The internet site, c2offer offers a lot of flash memory for sale. Are the items being sold on c2offer real genuine flash memory capacity or fake? Join TechReporters at FakeFlashNews for a little shopping trip to c2offer.
c2offer yuan5588558 seller offers a Sony 128GB SONY USB 2.0 Flash 128G Thumb Stick Pen Drive for only $5 US.
yuan5588558 charges $20 US to ship each item. You can not buy 128GB flash drives for a cost of only $25 US. Sony never made the usb flash drive yuan5588558 offers.
You can find a detailed list of Sony branded fakes at FlashDriveFacts: Sony Named
c2offer qsxcvb2010 seller offers a Sony brand new usb flash drive 640gb for only $14 US.
640GB flash drives do not exist. This is an old fake in the Sony Micro Vault series.
640G 640GB Sony MicroVault Counterfeit Fake USB Flash Drive – Model Number USM640024
c2offer zhoujielun offers Kingston DT310/256GB DataTraveler usb flash drives for only $3 US
Kingston DT310 256GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Stick Drive 3.00 US.jpg
These fakes will be sold on eBay by sellers who know they are fakes the false capacity and counterfeit Kingston DT310 flash drives.
Kingston’s DT300 usb DataTraveler usb flash drive was an exceptional product. TechChips annouced it’s arrival in 2009.
In 2010 TechChip’s announced it’s replacement – the DT310.
You can find this old DT300 being sold on c2offer by seller yuan5588558 for only $5.00 US.
It will be imported and it will be sold. Consumers will pay a terrible price. You can thank interent sites such as c2offer for promoting the fraud.
A DT310 USB flash drive is being sold by c2offer duijiangjuan for only $28 US.
c2offer duijiangjuanDT310 $28
Are you going to buy one?
The rock bottom flash memory prices on c2offer, will attract importers. Some will recognize these fakes, others will not. They will be sold in little computer shops, local internet sites and will be offered on eBay.
Additional Reading:
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