sunfeixia2009 Ebay Fake Flash Memory Seller Alert – China. 32GB SD SDHC Flash Memory Card 32G Secure Digital
Posted by KittyFireFlash on January 30, 2010
sunfeixia2009 is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake – false capacity memory) memory cards. Registered in China, sunfeixia2009 used multiple item listings.
Read: Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009
Buyers of 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB advertised capacity, please read these three articles immediately!
- How Can You Spot Fake Flash Memory Chips? What Is the Key Factor That Determines If MP3 MP4 Players, USB Flash Drives Or Memory Cards Are Fake Capacity? Don’t forget to answer the questions – we need your data!
- Warning! eBay 32GB 64GB Fake Flash Memory Outbreak – USB Pen Drives.
- Report Flash Memory Fake Capacity Sizes Sold On eBay. Demand for 16GB Down, Up For 32GB 64GB According To SOSFakeFlash. Fraudulent Sellers Adapt To Market Demands.
Questions? Please read this report: Fake Flash Memory On Ebay Escalates. SOSFakeFlash Status Report 20091031. Fake Memory Cards, MP3 MP4 Players, USB Flash Drive PenSticks. How To Fight Against Fraud.
First time victim? Please read this article, see what fake flash memory sellers do when not enough buyers fight back: international-distributing Ebay Flash Memory Seller – An Experiment In Selling True Capacity? The History Behind international-distributing ID On eBay. A Very Dark Past. Also read: If You left Positive Feed Back For A Fake Flash Memory Seller. Can You Change It?
Please read and vote: How Do You Alter Flash Memory Chips To Lie About Their Real Capacity – Do You Want To Know More? Your input as a victim is required.
Please test your device to ensure you have the advertised capacity with H2testw to ensure you have the advertised capacity. Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device.
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Don’t forget to leave the calling card of “SOSFakeFlash ” and “H2testw” in your feedback to help others. Do not change your feedback to get a refund – you will only create more victims. |
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Do a good deed. Warn other eBay buyers of fake flash. Save another person from a a fake flash nightmare and potential data loss. Read: How Contacting eBay Buyers OF Fake Memory Purchases Saves Others – A Victim’s Thank You! |
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- October 2009 – SOSFakeFlash Battle Plan
- October 2009 – Ebay Fake Flash Seller Hot List
- Please read this Survival Kit to help you with your eBay seller!
To see sunfeixia2009’s negative feedback Please Click Here
January 25th, 2010 – we have 1 eBay listings confirmed fake.
The models sold under the eBay seller sunfeixia2009 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 items from sunfeixia2009, you should test immediately with the software H2testw 1.4 . Do not store any important information until you can confirm you have the advertised capacity (minus formatting overhead).
Should your device not report the true advertised capacity:
- Immediately attempt to move any data you have stored on it 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.
- 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:
complaint-response@paypal.com
Please include:
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PayPal Transaction Number
- Ebay Item Number
- Date Of PayPal Transaction
- Date Of eBay Item Listing
- Your eBayer Id
- Cite eBay Seller sunfeixia2009
- The results from your testing with H2testw 1.4
- 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:
SOSFakeFlashDrive@gmail.com
on your correspondence.
SOSFakeFlash 
grump3 said
Re: complaint-response@paypal.com
Followed those instructions & received the reply posted below:
This Automatic Notification is to inform you that we have received your
email response, and that it has been forwarded to a representative for
review.
Once our investigation is complete, we will notify you regarding the
outcome of your case.
Please note:
– Investigations may take up to thirty days to complete
– Replies to this Automatic Notification will not be processed
Sincerely,
PayPal Complaint Resolution Team
This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
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red said
New seller in counterfeit ring?
Seller: xincai_322
Feedback: 5 (100%)
Item #: 270522476768
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-32GB-SD-SDHC-Flash-Memory-Card-32G-Secure-Digital_W0QQitemZ270522476768QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item3efc6568e0
Same photo as sunfeixia2009, same item description.
red said
Another one.
Seller: fortunefa886999
Feedback: 25
Item #: 320482343641
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-32GB-SD-SDHC-Flash-Memory-Card-32G-Secure-Digital_W0QQitemZ320482343641QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item4a9e3c7ad9
Same photo as sunfeixia2009, same item description.
grump3 said
Follow up: is Ebay actively protecting this seller of Fakes?
Using my daily limit of 5 ‘contact member’ I was able to warn & received replies from most of his victims that I had contacted over the first few days then abruptly all replies stopped???…(dare I suggest interception of my posts?)
