eBay happyman678 Fake Flash Memory Seller High Alert – United States. Buying Flash Drives In The United States On eBay, Is It Safe? Will You Get The Avertised Capacity? NEVER Buy A Flash Drive On eBay That Uses A Sticker For Flash Capacity Size! Flash Memory Drives Sold In “Baggies”! Expect Fraud, To Be Scammed. 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB – Single Items Or Lots For Flash Memory On eBay.
Posted by KittyFireFlash on May 28, 2011
happyman678 is an eBay seller of Counterfeit (Fake hacked – false capacity memory) Flash USB drives. Registered in the in the United States, happyman678 uses multiple item listing auctions. 8GB capacity to 256GB advertised capacity is being sold. Please inspect these models with care.
The SOSFakeFlash database is loaded with these images. They have appeared for the last three years advertised in many different capacities. The truth is most of them can be “upgraded”, manipulated to report ANY size if you have the right low level formatting tools. The usb flash controller chips are the reason why.
In China, fake flash memory upgraders, make sure to use flash memory controller chips that don’t have parameter size limits. Foolish eBay sellers in search of a quick profit buy them. They don’t test them, turnover and immediate profit is their goal.
Who pays the price? YOU do. If you think it is “safe” to buy flash memory from a United States registered eBay seller you are wrong.
Just look at the SOSFakeFlash category for:
Look at the warnings published by FakeMemorySentinel:
If you bought flash memory from an USA eBay seller, beware! Be careful!
Please note, the inventory offered by happyman678 may be shocking to some readers.
Ensure you read the help articles after you review it.
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64GB USB flash Drive |
Imagine a genuine 64Gb flash drive sold in a simple cello bag. Flash memory is expensive and even 64GB genuine capacity is not cheap. A Cheap plastic bag for a flash drive should be a serious warning to you! You are not getting a no name brand discount.
What is the cheapest price for 64GB from a reputable site?
See newegg.com in the United States!
No company will offer you a real 64GB in a cheap plastic bag! Please review:
The only place you will find poor packaging and cello bags is on eBay or cheap Chinese internet sites. It should warn you!
Some of happyman678′s eBay listing descriptions:
128GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive
128GB USB flash drive
128GB USB flash drive black
128GB USB flash drive kissing pig
16GB USB flash drive
16GB USB flash drive black
16GB USB flash drive white
16GB USB flash drive white
16GB USB flash drive white
256GB DT310 USB flash drive
256GB DT310 USB flash drive
256GB USB flash drive black
256GB USB flash drive dark pink
256GB USB flash drive gold
256GB USB flash drive green
2GB Pencil USB Flash Drive
32GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive
32GB USB flash drive
32GB USB flash drive black
32GB USB flash drive black
64GB USB flash drive
64GB USB flash drive black
8GB USB Flash Drive Dark Blue
8GB USB flash drive dark blue
8GB USB flash drive orange
8GB USB flash drive purple
8GB USB flash drive red
8GB USB flash drive yellow
lot of 10 8GB USB flash drive red
lot of 2 128GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drive
lot of 2 128GB USB flash drive black
lot of 2 16GB USB flash drive
lot of 2 16GB USB flash drive white
lot of 2 8GB USB flash drive red
lot of 2 8GB USB flash drive red
lot of 20 8GB USB flash drive Red
lot of 22 8GB USB flash drive mix color
lot of 3 16GB USB flash drive
minisize 128GB USB flash drive silver
Important Notice To eBay members:
1. Do not accept any 45 day window limitation from eBay. eBay is aware of the problem for fake flash memory cards, usb flash drives and MP Players. eBay has absolutely no excuse. You will find just how many sellers have been documented by SOSFakeFlash by checking our lists.
Read: eBay Flash Memory Fraud Continues. 8 Years later, eBay Continues Cover Up For Fraudulent Asian Sellers. 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB Advertised Capacity = 4GB Real Capacity Or Less eBay has absolutely no excuse.
2. Do not return fake memory to sellers. You do not have to. File your dispute.
Questions? Confused? Need Help? You will find all the answers you need in this guide:
It’s easy to use and has all the information you need with quick link navigation. 3 years of information provided by victims of fake flash memory!
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Please test your device to ensure you have the advertised capacity. Report in to SOSFakeFlash if your testing confirms you have a false capacity device. Please send any addressing information you have on the seller, this information is important.
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.
Do a good deed, warn other eBay buyers of fake flash. Help rescue them. Check positive feedback for a fake flash seller and send messages to warn. Just state facts, ask them to test. You can only send up to 5 messages a day. Save another person from a fake flash nightmare and potential data loss.
- Help educate others on the problem of upgraded memory, hacked flash chips. You can now share this article on Facebook,StumbleUpon,Digg and Reddit, buttons are at the bottom.
- Want to about about investigating? Take the Fake Flash Memory Inspector 101 course. If you read it all, you graduate!
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.
If you are a victim of happyman678, make sure you use your FakeBook account. Don’t hesitate to leave negative feedback or follow up feedback on eBay. It is the only way to fight fraudulent sellers on eBay based in the United States!
Global Report – eBay Fake Memory 2008 – 2009
Crises on Ebay For Fake Flash Memory Products Sold In 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB – SOSFakeFlash Reports
If you bought a Kingston item from happyman678 read:
Kingston Technologies Offers Help To eBay Victims Frauded With Counterfeit Flash Memory
To see happyman678’s negative feedback Please Click Here
May 22nd, 2011 – we have 1 eBay listings confirmed fake.
The models sold under the eBay seller happyman678 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 happyman678, 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 happyman678
- 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 
Troy said
happyman678 is still selling fakes
KittyFireFlash said
@Troy,
The only way to shut happyman678 down, is for people to check his FB for positive and then start contacting buyers, with eBay messages warning them to test. We need more people to be active on FlashFlashAngel duty.
How To Warn Others On eBay As A Fake Flash Angel – Fight Back Against Fake MP Players, Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives – A Guide
It’s the proven method to shut fraudulent sellers down. The most effective one too.
If a buyer replies, advise them to do a follow up feedback about their discovery of having been sold a fake. This helps as well. Sellers hate it but other buyers love it – it gives them the clues they need and does not allow a seller to get away with pretenting the item is “defective”.
Seth said
Agree. People have to contact buyers for a seller. No contact = seller continues to fraud.