Raymond, even if you had received the item, its unlikely that it would have been a genuine SanDisc card. When buying any type of electronics or computer related item, I would highly recommend staying away from Asian sellers. Obviously many people are happy with purchases from Asia but in certain categories I think that the chance of being scammed is higher so its best to buy from a North American seller. That way, if you are not happy with the product, you won't have to pay $60+ to send an item back to the seller.
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I highly disagree with this statement. ANY TYPE OF ELECTRONICS? Really? ANY? Why?
Besides a personal bias against asian sellers, what is the rational?
Do your due diligence.
Is the price and product comparable and verifiable without you seeing it. Don't expect a Samsung S4 for $150, it will be a knock off, but could be good knockoff if that's what you want. Don't expect a Samsung S4 knockoff to be $30 when all the rest are $150. Buy from a reputable seller, check their feedback. Check feedback relative to that specific item, work WITHIN the rules of ebay and paypal.(Don't wait 60 days and then complain you were ripped off..... you weren't. You didn't put in the claim) Buy with a credit card through paypal to be doubly protected. A true chargeback will trump a paypal/ebay decision. Do this and the vast majority of your purchases will be what they are advertised as and what you expect.
The facts are the vast majority of Asian location sellers (and all sellers) are honest. Don't be afraid to make that step, but be careful when you do.
It's easy to say 'don't buy' but there is a a relatively large savings by doing so. Maybe you prefer to pay the markup/overhead from a NA seller who............buys the SAME electronics From.....CHINA/ASIA.
What if the cost in NA is $100 and CHINA $1. There is a value between the two and it's up to smart buyers to realize that. While the $99 is atypical and likely indicates a fraud, the point is that there is a cost benefit to buying direct. NA sellers use the fraud/easy returns/bulk buying to resell at a profit closer but almost always charge a premium to for that service. By buying direct you save on those, but of course, you take on the responsibility of due diligence.
It is just a simple matter of economics. You will , on average, save money buying direct from Asia but you are accepting more responsibility in the sale when you do so. Sellers in NA know this and price accordingly, sellers in Asia know this and price accordingly......scammers know this and price accordingly.
It's not Obviously many people are happy with purchases but the vast majority are happy.
Of course after all that, I would agree to never buy any flash memory from anybody other than an authorized reseller. NOT from Asia, NA, Canada anywhere. Do not buy flash memory from anybody who is not an authorized seller. Why? Because very specifically flash memory is extremely easy to counterfeit relative to it's value. Most people don't even know it's counterfeit until after their vacation or backup when only the first 256MB or 1GB of memory was saved and the rest written over. It's very very very easy to make a 256MB flash card/stick read 32GB, 64GB, and add on a penny for a sticker and there you go.
As for this particular case, if I bought an item, and that item did not show up. I would start an item not received. It doesn't matter whether an empty box shows up or not. A shipment of an empty box means nothing to Paypal. It happens often (when claims are concerned) where the item is not on the package either through damage during shipping, customs inspection (this is to the US where they randomly confiscate for testing) or theft if the item is left in a public place by the carrier, and of course in the case of direct fraud from a seller as this appears to be.
If you don't receive your item put in an ITEM NOT RECEIVED claim. Paypal doesn't make you send back an empty box.
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