Today on attempting to contact his latest buyer I received the notice pasted below. It would seem obvious that Ebay is doing it’s level best to prevent communication between both bidders & buyers to protect the revenue from their ‘power Fraudsters’
Attention!
We have determined you are trying to contact an eBay member with whom you are not currently involved in an open transaction. For the protection of the eBay community, we sometimes block these types of communication. To prevent this occurrence from happening in the future, we recommend the following:
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If you are a seller, respond to all bidder questions before the auction ends.
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If you are trying to contact the seller of an item that has not yet ended go to the item page and click the “Ask seller a question” link.
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If you are the winning buyer of an item go to your My eBay page under the items I’ve Won section. Click the action drop down menu and choose the “contact seller” action.
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If you are a seller trying to contact your winning buyer, go to My eBay and under the Items I’ve Sold section, click the action drop down menu. Choose the “contact buyer” action.
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Reply to seller/bidder through personal email provider (if the sender has not hidden their email address).
Thank you for your understanding.
TechChips said
grump3,
you will be contacted.
Raf said
a BIG F U to all chinese ones who make and sell fake drivers
by the way, does anyone nows how to put SD card back in it’s original caacity?
The media is likely to be defective.
3.3 GByte OK (7032800 sectors)
27.8 GByte DATA LOST (58468384 sectors)
Device Name: +[F:]+USB Mass Storage Device(SD/MMC Card Reader USB Device)
PnP Device ID: VID = 058F PID = 6335
Serial Number: 058F011111B1
Revision: 1.00
Device Type: Standard USB device – USB2.0 High-Speed
Chip Vendor: Alcor(??)
Chip Part-Number: AU6335(????)
Product Vendor: SD/MMC
Product Model: SD/MMC Card Reader
Tools on Web: (N/A)
grump3 said
Update on my progress with Paypal.
I had refused to return the fake card to the seller so had to obtain a qualified 3rd party test of the card.
Take note Paypal now considers returning the item may be illegal!!
Having received that report, they now want the card destroyed! Faxed confirmation to them this morning.
Paypal’s email to me:
—– Original Message —– From: To: xxx Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Request for Additional Information on Case no.PPxxx
Dear Grump,
Thank you for contacting PayPal regarding your following claim:
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Seller’s Name: ? ?? Seller’s Email: sunfeixia@gmail.com Seller’s Transaction ID: xxx>> Transaction Date: 17 Jan 2010 Transaction Amount: -$49.99 AUD Your Transaction ID: xxx>> Case Number: PPxxx>> Buyer’s Transaction ID: xxx>>
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In order to continue with the investigation of your claim, we require that you destroy and discard the item in question and provide PayPal with a document confirming the items destruction. This is necessary as there is a risk that it may be illegal to return this item through a return shipment. Please sign and date the document provided below, and return it to PayPal via fax, at (02) 8223-9509.
We must receive your fax within three days from the date of this message in order to proceed with the investigation of your claim. If we do not receive your fax within three days, your claim will be canceled. We regret that we are unable to grant extensions to this time period. Please note that PayPal is unable to reimburse you for any costs or fees that may be incurred in obtaining or providing the requested documents. The document may be supplied to the seller in your dispute if necessary.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience. We regret any inconvenience this request may cause.
Sincerely, Diane Protection Services Department PayPal, an eBay Company
Copyright © 1999-2010 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal Australia Pty Limited ABN 93 111 195 389 (AFSL 304962). Any general financial product advice provided in this site has not taken into account your objectives, financial situations or needs. PayPal Email ID PP522
PayPal Protection Services Department P.O. Box 45950 Omaha, NE 68145-0950 Fax: (402) 537-5760
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From:
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George Fueller
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Regarding:
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Case Number: PP-xxx eBay Item Number: xxx
I confirm that eBay item number 260525478512 has been destroyed and discarded in accordance with PayPal’s instructions.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that all statements submitted herewith are true to the best of my knowledge.
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Signature Date
This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm
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I’ve also been contacting most of his recent customers with warnings & the instructions on testing their cards. A Typical response below…
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Dear xxx,
i believe have received 2 of these cards & just returned from fiji having used these cards for underwater video to my surprise i dont have any footage just unrecognisable questionmarks in place of my scuba footage . how can i get refund or proper 32gb cards
– mixxx
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dhuang said
I bought 2 this kind of SDs labeled as 32G CLASS 6 from this vendor in ebay, but the SD cards turn out to be about 2G CLASS 2 only.
