Go with a real and reputable store like B&H, not some random generic 3rd party Amazon or eBay seller. And memory cards aren’t the only fake photographic products out there, either, as BlackRapid recently pointed out. There are many articles up on the web about Kingston, Samsung, and others as well as generic advice. SanDisk isn’t the only memory card company for which fakes exist.

Pay with a service or transaction method that gives you a good fraud policy (like PayPal).Keep a copy of all communications between yourself and the seller, just in case.Avoid eBay, it’s often as bad as Amazon 3rd parties.If you do buy from Amazon, make sure it’s sent by Amazon and not a 3rd party seller.Buy from authorised SanDisk (or whatever manufacturer you prefer) resellers and reputable retailers.To actually get the listing taken down to prevent others being duped would require the manufacturer’s help – which is why fakes are still so rife. So if, as a buyer, we receive a card that’s fake, all we can do is dispute our transaction. AdvertisementsĪs far as eBay, they say there’s not much they can do about policing fake items for sale on the site unless the trademark holder (that would be the manufacturer) files the report themselves. Of course, there’s really nothing to stop them starting over again with a new name. But, if Amazon receives enough complaints about a seller they’ll shut them down. No reasonable person could expect Amazon to even be able to do this. And it’s not Amazon’s job to check the boxes sent out by every 3rd party seller on their platform. But if the order is fulfilled by Amazon and they send you a fake card, they will put it right.ģrd party sellers typically won’t. I’ve never experienced a 3rd party seller on Amazon that didn’t try to rip me off over something.Įven Amazon themselves aren’t immune to the occasional screw-up, though, as one person found out when the Canon 1DX Mark II he ordered turned out to be rocks. And 3rd party sellers are the reason I no longer go to Amazon as my first choice for anything. It appears most likely that the card in the unnamed Facebooker’s post above was bought from a 3rd party seller. But once it arrives, it often becomes fairly obvious if you’ve got another card to compare to. These listings will typically use the card manufacturer’s own product photos for their listings. AdvertisementsĪ lot of the time, you don’t know you’re going to receive a fake card until it actually arrives. There are also apps available to display the card’s information to see if it really is genuine, too. The locking tab is also a different colour, and he says that on the reverse side the pins are misaligned and the usual serial number and markings are missing.įake SanDisk (and other manufacturers) cards have been around so long that eBay even has a page to help you identify whether you’ve bought a fake card. Also, the little * is missing next to “95MB/s” for the little “Doesn’t really go as high as 95MB/sec in both directions” disclaimer. You can see above that the font is obviously different from the original card, as well as the general spacing. And what he received was definitely not a genuine card.

DIYP has permission to show you the post and images here, but they’ve asked that we remove their name.Īs noted in the post, the card was ordered by a friend. So, this PSA is prompted by a post I saw on Facebook the other day.

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