PayPal - BOLU (bend over, lube up!)

PayPal finally replied to my counterfeit item complaint. Their reply, in violation of their own policy, is to return the item to the seller, and await the refund from the seller. PayPal’s policy is to return fake items to PayPal or a third party, not the seller.  Yet I have to return the $40 item, insured, with tracking ($7.55 total shipping cost) to the original seller – and trust the seller to issue a refund?!?

 

Anyone want to take odds on the refund ever being given?  BOLU, it’s time to get reamed, courtesy of PayPal and eBay.

 

Counterfeit SanDisk Cards on eBay

I purchased an Extreme III Compact Flash card from seller bazaarus@gmail.com on eBay. It arrived, and was an obvious fake. A call to SanDisk verified this.  I left negative feedback and filed a complaint.  I also called the seller. “I’ll give you a refund if you withdraw the feedback.”  That’s feedback extortion, and against eBay policy.

 

When I called him, he blew me off. He's a total scam artist! He knows he is selling fakes - that's illegal.

 

Were you sold a fake card? Not sure?

 

You can check for yourself (several photos):

 

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=counterfeit%20sandisk&w=all

 

The mail give-away is the lack of serial number on the card. You can also call SanDisk and talk to them - they will also verify if it is counterfeit.

 

Sandisk: http://www.sandisk.com/Retail/Default.aspx?CatID=1692

 

You need to file a complaint with eBay and PayPal (if you paid via PayPal.)  The counterfeit cards are 1/4 the speed of the genuine cards, do not hold 8 gig, and are poor quality.

There is a link on the item's page (bottom) to report the item.

 

Please followup and report the counterfeit.