Seven Inch Dilly wrote:
> "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.


But no one said that. The caution was that there are a lot of knock off
batteries on ebay that are junk and it is important to try to identify
that you aren't getting those. Price has nothing to do with it.


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.
>
>

Unfortunately they are really common. Here is a quick sample of a "high
quality generic (non-OEM) Battery" (language from the ad):

http://cgi.ebay.com/for-LG-VX4400-VX...em140076963360