I tried to feedback as negative in ebay website. However, the ebay website refused me to submit. but ask me either change the feedback level or contact to vendor instead. I sent couple emails to the vendor, but got no response. Then, I input the bad comment as positive feedback to commit it.
If Ebay allows feedback as negative, then, a lot of people can avoid being deceived!
So what ebay responsibility should take?
red said
Dhuang, Not sure why you couldn’t enter a ‘negative’. There are 2 new negatives since you left your feedback. Can you still leave another feedback? Or, did you buy both cards in one transaction? Did you try entering as ‘neutral’?
You can leave followup to your feedback though. It adds a 2nd line and is more visible:
1) View your feedback (click on number in parenthesis next to your ID).
2) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘Follow up to Feedback Left’.
3) Find the feedback in question.
4) Under the ‘Action’ column is the phrase ‘Follow up’ which is clickable, click on it.
5) Leave your followup. It’s good to mention h2testw and/or SOSFakeFlash so others know where to look for help.
File a paypal dispute to get a refund?
grump3 said
Update:
Had placed a warning for sunfeixia2009’s customers on my webpage.
Paypal sent this message today:
Hello Grump3,
We have concluded our investigation into your case and have decided in your favour.
We were able to recover $49.99 AUD, and this amount has been credited to you. Please allow five business days for this adjustment to be posted.
If you are due any additional funds, we will make our best effort to recover the balance from the seller.
If the seller’s account has insufficient funds to complete the refund owed to you, please be assured that we will take appropriate action against the seller’s account, which may include limitation of the seller’s account privileges.
grump3 said
Received another email from sunfeixia2009 just now.
Despite having been refunded & Case Closed by paypal he is still asking for the fake card’s return.
Latest Emails pasted below:
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– sunfeixia2009
Dear friend, I’m so sorry, the answer delay. I’m sorry to hear that. Maybe it was broken during the shipping. Can you copy 30G more documents to SD Memory, if it is because the chip can be damaged. We will agree to return a new one, if it doesn’t work. Firstly, you should post the item back to us.
When we recieve the item, post a new one to you at once.
My address:
zhiheng zhou
1A-24i Yujing Huacheng, Futian District,
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Prov,
China, 518000
Thank you.!
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My Reply:
Yes, I can copy “30G more of documents” to this card If I wait around 7 hours, Bit slow for a “class6” wouldn’t you say?
Only problem then is only 2G will copy back out because the card is a 2G, class2 card that has been forged to display 32G. It was not broken during shipping!.
Am unable to return the card to you as paypal asked me to have it tested at an approved facility & when I sent them the result of this test Paypal then directed me to destroy & dispose of this counterfeit item which I’ve since done.
If you are really the honest seller you claim to be then I suggest you test these cards for yourself before continuing to sell them.
Google for ‘h2testw tool’ to check.
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Despite having been informed of the card’s destruction above he sent another email this evening:
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Dear friend, I’m sorry. We have replaced with new items to you,When we recieve the item , post a new one to you at once.
My address:
zhiheng zhou
1A-24i Yujing Huacheng,Futian District,
Shenzhen City,Guangdong Prov,
China,518000
Thank you.!
– sunfeixia2009
red said
“I tried to feedback as negative in ebay website. However, the ebay website refused me to submit. but ask me either change the feedback level or contact to vendor instead.”
Found this interesting tidbit:
Only registered members can leave Feedback. Buyers must wait at least 7 days before leaving a negative or neutral Feedback for a PowerSeller who has been registered on eBay for at least 12 months.
here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/feedback/howitworks.html
But, this shouldn’t apply to sunfeixia2009 as they have only been a “Member since: Sep-06-09”
KittyFireFlash said
Oh really?
Interesting…TechReporters would love that one! Can you document, with screen captures and send it in? Blur your id please from the captures.
eBay may say one thing but do another.
Doubt it is a programming error with their databases. A lot of their IT work is outsourced and subcontracted, but they follow the specs and code as they are told.
Questions to others, are you having this issue:
A) If so, when was the seller registered.
B) What eBay site are you registered on (your country registration for your id)?
red said
New seller in this ring?
Seller: dannys66store
Feedback: 37 (100%)
Item #: 260559322173
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-32GB-SD-SDHC-Flash-Memory-Card-32G-Secure-Digital_W0QQitemZ260559322173QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item3caa8bbc3d
Tim said
This issue seems to mimic what has been going on or done with the knock off Ipods listed by the thousands on Ebay,claiming them to be 4,8,and 16GB when their only 2GB.
