Counterfeit Sandisk Cards

[stephengilbert]

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Although this may relate to existing threads about card problems, I thought it was worth its own thread. I bought two Sandisk cards on eBay that I discovered were counterfeit. They came in the appropriate packaging, with realistic looking labels and rescue software discs. The only reason I discovered the problem was an email I got from another eBay customer who'd bought a card from the same seller. I called Sandisk, described the cards, and was told they were fake.

 

There are several websites describing this problem and explaining how to identify the fakes. According to Sandisk, the easiest way is that the real cards have a serial number printed on them, along with the statement "Made in China." One website I saw claimed that more than 90 percent of memory cards sold on eBay were fakes.

 

I never used the cards, and having paid Paypal with my VISA card was able to get a refund. Needless to say, SD cards are something one should be very careful about.

[craigrmurray]

Stephen: Thanks for the heads up.

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[philipotto]

http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/4937-fake-sandisk-ultra-ii-sd-card.html

[tmessenger]

Hmmmm mine's a fake also, I got this off of ebay and it looked like the real thing.

 

tm