordered.
I'd say you have grounds for a refund but you'll probably have to wait for the eBay wheels to turn slowly

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06-11-2013 3:10 PM
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$ lsusb -v
I don't have any SDCARDs to hand to try, with FLASH USB drives I get these types of response -
From a SanDisk "Cruzer Blade" -
Quote Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:5567 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Blade
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0781 SanDisk Corp.
idProduct 0x5567 Cruzer Blade
although my Patriot "Rage XT" came back as -
Quote Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fe:3800 Kingston Technology Company Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x13fe Kingston Technology Company Inc.
idProduct 0x3800
So at least my memory sticks (from trusted suppliers) use reportedly branded components, rather than badged branded.
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06-11-2013 4:40 PM
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06-11-2013 4:45 PM
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Quote from: Hairy ..., at least it works unlike the last one!
Your thoughts ...
In the past there were lots of cases of Flash Memory sold on eBay not being of the stated capacity - have you checked the one received?
A good utility for checking the capacity and read/write speed of Flash Memory can be found here for anyone interested in doing just that.

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06-11-2013 4:57 PM
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06-11-2013 5:14 PM
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I would be extremely wary of putting an unbranded USB stick or memory card bought on eBay, into a Windows PC to test with "H2testw", as infected memory devices is one of the most effective ways that Windows PCs get ruined these days.
A while back my son needed a memory stick to take a presentation to school, I didn't have a spare so I got him a nice looking "Star Wars" pendrive of eBay - as the stick looked cool and it had film trailers and other interesting stuff pre-loaded on it. I thought it was worth virus scanning on my Ubuntu desktop before giving it to him. It was a good job I did as the stick was full of auto-running trojan installers and other nasties. Fortunately a full Linux format cleared the offending content, so we did end up with a cool looking and working memory stick.

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06-11-2013 5:32 PM
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Quote from: purleigh @'RobPN' - The program "F3" is probably more relevant ! - seeing as 'Hairy McBiker' is "Registered Linux user #497422"
You're most probably correct, I don't know the faintest thing about Linux.

Quote from: purleigh I would be extremely wary of putting an unbranded USB stick or memory card bought on eBay, into a Windows PC to test with "H2testw", as infected memory devices is one of the most effective ways that Windows PCs get ruined these days.
You're quite correct again, but in my case I've got 'Autorun' disabled.

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06-11-2013 5:55 PM
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Tried lsusb on it and it says
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x14cd Super Top
idProduct 0x125c
bcdDevice 3.00
iManufacturer 1 Generic
iProduct 3 Mass Storage Device
iSerial 2 125C20100726
With a Sandisk 2Gb, and much the same for the 16Gb so no clue there. I can't find any other readers at the moment.
So looks like it doesn't read the details from a sd-usb converter.
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06-11-2013 5:58 PM
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06-11-2013 6:03 PM
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I have to wait for 8 days to get ebay into the fray though.
Quote from: 7up By eck biker you have all the ebay luck don't you!
Most of my purchases are fine, it is just these "bargains" that bite me. But I have mostly gotten refunds from the seller/ebay,
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06-11-2013 6:38 PM
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Quote from: Hairy Most of my purchases are fine, it is just these "bargains" that bite me. But I have mostly gotten refunds from the seller/ebay,
Lol,can't beat a good bargain mate!
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06-11-2013 6:53 PM
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