March 1rst,2010 found me receiving an unrelated item that broke less than 12 hours after I received it in the mail,yes from China and at best as a warning to anyone who might read this if the listing or the description in the listing is comprised of the seller assuring you in broken English that “you won’t have no problem with me I’m A-1 seller for many year” when in fact the seller has only been a seller on Ebay for a year or a few months at best well that speaks for its self.
Don’t take this statement as me telling you people that your idiots its just a warning Ebay has done their best to protect these criminals from China and these counterfeiters know what their doing when they do it then they try to play stupid when they get caught.
Either way if your in an auction site on Ebay and you look at where the item is listed if it says Hong Kong or some other city in China do yourself a favor and leave,I hate to bash people and don’t have it out for China but they have no ethics what so ever when it comes to business.
KittyFireFlash said
All of your observations are true, Tim.
China (mainland or used to be called “Red” China) is not what it once was. It has regressed in ethics to the pre Mao era.
There are honest people in China, the Orient and Asia. It is no different than in the Western World, honest people struggle to survive and maintain their integrity.
Also to remind people, we have received some of our best intelligence and information from China and also Oriental people from a number of countries. Without their help we would be very much in the dark. They are brave and courageous.
If you look at our categories for fake flash sellers and the counts on the left menu it is easy to see that most of the sellers are based in the orient. In particular, sheer volume and numbers of fakes.
Unfortunately you are just as likely to be stung locally. There are too many eBay sellers in the West who dream get rich quick and do not bother to research their product.
All of us are guilty, in that we did not research the cost of flash memory chips. But then, why should consumers be expected too? Do we research the cost of cotton for shirts, the price of plastic for beads?
For flash memory items, if you intend to buy on eBay you better research or you will suffer the consequences. Else we are indeed idiots.
Hmmm…
Self critism, a bit Mao and the struggle of the group to reducate. This IS one of our goals. The public needs to be educated on prices and how to sniff out fakes and false capacity. No choice. There is data loss pending and financial loss.
Now for eBay and Paypal, there is no mercy. None. This issue is now 7 years old. They did not stop the problem or prevent it. They whine that they can’t. This is Bullshit. They want and need the money generated from the sale of fake flash memory products, plain and simple. We the members of both eBay and Paypal matter little.
With all the sites in the Project we are forcing them into action, kicking and screaming all the way. Read Suspending eBay Fake Flash Memory Sellers. The Case Of Action vs Inaction By eBay Victims Of Fraud. Victims Stop Powersellers From Fraud, Not EBay!
It is a fact, only you the readers and victims can force them to change. We have seen progress, but only because all of you have been fighting back and making their lives a misery. Continue to do so.
Frankly if they were sincere, they would ban the sale of flash memory products on eBay. Period. Because they can not control it or prevent it. Also they do not warn or refund buyers for a known fake flash memory seller. They prefer to tip toe and erase the truth.
It is the duty call to all to prevent this. Too much harm is being done, to many people hurt, too much data being lost.
Top 30 countries at the moment being frauded on eBay for flash memory product?
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Spain
Canada
France
Turkey
Czech Republic
Italy
Croatia
New Zealand
Hungary
Brazil
Netherlands
Latvia
Germany
Israel
Belgium
Russian Federation
Switzerland
Portugal
Ireland
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Ukraine
Greece
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Poland
Use your language to help spread the message!
Seth said
567 eBay sellers for China.
https://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/category/fake-flash/fake-flash-china/
Socialiste said
I can confirm that xincai_322 is also a fraudulent seller. I just sent the info to sosfakeflash, I bought a 16gb Micro sdhc memory and there was only 1.9 gb on the sdhc card.
red said
Socialiste,
Thanks for the confirmation. xincai_322 is no longer registered.
Please report back if you get a return address for them.
red said
New seller in this ring?
Seller: komhjian3021
Feedback: 23 (100%)
Item #: 150423834113
Item link: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-32GB-SD-SDHC-Flash-Memory-Card-32G-Secure-Digital_W0QQitemZ150423834113QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item2305f58e01
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Questionable feedback. Several feedback were left on the same day as the item was purchased proclaiming ‘fast shipping’!
red said
Seller komhjian3021 is ‘not a registered user’.
