"Frankster" wrote
>I have bought cell batteries (OEM only) many times from ebay. No issues at
>all..They...have lasted just as long as the original battery.

Ditto. What I've not seen mentioned in this thread is the fact that many
eBay sellers simply buy batteries in bulk lots direct from the Asian
manufacturers and sell them in ones and twos. The dozen or so that I've
bought on eBay or through Amazon resellers were all identical to replacement
batteries in the local carrier's retail store, but without the 500% markup
and annoying retail packaging that needs power tools to open and ends up in
my local landfill. The assumption that a $15 battery on eBay must
necessarily be inferior to a $50 battery is just wrong. Typical cell phone
batteries in wholesale quantities are under $10. Because the retail markup
is so high you don't have to sell inferior batteries to make a profit. Doing
so quickly leads to negative feedback in an open market like eBay.