Fake Flash continues to be sold on eBay. Recently fake Sony Micro Vault flash pendrives at an audacious 64GB capacity size appeared for sale. These flash drives have even been traced to manufactuer showrooms in china. Recently joining SOSFakeflash to fight and hunt down sources of fake flash our newest detective – known as “Superman “, saved an eBay seller – dragging him to safety away from fake flash selling. Here is what superman reports on Sony Flash Drives along with an update from FakeStopper’s most recent research on flash drive manufacturing in china:
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Fake Flash Sellers Stopped eBay Report 20080902
Posted by KittyFireFlash on September 3, 2008
This report lists eBay Sellers identified with the selling of counterfeit drives on eBay and who have been stopped. The information comes from the FrankenFlash Project’s sub group: eBayers Against False Capacity Drives.
For the first time information kept in-house and confidental is being released to the public. Note that if a seller was a victim, the seller is identified as such. See the article: Bay Sellers Can Be Victims – How Does This Happen? for details.
Unfortuately, those stopped do start again when they think the coast is clear to begin once more – it is a never ending battle and little help has come from eBay or PayPal directly so far. The best we can do at this point is leave a bread crumb trail for them to follow. It seems to help, to a degree. Fakessellersstopped20080902.pdf Future reports may be released, at best on a monthly basis.
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eBay Sellers Can Be Victims – How Does This Happen?
Posted by KittyFireFlash on August 29, 2008
How eBay Sellers Become Victims Of Fake Flash
eBay buyers of fake flash often forget that it is possible for a seller to be a victim. Some might find this hard to believe but it is true.
Sellers sell what is “hot” – what moves. USB flash drives are very popular and sell. In recent months a number of very established eBay sellers with untarnished scores have expanded their product line to include USB Flash drives. New sellers on eBay just starting have chosen to sell USB pendrives too.
Unfortunately many do not know that the drives they have acquired wholesale are fakes. “Yeah, right…” you might say.
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