Alert – neverchargerback44 – Ebay Fake Flash Seller

neverchargerback44 has been identified as an eBay seller of Counterfeit flash drives selling mainly to the UK and Europe. Currently under suspension by eBay this fake flash seller. Selling one drive model advertised as 16GB at ridiculously low prices of $2.00 to a high of $30.00, over 400+ fakes were unleashed between August 18th to September 28th 2008. If you bought this drive from neverchargerback44 you are at risk of data loss.

neverchargerback44 sold insignificant cable charger and adapter items at low prices, approximately 400 items. This was a clever product mix. The low priced cable items ensured that his score would quicky be padded with positive feedback. A protection against any negatives that would result from the sale of 400+ counterfeit flash drives. This technique has been seen many times by SOSFakeFlash. It lulls eBayers into a false sense of security to buy from a fake flash seller.

An analysis of 1211 items listed by neverchargerback44 revealed:

Total Value Sold: $12516.97
Total Value Shipping: $348.76
Total Value Not Sold: $6149.06
Sold Item Fees: $624.00
Unsold Item Fees: $1960.00

neverchargerback44 frequently offered free shipping and paid eBay and PayPal $2584 in fees, leaving $9932. Approximately $7450 in sales if you remove the non flash items sold.

SOSFakeFlash is very disturbed as are all eBayers. We are all confounded. We are aware of counterfeit flash drives being sold since 2005 – or that is the evidence trail on the internet. However, an older eBayer has been quietly monitoring for a long time and tells us that it first appeared on eBay as early as 2003!

Exactly how many counterfeit flash drives have been unleashed on unsuspecting eBayers? It is clear that fake flash sellers on eBay make money. But it is impossible to ignore that eBay and PayPal are making money as well. Would this be the reason they have been so deaf and dumb to the crys of eBayers who have suffered from fake flash misery – data loss – money lost – for so many years? It is only recent lawsuits against both that are jolting them into action and member organizing to clean up fake flash on eBay…

We have questions:

1. Why are buyers of fake flash merchandise not contacted by eBay when a seller is suspended for selling fake flash?
2. Why are buyers not automatically refunded?
3. Why do buyers have to incure so many telephone calls to either or both?
4. Who is running to the bank? Fake Flash sellers? eBay? Paypal? or All Three?

October 17th, 2008 – we have 3 eBay listings confirmed fake.

This is the model sold under the eBay seller neverchargerback44 It is confirmed as Counterfeit, recorded with eBayer ID and eBay Item Number – Standard Procedure. Presented as listed at auction. Counterfeit items tied to criminal activity enjoy no protection. If you bought one of these usb fake flash drives from neverchargerback44, you should test immediately with the software H2testw 1.4 . Do not store any important data on the drive until you can confirm you have the advertised capacity (minus formatting overhead).

Here is the 16GB Model sold by neverchargerback44.

Should your drive not report the true advertised capacity:

1. Immediately attempt to move any data you have stored on the drive to another source. Be advised if you have stored more than the reported size from H2testw 1.4, you will not be able to recover it all – you can expect to see errors in the copy back.
2. Immediately report to eBay and PayPal to add your voice against this seller.

If the eBay Item number has disappeared from your won list. Please go to PayPal and search through your transactions for the approximate time frame of your purchase. You will find the details of your transaction and ebay item number. PayPal keeps this information for a long time. Use the email address:

Please include:

1. PayPal Transaction Number
2. Ebay Item Number
3. Date Of PayPal Transaction
4. Date Of eBay Item Listing
5. Your eBayer Id
6. Cite eBay Seller neverchargerback44
7. The results from your testing with H2testw 1.4
8. Any information concerning data loss and it’s value to you

You are to inform them you wish to be part of the investigation against this seller and are adding yourself to the evidence. You expect to be fully refunded for the purchase and shipping and if you can prove data loss compensation for it as well. Furthermore, it is a fact that PayPal and eBay are aware of cases pouring in. You are invited to copy:

on your correspondence.

To see neverchargerback44’s negative feedback Please Click Here

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