Several buyers who left suspicious feedback are ‘no longer registered’ as well!
red said
sunfeixia2009 currently has no items listed for sale.
grump3 said
That’s spoiled my fun in contacting every one of his card buyers who left Pos feedback over the past 2 months. (over 130)
Will have to find another hobby 😦
red said
Great job Grump3! Your efforts are paying off. Still a few more feedback trickling in. And there are many more sellers who require your attention 🙂
grump3 said
Thanks, will continue tidying up, after which I’ll look for a related target.
Am wondering if someone was trying to silence me…
Have been using a separate email account for over 6 years now reserved just for my Ebay communications & during this period it has not attracted a single item of spam.
Since commencing to contact others I’m now receiving regular phishing emails attempting to get me to open infected attachments…Coincidence?
KittyFireFlash said
Hard to say, Grump3.
This is a very dirty business. Nothing is fair. We do have new targets. At the moment the team is busy investigating new sellers.
When we say the situation is Out of control on eBay we are not kidding.
It is so bad most of the team is busy with new sellers.
If people can do only one thing – spread the message on any internet site or forum.
Buyers need to contact other people who left positive feedback to warn them! Test, Test, Test!
We are currently being overwhelmed by the number of fradulent sellers on eBay. It is sad and it is disgusting.
To anyone who reads this message…..
grump3 said
As sunfeixia2009 has stopped selling under that ID at present, I did an ebay search using his exact product description & came up with another new ID that matches his page layout:
Ebay ID: zy858 was activated 12th March 09, feedback 64
Selling the same “more than 10” 32GB cards for $36.99Au
Have contacted a couple of his customers to see what develops.
red said
Grump3, that was a great idea! I noticed something about them as well.
grump3 said
Just received the reply pasted below from one of zy858’s customers:
“Dear grump3,
Hello friend. Just confirmed with the programs from the site that you gave me that it is a fake. Failed to write after a few GB…no where near the supposed 32GB. Told ebay and paypal…hopefully I can get a refund. Thanks a lot for making me aware of this. I could have lost tons of data putting it on a card that would potentially ruin it. Luckily it wasn’t a huge purchase and I’ll think twice about buying from CHinese buyers again. If its too good to be true it probably is 😛
Thanks – Jose”
– goumodra
grump3 said
Opps correction, looked at the wrong list…Seller of above was still sunfeixia2009. Sorry.
KittyFireFlash said
np grump3.
Good to see you saved another person from loosing data!
Fireworks starting at FakeMemorySentinel, DragonDakel and company busy at the lighthouse. Hopefully it will save some more people.
grump3 said
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been contacting buyers of 32GB cards from:
Ebay ID: zy858 was activated 12th March 09, feedback 75
Selling the same “more than 10″ 32GB cards as sunfeixia2009 for $36.99Au
Have now had 3 buyers reply confirming their cards are fakes.
grump3 said
Sunfeixia is back to selling, but no flash memory items at present. Possibly to improve his ratings?
grump3 said
Spoke too soon.
He has another 32GB card advertised as of today!
KittyFireFlash said
Ah Grump3,
Looks like sunfeixia2009 is playing cat and mouse. Hoping you will go away, so mouse can come out to play fake memory card store.
grump3 said
Used “ask seller (sunfeixia2009)a question” in regard to his latest offerings…
Question:
Are these the same dodgy doctored capacity cards as you sold me?
His reply:
Dear friend, No, absolutely not. thank you
– sunfeixia2009
red said
New ‘old’ id with possible link to sunfeixia2009. This id has been dormant for almost 3 years and has recently come back into service.
id: luxunguli
Member since: Jan-12-05 in China
Feedback: 230
Positive Feedback rating: 0%
Last feedback before re-activation: Jul-03-07 18:19
item #: 150432643353
desc: New 32GB SD SDHC 32G Memory Flash Secure Digital Card
Buy it Now: AU$26.89
Sold to date: 24
red said
sunfeixia2009 changed their name to: sunfeixia99.
Now sunfeixia99 is ‘not a registered user’.
eBay Seller Of Fake Memory Cards sunfeixia2009 Changes Id To sunfeixia99 After eBay Suspension? Preparing For A Come Back? « FakeFlashNews said
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KittyFireFlash said
Great patrolling Red!
We sent the information to FakeFlashNews and had the databases updated. Everything was transfered to sunfeixia99.
Keep an eye out on sunfeixia99 folks. We’ve seen this behavior before.
Track, trace, alert!
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Please visit this web, ebay
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